Maharashtra tops in number of women held for murders in 2014
V Narayan
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Mumbai:
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The Sheena Bora murder case, in which her mother Indrani Mukerjea is an accused, is not an isolated incident involving a woman in a serious crime. Last year, as many as 579 women were arrested for murder in Maharashtra. Although way below the number of men arrested for the same crime in the same period (5,187), it is the highest for any state.The crime report for 2014 released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) last month also places Maharashtra second and third among all states and UTs for the number of women arrested for attempt to murder and culpable homicide not amounting to murder, respectively . Maharashtra also tops 36 states and UTs for women arrested under all types of offences.
In the list of women arrested for murder, Maharashtra was followed by Uttar Pra desh (472), Karnataka (330), West Bengal (317) and Madhya Pradesh (316). The report said that the maximum number of crimes were committed by women in the 30-45 age group, followed by those between 18 and 30 years.
According to the report, 194,867 women were arrested across 36 states and UTs, of which 30,568 were from Maharashtra. The latter figure is nearly double that of UP (17,437). Rajasthan (16,187), Gujarat (14,152) and Bengal (12,181) follow.
In Maharashtra, 95,174 women were arrested in the 20122014 period. The charges covered a wide spectrum: murder, attempt to murder, culpable homicide not amounting to murder, rape, attempt to commit rape, kidnapping and abduction, dacoity, dacoity with murder, preparation for dacoity , robbery , burglary , theft, unlawful assembly , riots, breach of trust, cheating, forgery , co unterfeiting, arson, grievous hurt, dowry death, assault on woman with intent to outrage her modesty , cruelty by husband and relatives, importation of girls, causing death by negligence, offences promoting enmity between different groups, extortion, disclosure of identity of victims, rash driving or road rage, human trafficking and unnatural offences.
Mumbai police spokesperson DCP Dhananjay Kulkarni said, “Very few women manage to give up crime after release from prison; 99.9% of them turn into hardened criminals. Many form gangs specialising in pick-pocketing, theft and economic offences.“
A study done by S P Singh for the NCRB in 2004 on involvement of women in violent crimes stated that in the past too experts have concluded that the increasing incidence of violence by women shows that they have a natural capacity to be as violent as men.
In the list of women arrested for murder, Maharashtra was followed by Uttar Pra desh (472), Karnataka (330), West Bengal (317) and Madhya Pradesh (316). The report said that the maximum number of crimes were committed by women in the 30-45 age group, followed by those between 18 and 30 years.
According to the report, 194,867 women were arrested across 36 states and UTs, of which 30,568 were from Maharashtra. The latter figure is nearly double that of UP (17,437). Rajasthan (16,187), Gujarat (14,152) and Bengal (12,181) follow.
In Maharashtra, 95,174 women were arrested in the 20122014 period. The charges covered a wide spectrum: murder, attempt to murder, culpable homicide not amounting to murder, rape, attempt to commit rape, kidnapping and abduction, dacoity, dacoity with murder, preparation for dacoity , robbery , burglary , theft, unlawful assembly , riots, breach of trust, cheating, forgery , co unterfeiting, arson, grievous hurt, dowry death, assault on woman with intent to outrage her modesty , cruelty by husband and relatives, importation of girls, causing death by negligence, offences promoting enmity between different groups, extortion, disclosure of identity of victims, rash driving or road rage, human trafficking and unnatural offences.
Mumbai police spokesperson DCP Dhananjay Kulkarni said, “Very few women manage to give up crime after release from prison; 99.9% of them turn into hardened criminals. Many form gangs specialising in pick-pocketing, theft and economic offences.“
A study done by S P Singh for the NCRB in 2004 on involvement of women in violent crimes stated that in the past too experts have concluded that the increasing incidence of violence by women shows that they have a natural capacity to be as violent as men.
Source: The Times of India, 21-09-2015
