Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, March 10 –
Haryana has witnessed a significant reduction in incidents of crime against women, with a sharp decline of 19.6% in 2024. A total of 9,488 cases were registered, as compared to 11,814 cases in 2023, marking a noteworthy decrease in crimes affecting women. This was informed by CM Nayab Singh Saini in response to a question during the ongoing budget session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha today.
Similarly, there was a substantial decrease of 23.3% in rape cases, in year 2024 as compared to 2023. In addition, gang rape incidents saw a 19.8% decline.
The Chief Minister also highlighted that the number of murder cases in 2024 fell to 966, a reduction of 8.9% from the 1,061 cases in 2023. Similarly, cases under the SC/ST Act saw a notable drop of 30.7%, from 1,514 cases in 2023 to 1,049 in 2024.
Haryana STF set up to deal with organised crime
Saini said that Haryana STF set up to deal with organised crime has not only reined in gangs perpetrating crimes such as kidnapping, contract killing, extortion, loot and dacoity between 2020 and 2024 but also performed exceedingly well by apprehending 1997 accused including 542 most wanted criminals, 256 gangsters/gang members and 1199 other offenders involved in the heinous crime.