Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Mumbai Reports Rise in Rape and Minor Girl Offences
Mumbai police shared crime figures covering the period through July 31, 2026.
The number of registered rape cases rose compared with the same period last year.
Rape cases involving minor girls also increased by 36.
Cases involving alleged sexual relations gained through deceit, including false marriage promises, rose sharply.
Some crimes decreased, including kidnapping and cases involving outraging the modesty of women.
Cases involving intentional insults to women’s modesty increased.
Nine married women were murdered, compared with eight last year.
Police officials and child-safety advocates said stronger prevention, awareness and timely intervention are needed.
Mumbai registered 741 rape cases through July 31, up from 710 during the same period last year.
Rape cases involving minor girls rose to 400 from 364, an increase of 36 cases.
Cases involving sexual relations obtained through deceitful means rose from 139 to 212 under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Kidnapping cases fell to 780 from 822, while outraging-modesty cases declined to 1,312 from 1,492.
Nine married women were murdered through July 31, compared with eight last year, while dowry-related cruelty cases declined slightly to 298.
- Who
- Mumbai Police recorded crimes involving women and minor girls.
- What
- Crime statistics showed increases in rape, rape of minor girls and murders of married women, alongside declines in several other categories.
- When
- The figures cover cases registered through July 31, 2026, compared with the same period last year.
- Where
- Mumbai.
- Why
- The statistics were reported to show changing crime patterns, while officials and child-safety advocates called for stronger preventive and child-protection measures.
- Rape cases
- 741 registered through July 31, compared with 710 last year; 709 were detected.
- Minor-girl rape cases
- 400 cases, compared with 364 during the same period last year.
- Section 69 cases
- 212 cases involving sexual relations obtained through deceitful means, compared with 139 last year.
- Kidnapping cases
- 780 cases, down from 822 last year.
- Outraging modesty
- 1,312 cases, down from 1,492 last year.
- Intentional insult to modesty
- 624 cases, up from 516 last year.
- Married women murdered
- Nine cases, compared with eight last year.
- Dowry-related cruelty
- 298 cases of physical and mental cruelty, compared with 305 last year.