Bhubaneswar, Sept. 22 -- Odisha registered as many as 37,611 cases of crimes against women between 1 June 2024 and 31 July 2025, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi informed the State Assembly today in reply to a question from MLA Arun Sahoo.

As per the information, molestation (9,181) and kidnapping/abduction (8,227) were the two largest categories, together accounting for 17,408 cases, about 46.3% of the total.

Key numbers from the data:

Molestation: 9,181

Kidnapping/Abduction of women: 8,227

Non-dowry torture: 6,134

Dowry torture: 5,464

Rape: 2,933

Voyeurism: 135 Public disrobing of women: 2,161

Sexual harassment: 1,278

Trafficking of women: 127 Eve-teasing: 702

Stalking: 447

Refusal to marry after sex: 334

Dowry homicide: 2...