Highest number of rape cases reported from Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh recorded the maximum number of rape allegations last year, according to the data released by the National Crime Record of Bureau (NCRB) on Wednesday, a taint it lived with last year as well.

Updated on: Aug 20, 2015, 18:34:53 IST

Hindustan Times | By Shruti Tomar, Bhopal

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Madhya Pradesh recorded the maximum number of rape allegations last year, according to the data released by the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) on Wednesday, a taint it lived with last year as well.

The state, with 5,076 cases registered in 2014, saw a17% spike in rape allegations since last year and the state police sees it as a “a positive sign” for it implied that more victims came forward to report the crime.

Madhya Pradesh is followed by Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh with 3,759 and 3,467 cases of rape registered respectively. About 46% rape victims in MP have been minors.

The state has also topped the country’s overall sexual offences list with 15,170 cases out 1,32,939 recorded countrywide, according to the NCRB. “It’s a positive change,” said additional director general of police (crimes against women cell) Aruna Mohan Rao.

Experts, however, disagreed. National Law Institute University’s (NLIU) associate professor Tapan Mohanty said the numbers proved that the fear of the police among people was on the wane.

He said in most part of the state, people still had a feudal mindset and wouldn’t hesitate forcing themselves on women, indirectly hinting at incest rapes.

Across the country, a total of 36,735 alleged rapes took place across the country in 2014. In 2013, the figure was 33,707.

The number of reported crimes against women across India increased to over 3.3 lakh — or 56 incidents per lakh women — but the rate of increase has decreased. There was a sharp rise in reported crimes against women between 2012 and 2013, possibly as a result of increased awareness following the December 2012 gang-rape, but the increase was sharply lower between 2013 and 2014.

A downward trend is also seen in the number of reported rape cases in which the offender was known to the victim. In 2014, it was at 86%, substantially lower than in past years when the proportion was 94% or higher.

Read: ‘Rise in rapes linked to feudal mindset, lack of fear of law’

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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