More than six cases of crime against children were reported daily in Punjab during 2018-2020, as per National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) records. Haryana recorded more than double the number with an average of 13 cases daily during this period.
This was mentioned in a reply by Union Minister of Women and Children Development Smriti Irani during Question Hour in response to a query by MPs Chandrani Murmu and Geetha Viswanath Vanga regarding crime rate in orphanages. As per the NCPCR data, 34 cases of child abuse were received from Child Care Institutions (CCIs) in the past three years.
Source: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/kids-unsafe-6-cases-daily-in-punjab-13-haryana-419858
