Are citizens of Mumbai really safe: NGO

Raising questions over the safety of citizens in the metropolis, a city-based NGO said the financial capital witnessed one murder and one rape in every two days in last two years.

As per the data procured by the NGO, Praja Foundation through an RTI application, from April 2008 to March 2010, every month 560 cases of thefts, 362 car stolen cases, 241 house-break-ins, 19 murders and 15 rapes were registered in all 89 police stations across the city.

According to 2001 Census, the city population is 2.02 crores. It means only one policemen is available for 1280 persons.

“It is two years since the city witnessed the worst terror attack. We expected that the city would be more secured after the worst terror strike” says Nitai Mehta, Managing Trustee of Praja Foundation.

The NGO has also announced the launch of signature campaign for citizens’ security and reforms in police force. The petition with signatures of citizens would be submitted to home minister RR Patil highlighting the crimes, Mehta said.