Rape cases shoot up by 23% in Telangana in 2021
The Hindu
There were 1,934 registered rape cases in 2020.
Rapes cases have gone up by over 23 % in Telangana during 2021, even as the overall crimes jumped by 4.65 % in the state, the state police said on Friday.
Since, the public have become well-versed with existent technology and familiar to online method, lodging online petitions without approaching the police stations has been increased enormously, the police said as the reason in the increase in overall crime cases.
"Total of (2,382) rape cases were registered during the current year 2021. These cases have been analyzed and it was ascertained that the offenders are mostly known to rape victims," police said.

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.