India, Feb. 3 -- The year 2024 marked an increase over the previous year in recorded cases of atrocities against women in the Mira-Bhayander-Vasai-Virar (MBVV) region. Rape cases went up by 47 and molestation cases by 77, according to the crime statistics of the MBVV police. Officers said that cases of sexual assault and rape in the Vasai-Nalasopara-Virar region were registered with MBVV at the rate of roughly one case a day, which was cause for concern.

Although several measures are reportedly being taken to prevent the incidence of sexual assault against women, the number of cases has not decreased. In 2023, there were 360 cases of rape and 477 cases of molestation in MBVV. This increased in 2024, in which 407 cases of rape and 555 cas...