CUT'TING DISREGARD

State govt under Modi ignored Centre's 2009 advisory to set up rape crisis centres in each district. Now Modi-led Centre plans to cut down RCCs to one in each state

Rape cases instate spike by over 70 pcin 5 years, yet Centre shows…

Two rapes occur every hour in India, reveals National Crime Records Bureau data. Statistics also show an 837% increase in rape cases in the country the last five decades. In Gujarat, which is considered a safe haven for women, rape cases have spiked by 70 per cent over past five years.