Bhubaneswar, July 18 -- By Ashutosh Mishra
Bhubaneswar: Odisha, which once ranked among the most peaceful and crime-free states of the country, seems to have become an unsafe place for women. Crimes against members of the fair sex have been taking place in the state with alarming frequency.
Of late newspapers have reported a spate of rape cases, some of the victims being minors. The latest case of alleged rape of a minor girl has been reported from Kuchinda in western Odisha, the accused being none other than her teacher.
Statistics show that as many as 17,528 cases of rape were reported in the state in the last 10 years. While this year alone 937 cases of sexual assault have been registered so far, the number of such cases in 2018 and 2...