Summary:
DHARAMSALA: Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh ranks on top in terms of rape and abduction cases among 12 total districts of the hill state. Rape cases registered in state for 2016, 2017 and 2018 are 253, 248 and 345 in numbers. There are many police stations which are in dire need of staff and facilities.Number of vehicles in the police departments are also less as per to the rate of increasing crime. But investigations here have led the cops to a different direction in these cases as the grounds in most of them are not genuine and they are being withdrawn now. While abduction cases were 290, 341 and 476 for last three years.Out of 345 cases of rape and 476 of abduction in 2018, police headquarters at Kangra region received maximum 84 cases of abductions and 52 cases of rape.Superintendent of Police, Santosh Patial told TOI that most of the cases are now being withdrawn due to lack of proper grounds.“Out of 84 cases of abduction, 40 were minor girls..