The gang-rape of a 22-year-old photojournalist in Mumbai has once again raised questions over the security of women in India. Now, a Right To Information or RTI query has revealed some shocking numbers.
According to the reply received on an RTI query 27,740 policemen are deployed for security of VIPs out of 48,969 on duty in Mumbai, which leaves only 20,000 cops for the security of over 2 crore population.
In India, there are only 137 policemen for every lakh of the population and some Rs. 341 crore was spent on guarding VVIPs in Delhi last year. Rs.s 40 crore was spent on the security in Rashtrapati Bhawan alone.
After the gang-rape in Delhi last year,
the Supreme Court
criticised heavy security cover given to the VIPs and asked state governments to furnish details of how many police personnel in their states are assigned to politicians.
The woman is recovering in a hospital in Mumbai and all the five accused have been arrested.
In another RTI reply, a total number of 49,000 cases on crimes against women are pending in the Bombay High Court, which is a jump of 40 per cent in the last five years. In 2008, there were 35,366 cases pending.
According to the reply received on an RTI query 27,740 policemen are deployed for security of VIPs out of 48,969 on duty in Mumbai, which leaves only 20,000 cops for the security of over 2 crore population.
In India, there are only 137 policemen for every lakh of the population and some Rs. 341 crore was spent on guarding VVIPs in Delhi last year. Rs.s 40 crore was spent on the security in Rashtrapati Bhawan alone.
In another RTI reply, a total number of 49,000 cases on crimes against women are pending in the Bombay High Court, which is a jump of 40 per cent in the last five years. In 2008, there were 35,366 cases pending.
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