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Mumbai: Crimes against women saw a huge dip during COVID-19 lockdown
Updated On: 22 March, 2021 08:19 AM IST | Mumbai | Anurag Kamble
But from unlock, they have risen over 100 per cent; other crimes had also reduced and some increased post lockdown
Rape cases in the city dipped by 106 per cent during the lockdown period while post lockdown these cases grew by 95 per cent. Representation pic
The lockdown due to COVID-19 helped curb crimes in the city from March 2020, but as unlock began, crimes also got unlocked, as per Mumbai police data. Crime against women such as rape, molestation and chain snatchings reduced drastically during the lockdown, but grew almost more than 100% since the unlock.
House breaking incidents too reduced by 41% during the lockdown and increased by 43% post lockdown. Representation pic
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