Chandigarh, Oct. 2 -- Chandigarh As many as 102 rape cases were reported in Chandigarh in 2023, with 70 (69%) of the victims being minors, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report released on Tuesday shows.

Of all the minor rape victims, 40 girls were aged between 16 and 18 while 23 were aged between 12 and 16 (see box). The report shows that 21 women were in the 18 to 30 age group.

Further, the report notes that in 101 of the 102 cases, the offender was known to the victim. In 74 of these cases, the perpetrators were friends, online friends or live-in-partners, who had committed the act on the pretext of marriage.

In 21 of 102 cases, the perpetrators were family friends, neighbours or employers. In six cases, the act was commit...