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75% Of Newly Appointed Ministers In Maharashtra Face Criminal Cases, States ADR Report
According to Association for Democratic Reforms report, 75 percent of Maharashtra's ministers have announced criminal charges against them. The state has 20 ministers, including Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, 15 of whom have disclosed criminal offences in their electoral affidavits. ADR… read-more
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Crime Against Women Drops In 2020: NCRB Data
The National Crime Records Bureau on December 15 released the data about criminal cases against women. The data revealed that in 2020, crime against women, including sexual harassment and rape, declined to 3,71,503 from 2019's 4,05,326 cases. Of the total, the nation reported 28,046 rape cases in 2020 and 32,032 cases in 2019. In addition, the highest cases of rapes were reported in Rajasthan (5,310) and Uttar Pradesh (2,769).
Tags: Women, IPC, Criminal Cases, Sexual assault allegations, NCRB
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