18 women face brutalities in India in every hour

Every hour that ticks by in India inflicts more brutality on women, with two rapes, two kidnappings, four molestations and seven incidents of cruelty from husbands and relatives, reveal the latest national crime statistics.

According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), on an average every hour at least 18 women in the country were victimised in 2006 and more disturbingly, the numbers are swiftly increasing.

Among states, Andhra Pradesh topped the list of crimes against women with 21,484 cases, accounting for 13 percent of the total incidents in 2006. Uttar Pradesh was a close second, with 9.9 per cent of such crimes.

The recent rape case of a British journalist in Rajasthan's Udaipur city and the molestation of two NRI women in India's financial capital Mumbai have once again highlighted the need for stronger measures to empower and protect women in the country.

Crimes against women have been increasing with each passing day. NCRB reveals an increasing trend of rapes from 2003 to 2006.

"Rape incidents reported a substantial increase of 15 per cent in 2004 over 2003, a marginal increase of 0.7 per cent in 2005 over 2004 and an increase of 5.4 per cent in 2006 over 2005," the report said.

Among 35 cities with a population of more than one million, the Indian capital topped with 4,134 cases, accounting for 18.9 per cent of the total crimes again women followed by Hyderabad at 1,755 cases.

Delhi reported 31.2 per cent of the rape cases, 34.7 per cent of the kidnappings and abduction cases, 18.7 per cent of the dowry deaths, 17.1 per cent of cases of cruelty by husbands and relatives and 20.1 per cent of the molestation cases

Courtesy:ibnlive.com
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