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Delhi records highest number of rapes ever, shamefully justifies 'rape capital' tag

India TV News Desk [Published on:01 Apr 2014, 10:59 AM]
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New Delhi: The increasing number of rape cases may not shock you, as being a Delhite you would know the number of rape cases you hear and read about everyday.


Delhi Police this year has recorded maximum number of cases of rape and molestation. Attribute it to the increasing crime rate or to efforts by the Delhi Police to record all complaints related to crimes against women, as many as 388 cases of rape have been registered in the first two months of this year.

Cases of crime against women were lesser in the previous year as per the records. In 2013, only 181 cases of rape were reported between January 1 and February 15 in the Capital. 680 sexual assault cases were registered in 2012, more than 1500 were filed in the following year.

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