India, May 13 -- Expressing concern over the increasing frequency of gang-rape incidents in the State, Bihar DGP Vinay Kumar on Tuesday said such crimes have become more common over the past two decades, resulting in growing social tolerance towards them.

Speaking at a State-level workshop on gender-based violence at the police headquarters in Patna, he said incidents of gang rape, which once triggered widespread public outrage, are now occurring more frequently.

"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 also claimed that only around 2 per cent of causes related to ...