Cruelty By Husband Top Crime Against Women, Delhi Still Unsafe: NCRB
By Kaisar Andrabi The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), in a report released on Saturday, revealed that crimes against women has risen by 15.3 per cent in 2021 compared to the previous year. In 2021, a total of 4,28,278 crime cases against women have been registered as compared to 2020, where 3,71,503 cases were registered under the Indian Penal Court (IPC) and Special Special and Local Laws (SLL). According to the report, 31.8 per cent of cases were registered under 'cruelty by husband or his relatives' followed by 20.8 per cent cases registered under 'assault on women with intent to outr...