Security of women in the national capital has been under spotlight since the infamous December 16 gang-rape incident of 2012 after which several remedial steps were taken by the police and the government.
In one such step, the Delhi Police had recently announced that charge sheets in rape cases will be filed within 20 days to ensure speedy justice to victims.
2013 saw molestation and rape cases rising alarmingly by 412 and 129 per cent respectively.
According to police, 1559 cases of rape were registered in 2013 against 680 in 2012, a rise of 129.26 per cent.
As many as 3347 cases of molestation were also reported in the past year as against 653 the previous year, which is a rise of 412.56 per cent.
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