Chandigarh, May 10 -- In all 96 rape cases registered in the city in 2024, the victims were known to the suspects, a report (themed Crime in India) of the National Crime Records Bureau has stated.

Even nationally, the percentage of the sexual assault victims who were known to the perpetrators stood at 96.8%, police said. The data shows that in 67 out of 96 cases or 69.7% cases, the accused were family friends, neighbours or employers of the victim. In 23 cases (24%), the accused were friends, online friends or live-in relationship partners of their victims as they raped them on the pretext of marriage. In six of the total cases, the accused were from victims' families.

Terming the fact that the victim knew the accused in 100% of the cas...