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One woman raped every third day in Karachi

     Karachi: As many as 77 women were raped in Karachi during last nine months, with one woman being subjected to the gory crime every third day, the data of crimes against women compiled by the Karachi Police has revealed. According to the figures released by the police, the crimes against women had recorded an upward trend, even as 71 women raped in 2004, 78 in 2003 and 61 in 2002. The police data showed that out of the total 77 rape cases reported, 38 were solved in which the rapists were held, but the conviction rate was low because most of the rapists were bailed out due to lack of "credible or medical" evidence, the Dawn reported. Apart from the rape incidents, 50 sodomy cases were reported in various localities in the city during the last nine months, as compared to 65 cases in 2004, 72 in 2003 and 51 in 2002. The victims of sodomy were mostly between four years and 16 years of age, the police sources said. Reacting to the situation of crimes against women, the city's top cop said that with more media coverage, more and more rape incidents were being covered than in the past.

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