Gandhinagar, May 25 (IANS) Gujarat recorded crime rates significantly below the national average in several major categories in 2024, including offences against women, violent crimes and property-related offences, according to the latest “Crime in India – 2024” report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).The report showed Gujarat’s overall crime rate at 227.7 against the national average of 252.3, placing the state 12th among the country’s 36 states and union territories….
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Jammu, May 22 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a woman in J&K’s Jammu city set herself ablaze allegedly after her boyfriend ignored her calls, police said on Friday.Police said that the incident occurred near the Tawi bridge area on Thursday when the woman allegedly poured an inflammable substance on herself and set herself on fire in a fit of rage, they said.A police statement said that the 22-year-old woman allegedly set herself ablaze after her boyfriend did not respond to her phone calls…
Bengaluru, May 19 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel and Janata Dal (Secular) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy on Tuesday alleged that the Congress government in Karnataka had deliberately suppressed farmer suicide cases in the state and accused it of celebrating governance achievements while farmers continued to die in distress. Addressing reporters at the Janata Dal (Secular) state office, JP Bhavan, in Bengaluru, Kumaraswamy cited National Crime Records Bureau data and claimed that 2…
Guwahati, May 15 (IANS) In a stern verdict against child sexual abuse, a Special POCSO Court in Assam on Friday sentenced rape convict Mohar Ali to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000. The court further directed that in default of payment of the fine, the convict would undergo an additional six months of imprisonment, underscoring the judiciary’s zero-tolerance approach towards crimes against minors.The incident took place on July 7, 2022, at Kathalguri village un…
Chandigarh, May 15 (IANS) The Haryana Human Rights Commission has taken suo-motu cognisance of alarming findings reflected in the National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) ‘Prison Statistics India – 2024’ and sought a report on custodial suicides and prison violence in the state. The NCRB has treated the increasing incidents of suicides, unnatural deaths, prison violence, mental health crisis, overcrowding and inadequate psychological support systems in Haryana prisons as a grave human rights conce…
Satna (Madhya Pradesh), May 11 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party government of pushing the state towards “jungle raj” through rising crime, corruption, and alleged political interference in the administration.Addressing a press conference in Satna, Patwari alleged that the law and order situation had deteriorated sharply under the rule of the Bharatiya Janata Party.Referring to a recent report by the National Crime Records Bure…
Guwahati, May 8 (IANS) Assam Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah on Friday said the state had witnessed one of the sharpest declines in crime rates in the country, citing the latest “Crime in India 2024” report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).Sharing details in a post on X, the minister said Assam registered 49,552 criminal cases in 2024, a significant decline from 64,959 cases recorded in 2023 and 68,937 cases in 2022.According to the data highlighted by the minister, the stat…
Bengaluru, May 8 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party and Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly R. Ashoka on Friday launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the Congress government over the rising number of farmer suicides in the state, alleging that the government was indulging in “guarantee politics over the bodies of farmers”.In a statement, Ashoka questioned the reasons behind the reported 22.61 per cent increase in farmer suicides in Karnataka a…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Delhi government and 21 state governments to take proactive measures and implement relief efforts to protect vulnerable populations from the growing threat of heat waves. In communications sent to the Chief Secretaries of the concerned states and Delhi, the apex human rights body stressed the urgent need for integrated and inclusive measures to mitigate the impact of extreme heat and prevent casualties.The st…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre and all states and Union Territories on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to address the growing menace of false complaints, fabricated charges, and false evidence in the criminal justice system.A bench of Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the order while hearing a petition filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay. As per the computerised case status,…