According to NCRB’s “Crime in India 2023” report, Maharashtra recorded 22,390 crimes against children; a 29.7 per cent rise since 2021. Kidnapping, abduction, and POCSO cases dominate, with Mumbai, Thane, and Pune accounting for over one-third of total child-related crimes in the state

As per the newly released National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report (Crime in India 2023), Maharashtra has been witnessing a rise in the number of crimes against children. Child rights organisation Child Rights and You – CRY, which analysed the NCRB data, says that the rate of crime against children in the financial capital appears to have increased over the past few years.

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Earlier in 2023, as per the analyses, there were 22,390 cases of crimes against

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