<p>Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Sunday directed police to act in cases of crime against women and girls with full sensitivity, officials said Sunday, amid a mounting Opposition attack on his government over the alleged gang-rape and death of a Dalit woman in Hathras.</p>.<p>He also directed the police to act fast and seriously in cases pertaining to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, the government said in a statement.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/those-who-dont-like-development-want-to-trigger-communal-caste-riots-says-yogi-897299.html" target="_blank">Those who don't like development want to trigger communal, caste riots, says Yogi</a></strong></p>.<p>Citing the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data of 2019, the statement said the state reported a punishment rate of 55.2 per cent in cases of crime against women which is the highest in the country.</p>.<p>In 2019, the conviction was done in 8,059 cases (in crime against women) -- the highest in the country, followed by Rajasthan (5,625 cases), the statement said.</p>
<p>Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Sunday directed police to act in cases of crime against women and girls with full sensitivity, officials said Sunday, amid a mounting Opposition attack on his government over the alleged gang-rape and death of a Dalit woman in Hathras.</p>.<p>He also directed the police to act fast and seriously in cases pertaining to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, the government said in a statement.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/those-who-dont-like-development-want-to-trigger-communal-caste-riots-says-yogi-897299.html" target="_blank">Those who don't like development want to trigger communal, caste riots, says Yogi</a></strong></p>.<p>Citing the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data of 2019, the statement said the state reported a punishment rate of 55.2 per cent in cases of crime against women which is the highest in the country.</p>.<p>In 2019, the conviction was done in 8,059 cases (in crime against women) -- the highest in the country, followed by Rajasthan (5,625 cases), the statement said.</p>