Under BJP rule, Odisha stories 37,611 crimes towards girls in simply 14 months

Odisha has reported 37,611 circumstances of crime towards girls for the reason that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) assumed energy within the State, the Legislative Assembly was knowledgeable on Monday (September 22, 2025).

Responding to a question from Congress MLA Sofia Firdous, Chief Minister Mohan Majhi, who additionally holds the Home portfolio, mentioned that between June 1, 2024 and July 31, 2025, a complete of 37,611 circumstances of crimes towards girls — together with rape, try and rape, molestation, sexual harassment, and public disrobing — had been registered within the State.

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Molestation topped the checklist with 9,181 circumstances, adopted by abduction of ladies (8,227), non-dowry torture (6,134), and dowry torture (5,464). During the identical interval, 2,933 rapes and 1,278 circumstances of sexual harassment had been reported, together with 2,161 incidents of public disrobing.

Out of those circumstances, 799 have resulted in convictions, of which 426 had been associated to rape.

The Assembly was additional knowledgeable that Odisha has crossed the 30,000 mark in crimes towards girls on three events up to now 5 years. The yr 2021 was the worst, with 35,326 circumstances recorded, whereas the numbers remained persistently above 30,000 in each 2023 and 2024.

Mr. Majhi responded within the written reply that necessary and delicate circumstances towards girls, together with rape, sexual assault on minors and acid assault, had been being monitored and supervised by Superintendents of Police and Additional SPs.  During group policing (Ama Police Samiti) outreach programmes by police, girls had been being inspired to report their issues freely and fearlessly to police, he identified.

While investigative models on Crime Against Women (IUCAW) was functioning in 29 districts which takes up investigation of necessary and delicate circumstances of Crime towards Women, Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) dial -112 was providing well timed, immediate and delicate response to girls in misery, he knowledgeable.

According to Odisha CM, as many as 24 particular courts beneath the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) had been functioning to expedite trials in sexual offences towards kids. Steps had been being taken by the district police to enhance patrolling in necessary public locations to stop sexual harassment of ladies.

Similarly, because of a rise in self-immolation circumstances of ladies and ladies, directions have been issued to all district superintendents of police to take immediate motion on the complaints obtained from girls and ladies.