Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 26 : Over 2,000 women, including foreigners, have been arrested in the last two years in Jammu and Kashmir, the state government said today.
In a written reply to a question posed by Assembly member Shafi Ahmed Wani in the House today, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that 2,177 women, including foreigners, have been arrested in the past two years in Jammu and Kashmir.
He further said that three women, including two foreigners and one Indian, were detained in the state under the Public Safety Act (PSA).
1,544 women, including four Myanmar nationals, were arrested from Jammu region and 633 women, including four belonging to Pakistan, were arrested from Kashmir region, he said.
Of these, 468 were below 25 years of age, 661 women belonged to the 26-35 age group, 769 between 36 and 45, and 279 who were above 46 years old, he said.
While 1,044 women were arrested in 2011, 1,070 were sent to jail in 2010 and the rest in 2012.
The Chief Minister said that 405 women were arrested for rioting, 133 for outraging the modesty of women, 122 in stabbing cases, 84 for abetment to suicide, 62 in attempt to murder, 55 in murder, 15 for obscene act in public places, 44 for theft, 17 for assault on government servants and the remaining under miscellaneous crime cases. |
