New Delhi: More than 18,000 cases of stalking were registered in last three years in the country, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
According to the statistics on crime against women tabled by Minister of State for Home, Hansraj Ahir, stalking cases showed a consistent rise in last three years.
As per the data, 7,132 cases of stalking were registered in 2016, 6,266 cases in 2015 and 4,699 cases in 2014.
Mr Ahir said as many as 8,620 people were arrested for cases related to stalking and 481 convicted for the same in 2016.
In 2015, a total of 6,694 people were arrested and 473 were convicted, while in 2014, as many as 5,439 people were arrested and 262 were convicted for stalking-related crimes, the minister said.
According to the data, abduction and attempt to abduction cases have also seen a rise in the past few years.
In 2014, there were about 57,000 such cases, while in 2015, their number stood at 64,000, it added.
According to the statistics on crime against women tabled by Minister of State for Home, Hansraj Ahir, stalking cases showed a consistent rise in last three years.
As per the data, 7,132 cases of stalking were registered in 2016, 6,266 cases in 2015 and 4,699 cases in 2014.
In 2015, a total of 6,694 people were arrested and 473 were convicted, while in 2014, as many as 5,439 people were arrested and 262 were convicted for stalking-related crimes, the minister said.
Advertisement
In 2014, there were about 57,000 such cases, while in 2015, their number stood at 64,000, it added.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Stalker Jumps Off Second Floor After Bid To Murder Woman In Nagpur Chandigarh Stalking Case: Vikas Barala To Take Exam Under Police Custody Chandigarh Court Dismisses Bail Pleas Of Vikas Barala, Friend In Stalking Case 2 French Rafale Jets Collide Mid-Air, Instructor, Pilot Missing Ayatollah Khamenei Warns Of "Divine Wrath" If Iran Backs Down Against Israel 9 Arrested For Violence At Kolkata Hospital Where Doctor Was Raped-Murdered Gaza Ceasefire Talks Begin In Qatar, Israel Spy Chief To Attend "Sending A Team...": UN's 1st Fact-Finding Mission To Bangladesh Since 1971 Why Do You Get More Mosquito Bites Than Others? It Could Be Your Diet Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.