From Our Correspondent
Guwahati: There has been a steep rise in cases of crime against women in Assam during the last one decade that has raised concern in various quarters in the state that was once considered a safe place for women folk.
As per the official records provided by Government of Assam in the State Assembly, 38825 cases of atrocities on women were registered in the state since the year 2002 to January 31, 2013.
This is in addition to occurrence of 1229 cases of dowry deaths occurring in the state during the same period. The number of cases related to kidnapping of women registered during the same period was stated to be 22,050.
Maximum number of cases of atrocities on women in a single calendar year occurred in the year 2012 and the figure was stated to be 6673.
Same year registered 144 cases of dowry deaths and 3312 cases of kidnapping of women.
The steeping of the crime graph becomes evident if compared to corresponding figures of such recorded crime in the year 2002.
There were 1694 cases of atrocities on women registered in the year 2002 while the number of recorded dowry deaths was 70.
Total of 1276 women were abducted during the same year.
Since the year 2002, total 341 women who were trafficked from Assam, were rescued from various parts of the country.