Stalking cases on the rise, but conviction is low

It was the severe backlash from people, political parties and the media, the pushed the Chandigarh police into re-arrested BJP Haryana chief Subhash Barala's son Vikas and his friend, Ashish Kumar, for allegedly stalking Varnika Kundu, the daughter of a senior IAS officer. 

The case once again highlights the point that the number of stalking cases reported to the police have gone up but the conviction rate is still low. 

Here’s a look at the numbers for the last three years.