Kasargod, November 4: As many as 715 rape cases have been registered by police in the State of Kerala during the first nine months of 2012, of which 286 victims were minors.
According to the crime statistics for the period released by the police earlier this week, there were 273 murder cases till September this year.
The number of rape cases till September this year was much higher than that registered during the whole of 2009 (568 cases) and 2010 (634 cases). According to the data, 1,132 rape cases were registered in the State in 2011 and 432 among the victims were minors.
Of the 273 murder cases till September 2012, 29 victims were children. Last year, 365 murder cases were registered, of which 47 victims were children. During the nine-month period, 23 dowry-related death cases were registered by the police. During the whole of last year, 15 such cases were registered.
The statistics show that 196 persons were abducted in the State during the first nine months of 2012. Fifty among those abducted were women and 90, children. In 2011, of the 299 persons abducted, 92 were women and 129 children. In all, 4,050 women had lodged complaints with the police till September this year pertaining to cruelty by their husbands or his relatives.
The police registered 2,798 molestation cases during the first nine months of this year. In addition, 343 sexual harassment cases were also registered during the period. While no foeticide cases were registered in the State from 2008 to 2011, this year one such case had been registered by the police.
The number of housebreaks registered by the police in the State during the period was 2,033. There were 3,041 theft cases during the period. The number of robbery cases (robbery is theft committed by causing injury to the victim or putting the victim in fear as per Section 390 of the Indian Penal Code). Fifty-seven dacoity cases were also registered in the State during the period. (Dacoity is robbery committed jointly by five or more persons according to Section 395 of the IPC).
The statistics show that 947 vehicles were stolen in the State till September this year. During the whole of last year 1,454 vehicle theft cases were registered in the State. In the first nine months of this year, 7,233 rioting cases have been registered. Last year 10, 754 rioting cases were registered by the police in the State.
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