Only 1 in 4 rape accused were convicted in India in 2016
With a 25.5% conviction rate for rape in 2016, only one in four accused of rape were convicted in India last year, according to national crime data. This was the lowest conviction rate since 24.2% in 2012. Further, nearly 2.8 lakh rape cases have been reported in India over the last ten years, reports said. 