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Four women raped, modesty of 9 outraged every day in Delhi in 2012-15

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August 7, 2016

New Delhi, Aug 7: At least four women were raped and modesty of nine outraged every day on an average between 2012 and 2015 in the national capital, according to data compiled by the Delhi Police regarding crimes against women.rape

In these four years, the number of rape cases increased threefold. While altogether 706 cases of rape were registered in 2012, it shot up more than three times to 2199 in 2015. In all, 1636 cases of rape were recorded in 2013 and 2166 the following year.

Rape cases jumped nearly six times in the past 15 years, with 381 registered in 2001 and 2199 in 2015, according to the data.

Besides, while 727 incidents of assault on women with the intent to outrage their modesty were reported in 2012, the number soared to 3515 in 2013, 4322 in 2014 and 5367 the following year.
Cases of rape registered between January and mid-July in 2015 was 1120, which increased by 66 to 1186 till the middle of July, 2016.

Women are not secure even within the confines of their homes as data show constant increase in the dowry cases and cruelty by husband and in-laws.

681 dowry related deaths were reported between 2012 and mid-July 2016.
The total number of cases filed against their husbands and in-laws during these four years was 13,984, with a steady rise in such offences.

In 2012, a total of 2046 such cases were reported. The number rose to 3045 the next year and 3194 in 2014. In all, 3536 such incidents were recorded in 2015. Between January and middle of July 2015, 1842 cases were registered, while the figure for the corresponding period this year was 2163.

Out of total 681 dowry deaths in the four years under review, 134 happened in the year 2012 and 144 the next year. The figure rose to 153 in 2014 and witnessed a slight decline at 122 in 2015.

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Mohammed SS
 - 
Sunday, 7 Aug 2016

If this is a record of our Indian Police than it is a Fake, because in most of the cases they don't write FIR and they don't book the case everyday we hear about this, and also most of the cases police involvement also will be there..........

Thinker
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Sunday, 7 Aug 2016

Wear HIJAB ... Rapist will not get the glance of your flesh.

Rikaz
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Sunday, 7 Aug 2016

This is the outcome of Modi Government....Law and order system is under his hand in Delhi.....AAP is doing a good job up there....

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July 19,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 19: A viral video claiming to show crowded condition of a hospital treating COVID-19 patients in the city was found to be false with police on Sunday arresting a person for allegedly circulating it on social media.

Police said such videos have the potential to create panic and asked people to refrain from spreading them.

The arrest was made within hours of the police announcing registration of a case in connection with the video that showed a crowd of people wearing masks at an "outpatient ward" of a hospital, falsely identified as Victoria Hospital, a major dedicated COVID facility here.

The video went viral on social media.

"City Crime Branch swiftly identified and arrested this person who has been circulating false videos of panic in Victoria Hospital, Bangalore. Kudos to all doctors and medical professionals who are doing their best. False news busted," Bengaluru Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao tweeted.

Police said such videos have the potential to create panic in society and asked people to refrain from it.

"Covid False video about conditions of hospitals in Bangalore circulated on social media. Case registered in Cybercrime PS. While government, society at large fighting the pandemic, some are creating/forwarding messages/videos which has potential to create panic in society. Refrain from it," Joint Commissioner of Police, Crime, Sandeep Patil tweeted.

The video showed scores of people wearing masks gathered in a small space allegedly at an Out-Patient Department in a hospital, and a person filming it, claiming to be a doctor expressing concern that it was a threat to all medical staff, including the patients.

Official sources said the video was reportedly from a hospital in one of the northern states and not from Victoria Hospital.

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Bengaluru, Apr 29: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday clarified that Department of Telecommunications has extended the relaxed terms and conditions for VPN till July 31.

"Wish to clarify that it is not extension of WFH. In response to IT Industry's request to facilitate WFH for OSPs, Department of Telecommunications, India had relaxed terms and conditions for VPN till April 30 After discussions with IT Ministers this relaxation in terms and conditions is extended till July 31," Prasad Tweeted quoting Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka Dr Ashwath Narayan.

Earlier, the Karnataka government issued a press statement saying that the central government has given permission to IT professionals to work from home till July 31 in the view of COVID-19 pandemic.

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July 21,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 21: Private hospitals cannot send back COVID-19 patients for any reason, district in-charge minister Kota Srinivas Poojary said on Monday.

The Minister was addressing a meeting at the Father Muller Medical College here on the arrangements made for COVID-19 patients.

Dakshina Kannada district is quite advanced in the medical field. Hence, the government will not tolerate COVID-19 patients wandering from one hospital to another for treatment. Refusing to admit COVID-19 patients in hospitals is unacceptable, he warned.

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