Effective checking of crime against women has resulted in significant 15 percent decrease in the past 9 months as compared for same period last year.
There has been an effective curb in crimes against girls and women in the state in the last 9 months (April 2020 to December 2020) compared to the same period of last year.
During this period, 19 percent in cases of rape, 23 percent in cases of abduction and adultery, 14 percent in cases of molestation, 10 percent in cases of dowry, 20 percent in cases of female foeticide, 20 percent in cases of human trafficking and which results in overall reduction of 15 percent in female crimes has been reflected.
On the other hand, abetment to suicide related crimes and dowry deaths have increased partially in these 9 months.
In the years 2019 and 2020, in 5 cases of rape and murder with minor, 2 in district Narsinghpur and 1-1 in Bhopal, Chhindwara and Indore the accused have been sentenced with death penalty. During the last 6 months 64.6 percent investigation of rape cases has been completed in a period of two months, from January to June it was only 44 percent which is result of continuous daily crime review from state police headquarters level.
For effective action against habitual sex offenders, in the last few months, illegal assets worth more than 23 crores in the district Bhopal Ujjain, Jabalpur, Chhindwara, Narsinghpur, Dhar and Morena have been freed from the possession of these criminals.