18 Murder, 60 Kidnap, 210 Rapes

Kerala Police releases statistics on crime against Children.

Thiruvananthapuram: Crime statistics released by Kerala Police shows 18 cases of murder, 60 cases of Kidnap and 210 cases of rape against minors in the state during the first six months of this year.

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210 cases of rape were registered by state Police during the first six months of 2012, against 423 cases in 2011. The statistics also shows the registration of 60 cases of Kidnap during the first half of this year, against 129 in 2011 and 111 in 2010.

During the first six months, 18 cases of murder of minors have been registered. It was 46 in 2011 and 42 in 2010. 2 cases of abetment of suicide have been registered during the first six months of this year, against 2 in 2011.

For the past five years no case of procurement of minor girls were registered, however 8 cases were registered in the first six months of 2012. Number of offences charged under Prohibition of Child Marriage Act stands at 3 during the first six months, against 3 in 2011.

In toto, 625 cases of crimes against children have been registered in Kerala during the first half of 2012. During the whole of 2011, it was 1452 cases.


(Reported by Navya Frederick Pereira)