Table 1 Re-categorisation of type of offender for rape-related crimes available in the National Crimes Records Bureau (NCRB)

Family

• Parents / close family members

• Grandfather / father / brother / son, etc^a

• Close family members^a

• Family members^b

• Live in partner / husband (separated /ex)^c

Close known person

• Relative

• Neighbours

• Employer / co-worker^a

• Known persons on promise to marry the victim^c

• Family friends / neighbours / employers or other known persons^b

• Friends / online friends or live in partners on pretext of marriage / separated husband^b

Other known person

• Other known persons^d

Unknown person

• Offenders not identified by victim^c

• Offenders not known to victim^e

• Cases offender unknown or could not be identified^b