Pune: Cases crime against women The city grew 53.17% to 1,616 in 2021, compared to 1,055 in 2020, the latest National Crime Records Bureau report showed. In fact, these cases dropped significantly in 2020 as compared to 1,390 cases in 2019. Then one of the reasons for the decline was the Covid-induced lockdown restrictions.
Of the 1,616 cases, 518 are related to kidnapping and abduction; 21 relating to pushing minor girls into prostitution; 348 relating to assault and outraging modesty of women; and 180 cases pertained to offenses against minor girls under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act. Overall, Maharashtra Police registered 39,526 cases related to crime against women in 2021, compared to 31,954 in 2020 and 37,144 in 2019.
Pune Police Commissioner Amitabh Gupta told TOI, “The National Crime Records Bureau figures may reflect an increase in the number of crimes against women, but the police were more sensitive in dealing with such crimes. Police action in such cases is transparent and swift. And it is for these reasons that the victims are fearless and are coming forward to file complaints against the perpetrators of such crimes.”
“We are taking strict action against the suspects like arrest, traceability. Also, such cases are being prosecuted expeditiously,” Gupta said. The Commissioner of Police said, “We have organized awareness programs and rallies in public places and made women aware of their rights under various laws. We have also displayed the police helplines, control rooms and phone numbers of police stations. Coop. scheme for women professionals working in information technology companies.”
Additional commissioner of police (crime) Ramnath Pokle told TOI, “Crimes against women had reduced in 2020 due to the pandemic. In 2021, registration of crime against women in private companies to create legal awareness among women and students. The increase was seen due to riots, police, non-governmental organizations, law schools and others in slums, conferences, workshops and colleges.
“Most of the cases registered in police stations involved kidnapping/kidnapping, assault, outraging the modesty of women, trafficking and subjecting women to cruelty and suicide,” Pokale said.
Of the 1,616 cases, 518 are related to kidnapping and abduction; 21 relating to pushing minor girls into prostitution; 348 relating to assault and outraging modesty of women; and 180 cases pertained to offenses against minor girls under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act. Overall, Maharashtra Police registered 39,526 cases related to crime against women in 2021, compared to 31,954 in 2020 and 37,144 in 2019.
Pune Police Commissioner Amitabh Gupta told TOI, “The National Crime Records Bureau figures may reflect an increase in the number of crimes against women, but the police were more sensitive in dealing with such crimes. Police action in such cases is transparent and swift. And it is for these reasons that the victims are fearless and are coming forward to file complaints against the perpetrators of such crimes.”
“We are taking strict action against the suspects like arrest, traceability. Also, such cases are being prosecuted expeditiously,” Gupta said. The Commissioner of Police said, “We have organized awareness programs and rallies in public places and made women aware of their rights under various laws. We have also displayed the police helplines, control rooms and phone numbers of police stations. Coop. scheme for women professionals working in information technology companies.”
Additional commissioner of police (crime) Ramnath Pokle told TOI, “Crimes against women had reduced in 2020 due to the pandemic. In 2021, registration of crime against women in private companies to create legal awareness among women and students. The increase was seen due to riots, police, non-governmental organizations, law schools and others in slums, conferences, workshops and colleges.
“Most of the cases registered in police stations involved kidnapping/kidnapping, assault, outraging the modesty of women, trafficking and subjecting women to cruelty and suicide,” Pokale said.