Over 34,000 rape cases reported in India in 2015
As many as 34,651 cases of rape were registered in India in the year 2015, an annual data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) revealed. Further, the alleged offenders in 33,098 (95.5%) of these cases were reportedly known to the victims. Notably, the number of rape cases reported in the year 2014 were 36,735.