Can you believe that rape is the fourth most common crime against women in India. According to the National Crime Records Bureau 2013 annual report, 24,923 rape cases were reported across India in 2012. The most horrible fact is out of these, 24,470 were committed by relative or neighbor; in other words, the victim knew the alleged rapist in 98 per cent of the cases.
About 100,000 women were claimed to have been kidnapped and raped During the partition of India.
There has also been estimated that up to 100,000 children go missing each year in which majority are being sexually abused.
In Jammu and Kashmir, there have been allegations of rape and mass rape also . Report says that these rape cases have been carried out by both Indian armed forces and Islamist militant groups. The alleged four Rajputana Rifles unit [had entered the village of Kunan Poshpora and raped between 30 and 100 women aged between 13 and 70 (as per the allegations)] were highlighted in 1991. Indian government responded and carried out three inquiries against the allegations but it concluded it as a hoax.
At a glance it seems unbelievable but Human rights groups allege that the Indian armed forces (under the protection of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958) are involved out a large number of rapes in the Nagaland, Assam and Manipur provinces.
During the communal riots (in recent years also) various rape cases have taken places . During the post 2002 Godhra train burning, in the certain parts of Gujarat, rape was carried out by rioters.Thirteen rape and assault cases were reported during the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots
