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| Theft, crimes against women swell in Kashmir | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 18: Theft and women related crimes have swelled up in Kashmir with authorities seeming in no mood to take measures to control such crimes.
According to official figures of police department, 1817 theft cases were registered in 2018 across the valley. The property stolen in all the theft cases is valued at Rs 147300941.
A police official said that actual number of theft cases would be higher as most of the cases go unreported.
As per the police data, the highest rate is of burglary cases followed by vehicle thefts.
"Total 762 burglary cases registered in the year 2018. Out of these, 342 cases have been disposed off, whereas 420 cases are still being investigated. The valuation of property estimated to be stolen in burglary cases is pegged at Rs 53597096, of which property valued Rs 10268203 was successfully recovered by police," the data reveals.
Total number of vehicle theft cases registered in the year 2018 is 387. Of these, 148 cases have been disposed off, whereas 239 cases are still being investigated. The valuation of motor cycles stolen is estimated to be Rs 61026010, of which motor cycles worth 22889848 were successfully recovered by police.
Police has registered 387 vehicle theft cases in the previous cases.
"The valuation of motor cycles stolen is estimated to be Rs 61026010, of which motor cycles worth 22889848 were successfully recovered by police," it reads.
A total of 75 robbery cases have been registered in the year 2018. Out of these, 27 cases have been disposed off while 48 cases are still under investigation.
Total number of six dacoity cases have been registered in the year 2018.
A total of 75 robbery cases have been registered in the previous. Out of these, 27 cases have been disposed off, while 48 cases are still under investigation.
The valuation of property estimated to be 72866404, of which property valued Rs 508000 was successfully recovered by police.
Total number of forest theft cases registered in the year 2018 is 306. Of these, 170 cases have been disposed off, whereas 136 cases are currently under investigation. The valuation of property estimated to be stolen in forest theft cases is 11682485, of which property valued Rs 109443485 was successfully recovered by police.
Similarly, 142 rape cases were registered during 2018 in Kashmir. The police have disposed off 116 cases, while 26 are still being investigated.
A nine-year-old girl was also raped and murdered in north Kashmir's Uri town in the previous year allegedly by her family.
An official of police department said that many crimes go unreported in the Valley either due to remoteness of the location or victims choose to stay silent out of fear or social stigma attached to the crime.
"There are crimes like rape, molestation, and eve-teasing where the victims many a times prefer to remain silent," the official said
The figures reveal that police has registered 667 women kidnapping cases in the previous year. At least 417 have been disposed off while 250 cases are still under investigation. Similarly, 35 eve-teasing cases have been registered, of which five are still under investigation. The police has registered 143 domestic assault cases, 54 are still under the investigation.
In most of these cases, reasons are dowry, interference from in-laws, misunderstandings, giving birth to female babies leading to matrimonial disputes and family squabbles and are also subjected to mental as well as physical torture in homes, workplaces or in educational institutions.
"Very little percentage of crimes against women goes reported as women mostly prefer to remain silent without lodging compliant against their family members. Women also face harassment outside their homes be at workplaces or in educational institutions," the police official said. |
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