The crime scene in Chandigarh is fast being hijacked by woman criminals in the recent times says the police record according to which involvement of females in petty crimes like snatching, pick-pocketing, gambling, shop lifting and thefts along with crimes like murder have increased.
The city police have registered 112 cases in which women were involved in the year 2102 and around 97 cases have been registered till July this year which shows that crime now has a beautiful face.
Out of the total 97 cases, around seven cases have been registered against them for possessing drugs, 13 cases of smuggling and other excise violation, 23 cases of threatening and blackmailing, 17 cases of theft, seven cases of fraud, a case of attempt to murder and two cases of murder. However there are 27 other cases of crimes under various section of the Indian Penal Code.
In many of these cases, women were accompanied by their male partners, but the shocking revelation is that women have single handedly carried out many crimes which was not to be seen earlier. In one of the recent cases, Kunjumon owner of a shop at motor market in Manimajra alleged that a lady of Bilaspur gave him a cheque of Rs 5, 25, 000 which was bounced later, leaving him duped. The police registered a case under 420 IPC, which is for cheating and fraud in the local police station.
In a different case, a resident of Chandigarh, who herself is a female alleged that a women along with her male partner in crime cheated her and siphoned gold jewellery from her possession. In some other cases, police have arrested women in possession of contrabands and involved in various criminal activities. A woman was arrested from the area around the airport for possessing opium and the police were surprised how more and more women are getting into drug trafficking rackets.