Mumbai, Jul 17 (PTI) Ambadas Danve, Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council, on Thursday said the state has recorded 3,506 rape and 924 murder cases in just five months of this year as he attacked the BJP-led Mahayuti government over law and order situation.
Speaking during an opposition sponsored motion in the upper house, the Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC claimed Maharashtra has recorded 1,60,000 criminal cases from January 1 to May 31.
“In the last five months, the state has registered 924 murder cases, which is six cases day, and 3,506 rape cases, which is 23 per day,” Danve said.
The outgoing opposition leader claimed the state has recorded 30,000 thefts and 156 dacoity cases during the same period.
In Nagpur, the home district of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Danve said 10,423 criminal cases were registered in the first five months of 2025. Of these 10,423 cases, 6,000 were registered in Nagpur city alone.
Drug use has become rampant in the state and the addiction has reached even villages and hamlets, the legislator noted. PTI PR RSY
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