New Delhi, Oct 28 : Delhi is probably the most unsafe city for women with 414 rape cases being reported in 2010, the highest among 35 major cities in the country — followed at a distance by Mumbai at 194 such incidents.
According to government statistics released on Thursday, 23 per cent of rape cases in urban areas took place in Delhi, followed by 10.8 per cent in Mumbai. As many as 1,422 women were abducted in Delhi last year, which is 37.7 per cent of the total cases in 35 major cities.
There were 112 dowry deaths and 1,273 incidents of cruelty by husband or relatives in Delhi last year, a report of the national Crime Control Bureau was quoted as stating.
In Mumbai, there were 146 incidents of women being kidnapped, 21 dowry deaths, and 312 incidents of cruelty by family members over the previous year.
Pune reported the third-highest number of rapes, pegged at 91 cases, in 2010. This was followed by Jabalpur, where 81 rapes occurred last year. Software hub Bangalore recorded 65 incidents of rape, while Indore reported 69 incidents.
Among the states, Madhya Pradesh reported the highest number of rapes — 3,135 incidents — in 2010, followed by West Bengal, where 2,311 cases were recorded.
Assam, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh reported 1,721, 1,599, 1,563 and 1,362 cases respectively.
There were as many as 1,012 incidents of rape in Chhattisgarh, 1,025 in Orissa and 795 in Bihar in 2010.
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