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NCRB data: A total of 207 cases of acid attacks were recorded in India in 2023, against 202 in 2022 and 176 in 2021. Of the total 207 cases, 57 were from Bengal The number of acid attacks across the country saw a significant rise between 2021 and 2023, with West Bengal reporting the highest number of cases, recent figures on 'Crimes in India' by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) suggest. The data show that a total of 207 cases of acid attacks were recorded in India in 2023, against 202 in 2022 and 176 in 2021. Of the total 207 cases registered in 2023, as many as 57 were from West Bengal. The state was followed by Uttar Pradesh with 31 cases, Gujarat with 15 cases, Rajasthan and Odisha with 11, Haryana, Kerala and Assam with 10 and the National Capital with 7 cases of acid attacks. The NCRB further stated that in all cases of acid attacks, 267 arrests were made. Of these arrested persons, 246 were men and 21 women. Five juveniles were also apprehended for acid attacks in 2023. Along with this, cases of women kidnapped and compelled for marriage have also grown across the country from 28,012 in 2021 to 30,496 in 2023. Uttar Pradesh and Bihar topped the chart in this crime category with 10,675 and 9,486 victims, respectively. Madhya Pradesh stood next with 1,675 victims, Rajasthan with 1,624, Punjab with 1,413 victims and Assam at 1,389. Among the cities, Lucknow and Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh recorded highest cases, 429 and 264, respectively. Patna stood third with 250 cases. The NCRB data suggested that of the 30,496 cases registered in the country during 2023, a total of 6,245 cases were found to be true, but remained untraced due to insufficient evidence. While seven cases were abated during the investigation, 10,866 cases were chargesheeted during the year. Pallabi Ghosh, founder of Impact and Dialogue Foundation, said the NCRB numbers are high, but these are still not the actual numbers. "The situation on ground is very different. The NCRB data suggested that the cases are being reported but still being majorly downplayed. Law enforcement agencies must register more cases, and awareness is very important on ground level for more FIRs to be registered," Ghosh said. She added that the biggest setback is that majority of the trafficking cases are reported as missing cases. "This not only dilutes the magnitude of that crime but also keeps it out of the ambit of agencies dealing with organised crime. These cases need to be seen as heinous crimes," Ghosh said.
Bhubaneswar: Crimes in Odisha rose in 2023 in comparison to cases in the previous two years. According to a report published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the total number of crimes in Odisha under Indian Penal Code (IPC) rose to 1,70,022 in 2023. NCRB, under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, also reported a 78% chargesheeting rate in Odisha crime cases for 2023. The corresponding number of crimes in 2021 was 1,24,956 and in 2022 it was 1,43,414. The report went on to specify categories of crimes. In dowry cases, the number was 231, in acid attacks 11, assault on women 593 ...Read More >
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir has shown a decrease in the number of overall crime incidents from 2021 to 2023, recording a fall of 2,080 cases during the period, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report 2023 said. The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday released the 71st edition of the NCRB annual report, which presents a comprehensive analysis of crime statistics for the calendar year 2023. As per the report, overall crime data, including Indian Penal Code (IPC) crimes and Special and Local Laws (SLL) crimes, have shown a decrease in cases from 31,675 in 2021 to 30,197 in 2022 to 29,595 in 202 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) Crime against women was highest in Delhi with over 13,000 cases registered in 2023 alone, as the national capital recorded the most number of dowry death and rape cases among 19 metropolitan cities, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report. While Delhi's crime rate per lakh population stood at 14.4 per cent, lower than that of Indore and Jaipur, the city lodged 1,088 cases of rape. Jaipur registered 573 rape cases and Mumbai 196. Overall, crimes against women in Delhi registered a 5.59 per cent decline in 2023 compared to 2022, when 14,158 c ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Union Minister Suresh Gopi stirred controversy on Tuesday by claiming that those elected by "corpses" are now serving the state. Speaking at a neighbourhood meet called "Kalungu" in Idukki district, he alleged that cadavers from 25 years ago had cast votes in Kerala elections. Media reports have previously highlighted incidents of deceased voters being listed as active in Kerala's voter list, he said, while indirectly referring to the accusations of "scientific rigging " against the Left parties. The minister was responding to allegations of voter fraud in Thrissur consti ...Read More >
Lucknow: Senior Samajwadi Party leader and former minister Gayatri Prajapati was attacked by a fellow inmate inside Lucknow Jail on Tuesday. The scuffle took place within the jail premises, after which prison authorities launched an internal inquiry. According to a statement issued by Dr Ramdhani, DIG Prisons, Lucknow Range, the incident occurred after Prajapati allegedly used abusive language towards another inmate, Vishwas Rajput. In response, Vishwas attacked Prajapati using a sharp object inside the cell. DIG Prisons clarified that the incident was not premeditated and dismissed any spec ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday urged his Andhra Pradesh counterpart, N. Chandrababu Naidu, not to obstruct Telangana's irrigation projects He appealed to the neighbouring state not to obstruct Telangana's crucial irrigation initiatives, including the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme, as well as the Dindi, Kalwakurthy, Bheema, Nettempadu, and Koilsagar projects. "We demand Andhra Pradesh not to block our projects. We seek cooperation. If our appeals are ignored, we will fight and achieve our goal. I am ready to lead this battl ...Read More >
Lucknow, Sep 30 (PTI) Lucknow recorded more cases of murder, rape, kidnapping, acid attack, culpable homicides and deaths due to negligence with a higher crime rate than Ghaziabad or Kanpur, according to the latest NCRB data for 2023. Ghaziabad, Kanpur and Lucknow are the only three places from Uttar Pradesh which are included in the annual crime data compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in the category of the 19 "metropolitan cities" that have a population of over 20 lakh. The NCRB, which functions under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, uses the 2011 census figures for po ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 3 (PTI) Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Friday said his party will stand by people whose names are found deleted after the publication of supplementary electoral rolls and alleged attempts to deprive genuine voters of their rights. Alleging "sustained pressure" by the BJP on the Election Commission to delete names of genuine voters and include those from other states through Form 6, the TMC national general secretary said, "We have to be on guard 24x7 to foil the bid to deprive the electorate of Bengal of voting rights." Banerjee, who was addressing a rally at Khanakul in ...Read More >
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir has shown a decrease in the number of overall crime incidents from 2021 to 2023, recording a fall of 2,080 cases during the period, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report 2023 said. The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday released the 71st edition of the NCRB annual report, which presents a comprehensive analysis of crime statistics for the calendar year 2023. As per the report, overall crime data, including Indian Penal Code (IPC) crimes and Special and Local Laws (SLL) crimes, have shown a decrease in cases from 31,675 in 2021 to 30,197 in 2022 to 29,595 in 202 ...Read More >