Crime against women: Rapes, molestations on rise in Pune city

Besides, 864 cases of molestation were registered with the Pune metropolis constabulary successful 2024. In the erstwhile years, 775 molestation cases were reported successful 2023, 474 successful 2022, 379 successful 2021 and 269 successful 2020.

So the information indicates a continuous emergence successful crimes against women successful Pune city. But according to the police, the summation successful rape and molestation cases is “due to punctual and escaped registration of offences”. Also, the constabulary said that but successful 1 case, successful each different rape cases successful 2024, the accused was known to the victim.

The 1 lawsuit wherever the accused were not known to the unfortunate is the Bopdev Ghat gangrape incident, which is listed by the Pune metropolis constabulary among the astir delicate crimes successful 2024.

It whitethorn beryllium recalled that a 21-year-old pistillate and her 22-year-old friend, some assemblage students, not from Pune, had gone to the array constituent of the Bopdev Ghat connected a motorcycle connected October 3, 2024.

At astir 11 pm, 3 men came to the spot connected their bikes and allegedly threatened them with crisp weapons and robbed their valuables. The accused allegedly tied the woman’s person with his garment and belt, past dragged her to an isolated country and gangraped her. Police person arrested 2 persons successful this case, the 3rd accused is inactive astatine large. Police said a chargesheet successful the lawsuit was filed connected December 2, 2024 and attempts are connected to apprehension the wanted accused.

During the yearly property league connected Thursday, Amitesh Kumar, Commissioner of Pune metropolis police, said that the process to name a peculiar nationalist authoritative successful the Bopdev Ghat gangrape lawsuit is successful last stage.

Regarding crimes against women successful 2024, Kumar said that whenever the victims came forward, their complaints were registered instantly and enactment was taken.

Kumar besides spoke astir the measures taken by the constabulary for women safety. He said the “1091” toll escaped helpline fig for women is progressive and, aft receiving a call, the bushed marshals of the constabulary stations and Damini Squad are instantly sent to the spots for helping the victims. Also, immoderate ailment regarding women information and information tin beryllium posted connected WhatsApp fig 8975953100, helium said.

As of now, determination are 82 women constabulary unit successful 41 Damini Squads that behaviour patrolling astatine railway stations, autobus stops, acquisition organisations, cinema halls, gardens and different nationalist places to forestall transgression against women.

As per constabulary data, Damini Squads took enactment successful astir 250 offences and conducted astir 3015 workshops connected women information successful 2024. Also, the “Mahila Sahayya Kaksha (Women Help Centre)” of Pune metropolis constabulary received 4,368 complaints successful 2024 arsenic against 4,312 successful 2023. Police said each the complaints were addressed and due enactment was taken for helping the women.