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The number of rapes reported in Delhi has increased by nearly a third in the past year, police say, highlighting the alarming levels of sexual violence against women in the Indian capital.The number of rapes reported in Delhi has increased by nearly a third in the past year, police say, highlighting the alarming levels of sexual violence against women in the Indian capital.
At an annual briefing with reporters, the Delhi police commissioner, Bhim Sain Bassi, said a total of 2,069 rape cases had been reported in Delhi in the 12 months leading up to 15 December, against 1,571 the previous year, an increase of 31.6%. The city’s police commissioner, Bhim Sain Bassi, said 2,069 rape cases had been reported in the 12 months to 15 December compared with 1,571 the previous year – an increase of 31.6%.
Two years ago there were mass protests and a series of policing and legal reforms after a medical student who was gang-raped on a moving bus in the city died. Two years ago,the death of a medical student who was gang-raped on a moving bus in the city triggered mass protests that led to policing and legal reforms.
The figures were released the same day that an Uber taxi driver accused of raping a female passenger in Delhi last month made his second appearance in court. The official figures were released the same day that an Uber taxi driver accused of raping a female passenger in Delhi last month made his second appearance in court. Shiv Kumar Yadav, 32, was remanded in custody for another three days over the alleged attack.
Shiv Kumar Yadav, 32, was remanded in custody for another three days over the alleged attack. The police commissioner said the data did not necessarily indicate that the city was becoming more dangerous for women but instead highlighted a growing willingness of victims to come forward.
But the police commissioner insisted the new figures did not necessarily indicate that the city was becoming more dangerous for women but rather highlighted a growing willingness of victims to come forward. “More cases are being reported now as women feel more confident about approaching us,” he said, adding that more needed to be done to change attitudes and increase sensitivity about sex crimes. “Both society and police’s mindset needs to change for crimes [against women] to be reported and registered.”
“More cases are being reported now as women feel more confident about approaching us,” he told reporters, while adding that more still needed to be done to change attitudes and increase sensitivity about sex crimes. Bassi said officers had received 36,284 complaints on other issues at women’s help desks in police stations, most of which had been established in recent years.
“Both society and police’s mindset needs to change for crimes [against women] to be reported and registered,” he said. In the past two years, there has been an increased emphasis on training officers to handle rape cases as well as a drive to attract female police recruits.
Bassi said police had received another 36,284 complaints on other issues at women’s help desks in the city’s police stations, which have mostly been established in recent years. Bassi said the city’s police solved 62% of crimes reported against women within a week.
In the past two years, there has also been an increased emphasis on training officers to handle of rape cases as well as a drive to attract more female police recruits.
Bassi said the city police solved 62% of all crimes reported against women within a week.
“As for crimes against women, we are taking different steps including self-training classes for women,” the commissioner added.