Close Relatives, Acquaintances Are Accused In 98% Of Rape Cases In Delhi, Says Police

The Delhi Police have informed a parliamentary panel that 98 per cent of rape victims or survivors in the national capital were either close relatives or acquaintance of the accused.

Along with the Delhi Police, officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Women and Child Development deposed before the panel at a meeting, the agenda of which was rising crime against women, said a report by news agency PTI.

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In 44 per cent of the total rape cases in Delhi, the accused were from victim¡¯s family or a family friend, 13 per cent were relatives and 12 per cent neighbour, the Delhi Police said while making a presentation on the heinous crime and the relationship between rape victims and accused.

It also said 26 per cent accused are somehow known to the victim, three per cent were either employer or co-workers and just two per cent unknown or strangers to the victim.

Sources said during the meeting, members of the panel suggested a slew of measures such as more emphasis on gender sensitisation and launching of awareness campaigns to prevent such cases.

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Those who attended the meeting included Additional Secretary in the Union Home Ministry Punya Salila Srivastava, Commissioner of Delhi Police S N Shrivastava and Special Commissioner of Police Nuzhat Hassan.

The country recorded 3,78,236 cases of crimes against women in 2018, the data compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) showed.