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Maharashtra: Crimes against women in state tripled in 5 years
Updated On: 18 May, 2023 07:11 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
The number of pending cases also increased to 5,840 in 2022-23, from 3,977 five years ago
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A total of 16,012 complaints were registered between April 1, 2022, and March 31, 2023. Representation pic
The number of cases pending with the Maharashtra State Women’s Commission (SWC) has skyrocketed by 140 per cent over the past five years and there has also been a steady rise in the number of complaints related to harassment of women at the workplace received by the panel, the reply to a recent RTI query revealed.
Data obtained through an RTI query filed by Girgaon-based social activist Jeetendra Ghadge revealed that the number of missing women cases and unresolved/pending cases in the state has increased over the past few years.
According to the information obtained from the Maharashtra State Women’s Commission (SWC), a total of 16,012 complaints were registered between April 1, 2022, and March 31, 2023, up from 6,659 complaints between April 2017 and March 2018. The data also revealed that there were 3,977 pending complaints in 2017-18, with the number increasing to 5,840 in 2022-23 (up to March).
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