JAIPUR: With almost 10 rape cases being registered in the state every day, the pressure of solving them and bringing justice to the “genuine” victims has proved a drag on the police work.

More than half of the rape cases have remained unsolved during the first four months of this year, according to the State Crime Record Bureau (SCRB) data.

The volume of rape cases has doubled in just two years. A total of 1,195 FIRs were registered under section 376 of IPC till April this year, up from 1,021 in 2013 and merely 607 in 2012.

While the police have managed to bring down the pendency to some extent since February after outcry over Jhalawar rape case in which a minor was raped and brutally murdered.

However, 660 rape cases are yet to reach any conclusion.

“The problem most police stations across the state are facing is the fake cases lodged with malicious intentions of revenge when there is personal dispute between two individuals or families.

The investigation into these cases takes longer as the police walks a tight rope,” said a senior police officer at the police headquarters. The officer argued that despite zero-tolerance policy against cases of atrocities against woman, police are filing final report in almost half of the cases.

“It may be shocking to go through the data of fake cases in which the police concludes that the FIR was filed with malicious intentions and closes them after submitting the final report in the court. Nearly half of the cases are fake,” said the officer.

Till Apirl, final report was submitted in 46% cases.

It means that of the total 535 cases investigated so far, only 260 cases were found to be genuine.

The officer said that awareness regarding rape laws has increased after some heinous cases were highlighted in the media over the past couple of years.

However, it opened a floodgate of false cases too.

After the Nirbhaya gang rape, the state government had directed the police to file chargesheet in rape cases within 15 days of filing the complaint for ensuring swift justice for the victims.

However, as the police failed to comply with the order with chargesheet being filed in less than 20% of rape cases. Following which the government extended the deadline to one month rather than implementing the earlier issued orders strictly.

Now, the police are finding it tough to comply with the new orders as well.

“If a woman has been subjected to a violent sexual offence, it’s easier for the police to gather evidence. In many of such cases, we have filed chargesheet well before the deadline of one month. Investigation into fake cases often drags on reflecting poorly on paper,” said the officer.