'Disposal rate in crime in U'khand higher than national avg'

A senior police official in Uttarakhand today claimed disposal rate in crime perpetrated against women in the state was far higher than the national average.
"The disposal rate in rape, loot and murder cases is more than 70 per cent in the state, which is way above the national average," IG (law and order) Ram Singh Meena told reporters here.
His statement came a day after former Uttarakhand CM Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank asked Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna to step down for his alleged failure on law and order front.
Meena also said the apparent spate in crime against women in the state was misleading as all cases of missing women since 2010 had recently been converted by the police into kidnapping cases in compliance with an order of the Supreme Court in the wake of Delhi gang rape incident.

"Hence, concluding that there has been a rise in crimes against women in the state will be wrong," Meena said.
Nishank had yesterday demanded resignation of Bahuguna for "failing" to control law and order situation in the state, which he said has hit an all time low with regular recurrence of murder, loot and rape incidents, especially crime against women.
The BJP leader alleged that in a span of just one year, 215 cases of crime against women had been registered across the state.
However, Meena said he was not aware of the charges levelled by Nishank and he was not offering a clarification.