According to a five-year data revealed by the Mira-Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) Police Commissionerate on Monday, January 24, there has been an alarming rise in the number of crime cases against women and children with each year possible.
The overall crimes in MBVV compared to the pre-pandemic year, rose to 2,993 cases in 2021 from 1,523 cases in 2019.
As per the statistics, the cases of crime against women rose from 1,194 in 2017 to 1,541 in 2019 to 1,775 in 2021. The cases of rape have gone up from 176 cases in 2017 to 220 cases in 2019 to 292 cases in 2021.
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Meanwhile, cases of child rape and molestation registered under the POCSO Act rose from 160 in 2017 to 191 in 2019 to 272 in 2021. Molestation cases rose from 257 in 2017 to 363 in 2019 to 414 cases in 2021.
Moreover, it has also come to light that only three of the 364 accused arrested for rape were strangers while in the remaining cases, the 361 accused were acquaintances, family members, friends or neighbours.
The data also showed that cases of kidnapping rose to 502 in 2021 from 468 in 2019.
For those unversed, the commissionerate was formed a year ago, that is in October 2020, by combining areas which were earlier under the jurisdiction of Thane Rural police and Palghar Police. Sadanand Date was appointed its first commissioner.
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