India, March 30 -- Tripura recorded a total of 144 rape incidents, and 31 women were murdered, in 2023-24, according to a report of the Home Department placed in the state Assembly.

In the same time period, 140 rape cases and 30 murder cases were booked in different police stations across the state. The police arrested 39 people in connection with these 30 murder cases while one was convicted by the court. Currently, six murder convicts are in jail, according to the report.

Another data from Home Department revealed that a total of 9,308 complaints were submitted at different police stations from 2023 till January this year. Of the total, investigations of 8,485 cases were completed and probe into another 823 cases are yet to be complet...