Nip Social Crime In Bud

A social crime is a crime against society. Increase in such a crime bodes ill for the future of a country as a whole. According to Nepal Police data, the country is witnessing an increase in the number of social crimes. An average of 162 cases of such crimes are registered daily across the country, with suicide averaging 20 cases and rape cases numbering 7 daily. Drug-related cases increased from 1,369 in the first quarter of the last fiscal year to 1,619 this year. Similarly, 193 homicide cases were registered during first four months of this year, up from 192 cases during the same period last year. With the proliferation of social media use, incidents of cybercrime – like online harassment, intimidation, cyberbullying etc. – have also soared alarmingly.