Delhi Suffers One Murder, Four Rape Every 20-Hours; Report Reveals

Recent reports have revealed that Delhi witnessed 1,699 rape cases, 2,186 molestation cases and 65 sexual assault cases against children in 2020. Breaking down the data, Delhi reportedly, experienced a rape every five-hours. Surprisingly, only 2% of accused persons were strangers to the victims, said commissioner SN Shrivastava. Moreover, murders and car theft took place every 19-hours and 15 minutes. However, the cases count have reduced when compared to 2019, owing the covid-19 lockdown.