PATNA, May 13 -- Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) Vinay Kumar on Tuesday came down heavily on women in state police force for "shamefully" dealing with victims of rape cases, while expressing concern over increasing frequency of gang-rapes in the state.

"Two decades ago, gang-rape incidents were rare and attracted considerable public uproar, but nowadays the frequency of such incidents has increased, leading to a growing tolerance level in society," Kumar said.

He was speaking at a state-level workshop on gender-based violence at the police headquarters in Patna. He also claimed that only around 2 per cent of cases related to sexual harassment and violence are reported in Bihar.

The DGP strongly reprimanded the SHO and constables...