According to latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report, Kolkata reported the least number of rape cases among 19 metropolitan cities in India last year. The West Bengal capital reported 11 cases of rape in 2021.
Kolkata was also among the cities where no attempt-to-rape cases were registered. Kolkata had reported 14 rape cases in 2019, while in 2020, it was 11.
The national capital, Delhi, reported the highest number of rape cases in the country–1,226 cases.
Delhi was followed by Jaipur where 502 rape cases were registered, while in Mumbai, 364 cases of rape under IPC section 376 were reported.
Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore was also placed at the bottom of the chart with 12 rape cases being reported and Patna where 30 rape cases were registered.
Among other metros, Indore in Madhya Pradesh reported 165 cases, Bengaluru reported 117 cases, Hyderabad reported 116 cases and Nagpur in Maharashtra reported 115 cases.
These 19 cities reported 3,208 cases of rape in 2021, according to NCRB.
Among states, Rajasthan last year reported the highest number of rape cases at 6,337, while Nagaland reported the lowest number of cases at four. West Bengal reported 1,123 rape cases.
In all, India reported a total of 31,677 rape cases last year, having 31,878 victims.
With inputs from PTI
Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/kolkata-at-bottom-with-least-number-of-rape-cases-among-19-indian-metropolitan-cities/articleshow/93871815.cms
