1 in 100 sexual assaults in K'taka end in conviction: Report
According to National Crime Records Bureau data, one in 100 sexual assault cases in Karnataka ended in conviction in 2015 as against the national average of 10% conviction. While the number of sexual assault cases reported in India rose by 92% from 42,968 in 2011 to 82,422 in 2015, conviction rate declined from 16% in 2011 to 10% in 2015.
The New Year's eve sexual attacks against female revellers in Bengaluru may have generated nationwide outrage, but most such cases end up with no punishment. No more than one in 100 cases registered in Karnataka under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) "Assault on women with intention to outrage her modesty" ended in a conviction in 2015, according to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data.Nationwide, one in 10 such cases ended in conviction, 10 times better than Karnataka's record.In 2015, of 5,112 cases registered under Section 354, only 69 (1.3 per cent) ended in conviction. Of the 9,118 persons arrested in these cases, only 107 (1.2 per cent) were convicted.WATCH: Bengaluru mass molestation issue was blown out of proportion: Karnataka energy minister