Srinagar- The summer capital Srinagar has witnessed a rising rate of crimes against women in the past six months of the current year as compared to the same period last year. The cases of ‘cruelty by husband(s)’ have nevertheless seen a steep surge as the authorities at helm feel ‘the women folk are feeling more secure and protected as more victims come forward and register complaints now’.
Senior Superintendent of Police Rakesh Balwal said that despite the saturation of people from different parts of Valley and beyond in the summer capital, the law enforcement agencies are making every effort to ensure the women enjoy as much freedom and liberty as men do, be it at social or domestic level.
“The women folk are feeling more secure and protected vis-à-vis registration of complaints now when it comes to any sort of abuse”, the police officer said adding although a mixed rate of case registration is being witnessed when the overall records are of last three years are compared there however is a fair surge of cases under ‘cruelty by husband(s)’.
Sharing a break-up of cases under different crime heads against women in the year 2020, 2021, 2022 and first six months of ongoing year so far, the police officer said that in year 2020 the Srinagar district saw 7 rape cases, in 2021it saw 21 in 2022 the number was 14 cases and in current year so far it has seen 5 such cases. Similarly under ‘sexual offences against children’ in the district saw 8 cases in 2020, twenty in 2021, 26 in 2022 and 12 cases this year so far. Under ‘Kidnapping of Women’, it saw 42 in 2020, 83 in 2021, 116 in 2022 and 36 in the current year so far.
Regarding cases under ‘Molestation’, the officer said the district saw 187 in 2020, 204 in 2021, 227 in 2022 and 105 in the current year so far. The eve-teasing cases stood at 6 in 2020, 9 in 2021, 8 in 2022 and 3 in current year so far.
Regarding ‘Cruelty by Husband’, the officer said the district saw 47 cases in 2020, 41 in 2021, 70 in 2022 and 54 in the ongoing year so far.
The cases under ‘Immoral Activities’, drew a blank in 2020, saw 1 in 2021, no case in 2022 and one in current year so far.
The cases under ‘Dowry Death’ saw zero cases in 2020, 1 each in 2021 and 2022 and no such case has been reported in the district so far this year.
“We have a zero-tolerance on crime against women and I would reiterate it here that whosoever is found involved in any such crime will be dealt with strictly as per law”, the officer said. (GNS)
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