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Delhi, no city for women: crime against women up 412%

Over a year after India erupted in protests over the December 16 gang-rape in Delhi, have women here became safe? It's hard to tell with the molestation offences against women rising a whopping 412% in the national capital.

Updated on: Jan 3, 2014, 20:30:30 IST
Hindustan Times | By , New Delhi
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Remember all the promises of making Delhi safe for women and ensuring crimes against them don't go unpunished post the unprecedented public outrage after the December 16 gang-rape case? But over a year later, has the situation on the ground changed?

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It's hard to tell as the national Capital saw a 43.6% increase in its crime graph in 2013 over 2012, with the crime against women rising a whopping 412%.

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(DATA : PTI)

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