Children accounted for 57% of the total number of victims in cases registered under section 377 for unnatural offences in 2016, as per the recently-released data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). While there were a total of 2,195 victims in 2,187 cases reported in 2016, there were 1,254 child victims in 1,247 cases. While 1,386 people were arrested for unnatural offences against children, 1,217 people were charge-sheeted in over 1,081 cases. The total cases registered under section 377 in 2016 (2,187) saw a jump of 38% from 2015 (1,347 cases) and 2014 when 1,148 cases were registered. There were 461 (21%) cases of unnatural offences against women registered in 2016, with over 464 victims (21.1%).

Source: dna December 04, 2017 01:07 UTC