AGARTALA, February 11 (TIWN): Tripura gradually emerging as the most unsafe place for the women. Every day the number of crime incidents upon women are increasing alarmingly.Data released by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) also tell that every second day a woman is raped in Tripura (as of 2012) with the figure of 202 rape cases in 2012 alone. Though the number has seen a downfall from 258 in 2011 but during the period from 2001 to 2012, this number is seventh most worst in counrry. The year which had least rape cases during the said period is 2003 with 135 rapes. Alongwith that, the atrocities on the women folk in the names of kidnapping and abduction is numbered as 120 in 2012 with a rising trend as 106 in 2010 and 113 in 2011. The Regional disparity is a sheer instance of shame for Tripura as 87 deaths have occurred, last year due to dowry While neighboring state Nagaland having not a single such death, as informed by the data source of Open Government Data (OGD) platform of India, maintained by Department of States of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA),Government of India.In July 2014 alone, a total 40 cases including rape and murder against women were reported to police.

It is to be mentioned in this connection that the highest ever cases of crimes against women 40 cases including rape, molestation killings, and murder post rape- were reported to Tripura Police last year in the month of July raising concern among women's organizations in State.