Non-fulfillment of promise of marriage despite having physical relation and failed relationships leading to separation of live-in partners are some of the major reasons behind rape cases registered by Delhi Police, Commissioner of Police BS Bassi said on Sunday.
Delhi Police has registered a total of 1,656 rape cases up to September 30 this year. Bassi said that at least 25 per cent of the total 1,656 rape cases registered so far by Delhi Police are due to terminated live-in partnerships or refusal to marry. Of the 1,656 rape cases, 25.31 per cent (419) cases were those in which the complainant and the accused were in live-in relationship or the accused refused to marry the complainant, reveals Delhi Police data.
With growing population, the number of rape cases and its nature have also changed. As per Delhi Police data, number of rape cases per 1 lakh people in the National Capital averaged 3.09 in 2010 while untill September 2015 this average increased to 12.21 cases.
As far as victim-accused relationship is concerned, friends or family's friends figure in the highest number of rape cases registered in the city. A total of 644 rape cases (38.89 per cent) involved accused as victim's friends or friends of her family, registered by police till September 30 this year. Neighbours and relatives were accused in 281 and 233 cases respectively, the data showed.
Safety and security is a priority of Delhi Police and it has ensured that no crime against women goes unreported, Bassi said. "We focus on professional investigation of such cases. Of the total of 1,656 rape cases registered till September 30, we worked out 1,260 cases. The number of cases which were worked out within a week of FIR were 781 while 186 cases were worked out in a couple of weeks," the police commissioner said.