Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashok on Wednesday hit out at the State government for its “failure” to maintain law and order across the State and said Bengaluru has transformed from IT/BT city to “crime city” following increase in the number of crimes during the last eight months of the Congress rule.
Speaking on the motion of thanks on the Governor’s address to the joint session of the legislature, Mr. Ashok said 1,80,742 crime cases had been recorded in the State in 2023. The number of cybercrimes alone went up from 6,422 in 2022 to 17,623 in 2023, causing loot of ₹432 crore. He said violence in Kolar, Shivamogga, Keragodu in Mandya, and other places indicated the failure of the Intelligence Department.
Violence against women had increased and a woman was dragged out of her house, stripped, tied to a pole, and assaulted in a village in Belagavi and the police became mute spectators to the incident. Police stations have become real estate agent offices, the BJP leader alleged.
