Rape cases log slender drop in Odisha
Odisha witnessed a marginal dip in rape cases in 2023 in comparison to 2022. Despite the drop, the State around eight rape cases during 2023, stated a white paper tabled in the State assembly.
Odisha witnessed a marginal dip in rape cases in 2023 in comparison to 2022. Despite the drop, the State around eight rape cases during 2023, stated a white paper tabled in the State assembly.
Legal experts are of the view that lower conviction rate is a worrying development in the state.
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in its 2021 annual report, released yesterday, statistically charted the desert state with as many as 6,337 rape cases, 1,027 cases more than the preceding year, 2020, and 340 more than in 2019.
"I have found from other similar matters that the said Dr Santi Prasad Sinha as one of the king pins of this corruption of giving illegal public appointments" the court stated.
Average 77 rape cases daily in 2020; crimes against women down from 2019: NCRB data
According to reports, the government will set up 144 fast track courts to hear rape cases and 74 courts to hear matters related to crimes against children.
The shocking incident comes to light in the wake of several rape cases being reported across the country following the Hyderabad rape and murder case.
The rape survivor, who was assaulted and set ablaze by five men on December 5, died of cardiac arrest late on Friday at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital.
Vice President's remarks came a day after Chief Justice of India Sharad Arvind Bobde said justice can never be instant and loses its character when it becomes revenge.
Various human rights groups had made a representation at the office of the Chief Justice, requesting judicial intervention into what they called 'extra-judicial killings' of the four accused.
