There was a reduction in domestic violence cases, with 2,370 registered this year compared to 2,457 last year.

As for kidnappings, 2,563 cases were registered this year against 2,553 cases last year.

The number of abductions and dowry deaths also rose, with 311 and 131 cases registered this year against last year's 253 and 123 cases.

The police, however, claimed that 90 percent of the cases registered in the last nine months had been solved and the culprits arrested.

"We have been successful in solving more than 90 percent of the cases. The culprits have been put behind bars," a police officer told IANS, speaking on condition of anonymity as he is not authorised to speak to the media.