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According to data accessed from the additional director general’s (ADG) (Meerut zone) office, 477 cases were lodged under IPC sections 376 (rape) and 376 D (gang rape) in Meerut zone alone and investigation was complete in 371 cases. Meerut: Official data on police investigation in rape and gangrape cases lodged in nine districts of Meerut zone so far, this year, shows that a whopping 25% of these cases are false. But given the government’s policy, it is not possible to suspect a woman’s intentions when she approaches police,” said Meerut ADG Prashant Kumar. “We are bound by duty to register an FIR any time a woman (or a complainant) comes forward with written complaint alleging rape. “Many innocent people are sent to jail every day and they get relief only after investigation is over..