Summary:
Kothari had also sought details on gang rape cases registered, cases of rape and kidnapping and those missing. There is a jump in the number of cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) as per information provided under RTI. According to figures provided, there were nine gang rape cases registered between April '17 to March '18. As per the information provided, in the 596 cases registered between April '17 to March '18, the number of victims stood at 602. From 494 cases that were registered between April '16 to March '17, the figures have jumped to 596 only in seven months of September '17 to March '18..