Number of rape cases rising in India

September 30th, 2009 Report: Sudanese refugees face rape daily in ChadNAIROBI, Kenya — Women and girls who fled the fighting in Darfur face rape and other violence daily in eastern Chad, even inside the very refugee camps where they have sought sanctuary, according to a report released Wednesday. The Amnesty International report says the women and girls are attacked by villagers living nearby, members of the Chadian army and aid workers in the camps.

September 22nd, 2009 SAfrica: Murder down; rape and house robberies upCAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa's police minister says the country's murder rate has declined but that more rapes and house robberies were reported. The government has been desperate to show crime is dropping ahead of next year's World Cup.

September 13th, 2009 Evidence questioned in Okla. child rape caseMcALESTER, Okla.

August 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 22-year-old woman was allegedly raped by her landlord in the national capital, police said Friday. The woman, who was staying with her mother for the past six months after some problems with her husband, was raped by the landlord Surjeet Singh, 32, Thursday night in east Delhi's Mandawali area, a police officer said.

July 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Minister of State in Prime Minister's office, Prithviraj Chavan said in the Rajya Sabha that the government does not intervene in the functioning of the Central Bureau of Investigation once the cases are handed over it. Chavan in a written reply gave out details of total number of cases given to the CBI, which shows an increase in the number of cases given to the investigative agency year after year.

July 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The National Commission for Women (NCW) has proposed to set up a board at district level to rehabilitate rape victims. The NCW has drawn a rehabilitation scheme for rape victims, which would help them to resume normal lives.

July 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Though there have been 251 murders and 226 cases of rape, the crime rate in the national capital has gone down on the whole in the first six months of this year compared to the previous year, Delhi Police announced here Saturday. There is a fall of 7.46 percent in the rate of heinous crimes in Delhi while there is a three percent fall in non-heinous crimes, Delhi Police Commissioner Y.S.

June 4th, 2009 Philly man beaten over rape released from hospitalPHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia man wanted for questioning in the rape of an 11-year-old girl has been released from the hospital two days after being beaten by an angry mob. Authorities say Jose Carrasquillo (kayr-uhs-KEE'-oh) is in police custody.

June 3rd, 2009 PANAJI - Russian Consul General Alexander Mantytsky has drawn a parallel between the attacks on Russian tourists in Goa and the racial attacks on students of Indian origin in Australia. Mantytsky told reporters here Tuesday that it was his duty to protect the rights of Russian citizens in India just as Indian diplomats were doing their bit for their nationals in Australia.

May 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India initiated 42 investigations into anti-dumping activities in the second half of 2008, the highest among the total 120 such cases moved by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) members. Data released here Thursday by WTO showed that the last half of 2008 saw 16.5 percent jump in anti-dumping cases to 120 from 103 in the like period of the previous year.

April 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan said there is a new 'disturbing' litigation trend in the country - a fall in civil disputes but a rise in criminal cases.

January 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Following are the facts and figures related to the crimes in Delhi released by Delhi Police Commissioner Y.S. Dadwal at his annual press meet in the capital Friday: IPC crime: 46,414 cases in 2008, from 53,244 in 2007 Heinous crime: 1,948 cases in 2008, from 2,217 in 2007 Attempt to murder: 367 cases in 2008, from 499 in 2007 Dacoity: 21 cases in 2008 against 33 cases in 2007 Robbery: 498 cases in 2008 against 530 in 2007 Kidnapping for ransom: 21 cases in 2008 against 24 cases in 2007 Snatching: 1,318 cases in 2008 compared to 1,201 in 2007 Motor Vehicle Theft: 9,895 cases in 2008 against 8,039 in 2007 Hurt: 1,852 cases in 2008 against 1,664 cases in 2007 Rape: 453 cases in 2008 against 581 in 2007 Molestation: 590 cases in 2008 compared to 835 in 2007 Drug related offences: 806 persons arrested in 2008 Total taffic tickets issued: 2,640,503 traffic tickets in 2008 compared to 2,197,645 in 2007 Drunken driving: 7,579 tickets were issued against 3,748 in 2007 Red light jumping: 529,026 tickets issued in 2008 compared to 285,429 tickets in 2007 Improper parking: 339,736 tickets issued in 2008 against 188,400 in 2007 Dangerous driving: 132,467 tickets in 2008 against 73,131 in 2007 Fatalities on roads: 1,989 people in 2008 compared to 2,064 in 2007 PCR received 1,001,204 distress calls in 2008 Blueline accidents: 111 in 2008 to 151 in 2007 Jaywalkers: 20,900 tickets issued for jaywalking in 2008 Special Cell: 20 terrorists, one spy, 34 underworld mafia/gangsters and 124 conventional/white collar criminals arrested.

January 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Often dubbed the crime capital of the country, Delhi last year saw a 13 percent decline in cases of rape, robbery, riot and dacoity though the number of murders went up sharply from 467 in 2007 to 518 in 2008. 'Last year, both the Indian Penal Code (IPC) crime and heinous crime were at their lowest levels since 1994,' Delhi Police Commissioner Y.S.

January 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - A rapist is most likely to be an acquaintance living in the neighbourhood. According to the annual crime report of the Delhi Police, 98 percent of rape victims in the capital knew the accused.

December 24th, 2008 NEW DELHI - Every three minutes a woman becomes victim of a crime somewhere in India. The highest number become targets of their husbands and in-laws.