By Ankur Sirothia | Dec 21, 2012, 03.42 AM IST
BHOPAL: The government's argument that number of crimes against women is higher in Madhya Pradesh because every single case is registered here to take tough action against accused does not sound convincing enough after this chilling reality.
More than 33,500 rape cases have been reported in the state between 2001 and October 2012. Against the number, there were only 580 rape convicts in the state jails in 2011. The number of under-trials for offence was 1,278 in the year.
Even if number of under trials and convicts are added, it would barely reaches to around 1,860, which is less than 10% of total cases registered over a decade.
Deputy inspector general (prisons) R S Vijayvargiya confirmed to TOI there were 580 rape convicts and 1,278 under-trials in state jails on December 31 in 2011.
The jail term for a rape accused generally ranges between 7 years to life imprisonment depending on the nature of crime and if the victim is a minor.
Even if calculated from 2005 ie seven years back till 2012, the total number of rape cases registered during the period comes to around 22,500, a figure which is not even 10% of number of convicts and under-trials serving jail term for rape in 2011.
The state record shows rape conviction rate in MP is somewhere between 25% to 30%. It certainly does not go with the records of total number of rape accused- either convicts or under-trials locked in jails.
Aruna Mohan Rao, ADG ( crime against women), says, "Now the rape cases are monitored regularly and efforts are on to ensure that victim gets justice."
Special government prosecutor (atrocities) Indrajeet Singh Rajput told TOI out of court settlement is a major reason for lesser number of rape accused in jails in comparison to total number of cases registered.
Link: Crime against women figures do different talking
More than 33,500 rape cases have been reported in the state between 2001 and October 2012. Against the number, there were only 580 rape convicts in the state jails in 2011. The number of under-trials for offence was 1,278 in the year.
Even if number of under trials and convicts are added, it would barely reaches to around 1,860, which is less than 10% of total cases registered over a decade.
Deputy inspector general (prisons) R S Vijayvargiya confirmed to TOI there were 580 rape convicts and 1,278 under-trials in state jails on December 31 in 2011.
The jail term for a rape accused generally ranges between 7 years to life imprisonment depending on the nature of crime and if the victim is a minor.
Even if calculated from 2005 ie seven years back till 2012, the total number of rape cases registered during the period comes to around 22,500, a figure which is not even 10% of number of convicts and under-trials serving jail term for rape in 2011.
The state record shows rape conviction rate in MP is somewhere between 25% to 30%. It certainly does not go with the records of total number of rape accused- either convicts or under-trials locked in jails.
Aruna Mohan Rao, ADG ( crime against women), says, "Now the rape cases are monitored regularly and efforts are on to ensure that victim gets justice."
Special government prosecutor (atrocities) Indrajeet Singh Rajput told TOI out of court settlement is a major reason for lesser number of rape accused in jails in comparison to total number of cases registered.
Link: Crime against women figures do different talking
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