Odisha reports nine rape cases a day
Legal experts are of the view that lower conviction rate is a worrying development in the state.
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
Around 18 incidents of Maoist encounters were reported in 2020-21.
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.
The team will first visit the encounter spot at Chatanpally, where the police gunned down the accused and then visit the Government hospital where the bodies of the four men have been preserved after autopsy.