Dharamsala, Dec 19: Over 800 cases of crimes, including 73 of murder and 296 of rape, were registered in Himachal Pradesh in the past 10 months and 1,028 people arrested in connection with these, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu informed the assembly on Tuesday.
Sukhu said 142 people accused in the murder cases were arrested and challans have been filed in 48 cases against 108 accused.
Further, 345 people were arrested in 296 rape cases and challans have been filed in the court against 290 people in 209 cases, investigations are underway in 54 cases he added. (PTI)
