41% Of Rape Cases In Rajasthan Are False: State Police Chief
NDTV
The police chief said it is a misconception that Rajasthan ranks first in India in cases of rape, and that Madhya Pradesh ranks first and Rajasthan ranks second.
Rajasthan Director General of Police (DGP) Umesh Mishra on Monday said that 41 per cent of rape cases registered in the state are false. "It is noteworthy that out of the total cases of rape registered in our state, 41 per cent are found to be false, while at the national level, the percentage of false cases is only 8," Mr Mishra told reporters during a press conference at the Rajasthan Police headquarters.
Mr Mishra also said that it is a misconception that Rajasthan ranks first in India in cases of rape, whereas the truth is that Madhya Pradesh ranks first and Rajasthan ranks second.
He claimed that the reason behind this misconception is that the Rajasthan police register each and every such case. The reason for the low number of rape cases in Madhya Pradesh is the failure to register FIRs and not relatively less amount of crime.
He mentioned that other states do not register cases in serious cases like rape and they start investigating them as complaints, instead. "Many times the criminals get the benefit of this and there is a danger of destruction of many important pieces of evidence," he added.
