Mumbai crime news: Teacher molests 16-year-old student at coaching class in Sion; arrested

A teacher has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 16yearold student on the premises of a coaching class in Mumbai police said on MondayBased on a complaint lodged by the girl the police in Mumbai on Saturday registered a case against the teacher under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act an official saidAs per the complaint the accused allegedly molested the girl on two occasions last month on the premises of the coaching class in the Sion Koliwada area under Antop Hill police station limits in Mumbai he saidThe teacher has been arrested and remanded to police custody the official saidNCRB data shows spike in crime against women Delhi registers highest number of cases among metrosMeanwhile National Crime Records Bureau NCRB data has shown that cases of crime against women have spiked with an increase of 4 per cent seen in States and Union territories while an increase of 123 percent was recorded in 19 Metro cities in 2022 over the preceding yearIn the 19 Metropolitan cities with population above two million Ahmedabad Bengaluru Chennai Coimbatore Delhi Ghaziabad Hyderabad Indore Jaipur Kanpur Kochi Kolkata Kozhikode Lucknow Mumbai Nagpur Patna Pune and Surat a total of 48755 cases of crime against women were registered during 2022 showing an increase of 123 per cent over 2021 43414 casesThe majority of cases under crime against women were registered under Cruelty by Husband or his Relatives 326 per cent followed by Kidnaping and Abduction of Women 194per cent Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty 179 per cent and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 132 per centAlso read Sharp rise in cyber crime cases in states metros shows NCRB dataThe national capital Delhi registered 14158 cases of crimes against women with a 724 percent chargesheet rate 6176 cases of crimes against women were recorded in the financial capital Mumbai with a 806 per cent chargesheet rate while Bengaluru recorded 3924 cases with a chargesheet rate of 742 per centIn States and UTs according to NCRB data in the 70th edition of its annual report a total of 445256 cases of crime against women were registered during 2022 showing an increase of 4 per cent over 2021 428278 casesThe majority of cases under crime against women under IPC were registered under Cruelty by Husband or His Relatives 314 per cent followed by Kidnapping and Abduction of Women 192 per cent Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty 187 percent and Rape 71 per cent The crime rate registered per lakh women population was 664 in 2022 in comparison with 645 in 2021 NCRB report statedUttar Pradesh registered the highest number of 65743 cases of crimes against women under IPC and Special and Local Laws SLL with a 756 per cent chargesheet rate Maharashtra registered 45331 cases with Maharashtra 806 percent chargesheet rate while Rajasthan recorded 45058 cases of crime against women with a low chargesheet rate of 54 percentThe NCRB data also showed a total of 162449 cases of crime against children were registered in States and UTS during 2022 showing an increase of 87 per cent over 2021 149404 casesIn percentage terms major crime heads under Crime Against Children during 2021 were Kidnapping amp Abduction 457 per cent and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 397 percent including child rape The crime rate registered per lakh children population was 366 in 2022 in comparison with 336 in 2021 the report further saidA total of 20550 cases of crime against children were registered during 2022 in Metropolitan cities showing an increase in registration by 78 per cent over 2021 19055 casesIn percentage terms crime heads reporting the majority of cases under Crime Against Children were kidnapping and abduction 563 per cent followed by the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 322 per centA total of 30555 cases have been registered in States against Juveniles during 2022 depicting a decline of 20 percent over 2021 31170 casesThe crime rate depicts a decline from 70 in 2021 to 69 in 2022 A total of 37780 juveniles were apprehended in 30555 cases out of which 33261 juveniles were apprehended under cases of IPC and 4519 juveniles were apprehended under cases of SLL during 2022 The majority of juveniles in conflict with law apprehended under IPC and SLL crimes were in the age group of 16 years to 18 years 786 per cent 29690 out of 37780 during 2022 the report further saidA total of 5352 cases have been registered against Juveniles during 2022 in Metropolitan cities showing a decrease of 82 percent over 2021 5828 casesA total of 7061 juveniles were apprehended in 5352 cases out of which 6498 juveniles were apprehended under IPC cases and 563 juveniles were apprehended under SLL cases during 2022 A majority 793 per cent of juveniles in conflict with law apprehended under IPC and SLL crimes were in the age group of 16 to 18 years 5596 out of 7061 during 2022 the report stated With inputs from Agencies