53 cases of rape of foreigners registered in 2014-16, one convicted

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As many as 53 cases of rape of foreigners were registered in the country between 2014-16, in which 76 people were arrested but just one person was convicted, Union Minister Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said today. He was replying to a written question in the Lok Sabha.
Ahir said 22 cases of rape of foreigners were registered in 2014 in which 38 people were arrested but none was convicted.

In 2015, a total of 12 cases were registered in which seven people were arrested and one person was convicted.

In 2016, he said, a total of 19 cases were registered in which 31 people were arrested but no one was convicted.

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