Maharashtra records most rapes, cases of assault in 2014
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Mumbai : Delhi a rape capital? Think again! Maharashtra has recorded the largest number of rapes and cases of assault in the year 2015.
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Amongst all Indian states Maharashtra has topped the chart.
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Union Home Minister Maneka Gandhi told Lok Sabha about the figures that make place Maharashtra on top of shame.
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The highest number of such cases were in Maharashtra (13,827), followed by Madhya Pradesh (13,323) and Andhra Pradesh (13,267) for 2014.
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Maneka also said that women security in our country is the utmost priority for all.
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While another senior bureaucrat said police have shown lack of seriousness on many occasion.
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"We need more women officials in police stations. In fact, Maharashtra is the only state which does not have an all-women police station,'' he said.