Assam Reports 121 Rape Cases Within the First Two Months of 2025

Assam Reports 121 Rape Cases Within the First Two Months of 2025

• Assam recorded 121 rape cases in the first two months of 2025, as reported by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in the state Assembly.
• The data, presented in response to West Guwahati MLA Ramendra Narayan Kalita’s query, underscores the ongoing challenge of crimes against women.
• Rape cases in Assam over the years:
  • 2024: 1,019 cases
  • 2023: 989 cases
  • 2022: 1,113 cases
  • 2021: 1,733 cases
  • 2020: 1,657 cases
• MLA Kalita also sought information on murder, robbery, abduction, and superstition-related crimes from 2020 to 2025.
• He further inquired about murder cases in Guwahati and the government’s measures to prevent rape incidents in the city.