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41K crimes against women in 15 months
Orissa POST
|December 09, 2025
The state has once again seen a troubling rise in crimes against women in just over a year after the government initially claimed a significant decline.
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Bhubaneswar, Dec 8: A total of 40,947 cases of crimes against women, including 3,205 rapes, were registered in Odisha in 15 months till September, according to data provided by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in the Assembly on Monday.
These cases were reported since July 1, 2024, Majhi said, in reply to a written question by BJD legislator Prasanna Acharya.
The BJP came to power in the state in June 2024, ending the 24-year rule of the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government.
This story is from the December 09, 2025 edition of Orissa POST.
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