MP Tops List of Rape Cases in Country
Madhya Pradesh tops the list of total number of rape cases recorded through out the country during 2007, with West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh following it, says a report.
According to official data, a total of 3,010 rape cases were registered in Madhya Pradesh in 2007. In West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, 2106, 1648 and 1555 cases were registered respectively.
Delhi reported 598 rape cases thus topping the chart of Union territories which registered a total of 641 cases.
Report says that the situation in northeastern states was comparatively better except for Assam where 1,555 cases were reported.
A minimum of 13 cases came into light in Nagaland, 20 in Manipur, 24 in Sikkim, 48 in Arunachal Pradesh, 82 in Meghalaya and 83 in Mizoram, the data said.
