The Chandigarh police reportedly dropped three serious charges against Vikas Barala and his friend in the stalking case. Yet, a look at recent figures show that nearly 11 lakh cases of crimes against women were pending for trial by the end of 2015. According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) figures for 2015, 27,844 cases ended in conviction during the year--at a conviction rate of 21.7 per cent. The NCRB figures for 2011-2015 show a spike in number of rape cases registered in 2013-2015. REFORMS IN PIPELINEThe NCRB figures are probably just the tip of the iceberg, considering many cases of crimes against women still go unreported.

Source: India Today August 07, 2017 07:59 UTC