More children are kidnapped & abused

Crime against children has seen a 13.6 per cent jump from 2015 figures. 34 per cent of the cases is on crimes committed against children, particularly rape and sexual abuse which is a matter of grave concern. More than 40 per cent of the cases are related to kidnapping and abduction of children, including the abduction of minor girls for marriage which constitutes 16 per cent of the cases.



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