UP govt prints full-page ads on women's safety: A look at how the state has tackled crimes against women
6 years, 10 months ago

UP govt prints full-page ads on women's safety: A look at how the state has tackled crimes against women

Firstpost  

On Monday, the Uttar Pradesh government published a full-page This comes only weeks after Kuldeep Singh Sengar, an MLA of the ruling BJP, was caught in a controversy after he was accused of raping a minor in 2017. “The Uttar Pradesh government, under the leadership of Yogi Adityanath, showed its commitment towards security and welfare of women in the state from the first day of assuming office last year… The government has strictly followed zero tolerance policy against crime with no interference in the functioning of police, ensuring rule of law in the state,” the ad reads. From the gangrape of a Dalit woman at gunpoint just days after the government swore-in in March and the kidnapping and rape of a minor in April to the rape of a woman in a vehicle in May and the rape and murder of a minor in Aligarh in June last year, crimes against women in Uttar Pradesh have made national headlines every single month since the BJP government took office. With six cases registered everyday on average and 3,003 people implicated over a nine-month period in 1,706 incidents, Uttar Pradesh’s anti-Romeo squads are considered among the biggest achievements of the government, as The Indian Express pointed out in a January report. The anti-Romeo squad is only on papers.” On the other hand, several women’s rights activists — who include human rights lawyers Indira Jaising and Vrinda Grover, and women’s rights campaigners Aruna Roy, Kavita Krishnan and Kamla Bhasin — say these groups should be disbanded because their heavy-handed tactics and moral policing leave people insecure and fearful.

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Crimes against women surge in Madhya Pradesh, rape cases up 19% in 2024
4 days, 15 hours ago

Crimes against women surge in Madhya Pradesh, rape cases up 19% in 2024

India Today  

Crimes against women in Madhya Pradesh have risen, with government data showing an increase in rape cases, particularly in tribal areas. While 6,134 rape cases were registered in 2020, the number increased to 7,294 in 2024, marking a 19 per cent rise, according to data compiled by the state Home Department. Over the past five years, cases rose by 10 …

Over 68k cases of crime against women in five years, Haryana assembly told
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Over 68k cases of crime against women in five years, Haryana assembly told

Hindustan Times  

A total of 10,262 cases of rape and 6,338 of murder were registered by the Haryana Police from 2019 to 2024. This was stated by chief minister Nayab Saini in a written reply to a question asked by INLD MLA Aditya Devi Lal during the question hour on Monday. The chief minister informed the House that 68,030 cases of crime …

BJP’s double-engine government in Odisha failed to tackle crimes against women, alleges Congress
2 weeks, 5 days ago

BJP’s double-engine government in Odisha failed to tackle crimes against women, alleges Congress

The Hindu  

Hitting out at the BJP over alleged increase in crimes against women in Odisha, the Congress on Friday claimed that 54 incidents of gang-rape have taken place in the past eight months with the ‘‘double-engine government remaining silent”. Addressing a press conference at the All India Congress Committee office, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee President Bhakta Charan Das said the Centre …

Crimes against women in Delhi fell by 8.6% in 2024, shows data
3 months, 1 week ago

Crimes against women in Delhi fell by 8.6% in 2024, shows data

Hindustan Times  

The national capital has recorded a significant decline of nearly 8.6% in cases of crimes against women this year compared to 2023, according to data shared by the Delhi Police. Delhi reported 4,273 cases of rape, molestation, and eve-teasing until December 15 this year, down from 4,674 cases reported during the same period last year. A total of 1,971 rape …

Crimes against women fell by 11% this year: Delhi Police data
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Crimes against women fell by 11% this year: Delhi Police data

Hindustan Times  

The national capital has recorded an average 11% decline in crimes against women in 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, Delhi Police officials said on Thursday. Police data shows 1,919 rape cases were reported up to December 1 this year, compared to 2,141 during the same period last year, marking a 10.3% decline. Molestation cases also fell sharply, …

Anita Anand | UP panel’s bid to keep women ‘safe’ appears to be misguided
4 months ago

Anita Anand | UP panel’s bid to keep women ‘safe’ appears to be misguided

Deccan Chronicle  

There has recently been a brouhaha over a proposal tabled by the Uttar Pradesh State Women’s Commission to ensure the safety of all women across India’s largest state. Data gathered from thirty-six states, Union territories, and Central agencies revealed a surge of four per cent in crimes against women, including cases of cruelty by husbands and relatives, abductions, assaults and …

Rise in Crime Against Women and Children in Andhra Pradesh: A Crisis Requiring Urgent Attention
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rise in Crime Against Women and Children in Andhra Pradesh: A Crisis Requiring Urgent Attention

India Today  

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has expressed outrage over the rise in crime against women and children in the state, citing data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The data revealed a significant increase in crimes against women, with a 43% rise recorded in 2022 compared to the previous year. The state ranks sixth in the country …

A trainee doctor’s rape and murder sparked mass protests in India. A man has now been charged
5 months, 2 weeks ago

A trainee doctor’s rape and murder sparked mass protests in India. A man has now been charged

CNN  

New Delhi CNN — A man has been charged for the rape and murder of a resident doctor during a night shift in India’s eastern city of Kolkata, a crime that ignited nationwide protests about the country’s pervasive problem with gender violence. The doctor trainee was resting in a seminar room at the medical college while working a night shift …

Threat at every step: What it takes to stay alive as women
7 months ago

Threat at every step: What it takes to stay alive as women

New Indian Express  

Grim figures Violence and abuse against women and girls is frequent on streets, in public transportation and in other public places. In 2022, the Delhi Police registered a total of 1212 cases of sexual assault which says that on an average three women were raped daily in the city. According to the data shared by the National Crime Records Bureau, …

Assam Congress seeks white paper on crime against women
7 months ago

Assam Congress seeks white paper on crime against women

The Hindu  

The Assam unit of Congress on Saturday demanded a white paper on crimes against women during the Bharatiya Janata Party -led rule since 2016 in the State. The demand followed Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s said 23 cases of rapes and crimes against women have been registered in Assam since the Lok Sabha elections, whose third and last phase was …

Beyond Lenient Laws: What Will It Take to Protect India’s Women?
7 months ago

Beyond Lenient Laws: What Will It Take to Protect India’s Women?

News 18  

After this fortnight, it is not hard to see why some are demanding speedy punishment, including automatic death sentences for severe crimes against women. A migrant labourer was charged with the crime and sentenced to death, a verdict upheld by the Kerala High Court in May 2024. “Every sinner has a future" There was the startling “every sinner has a …

Uttar Pradesh: CM Yogi Adityanath slams Samajwadi Party over gangrape of minor girl in Ayodhya
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh: CM Yogi Adityanath slams Samajwadi Party over gangrape of minor girl in Ayodhya

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath criticised the Samajwadi Party over the gangrape of a 12-year-old girl in Ayodhya. The accused sits, eats and walks with the SP MP and the party has not yet taken action against him.” Citing the NCRB data from 2016 to 2024, he said, “There has been a decline of 86.47 per cent in dacoity, …

'Main yahan naukri karne nahi aaya hun': Yogi Adityanath compares 2016 crime data with 2024 in UP Assembly
7 months, 3 weeks ago

'Main yahan naukri karne nahi aaya hun': Yogi Adityanath compares 2016 crime data with 2024 in UP Assembly

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath lashed out at the opposition in the state assembly today, saying that he has not come to do just a job in the government. CM Yogi also explained the data regarding crime incidents in the state in 2024 as compared to 2016. Opposition creates chaos in Uttar Pradesh Lashing out at the opposition, CM …

Alarming new trend in Uttarakhand: Violence against women going up
8 months ago

Alarming new trend in Uttarakhand: Violence against women going up

New Indian Express  

A disturbing trend is emerging in Uttarakhand, where the growing popularity of live-in relationships is being matched by a simultaneous increase in cases of violence against women. According to data released by the State Women's Commission, there has been a significant rise in cases of violence against women in live-in relationships in recent months. Expressing deep concern over the growing …

Uttar Pradesh tops list of complaints with National Commission for Women
9 months, 1 week ago

Uttar Pradesh tops list of complaints with National Commission for Women

The Hindu  

The highest number of complaints received by the National Commission for Women so far this year has been from Uttar Pradesh followed by Delhi and then Maharashtra. Among other States, Tamil Nadu recorded 304 complaints, Karnataka 305, Bihar 586, Madhya Pradesh 516, Haryana 509, Rajasthan 409 and West Bengal 307. Category of crimes As far as the categories of crimes …

Gang rape of a tourist in India highlights its struggle to curb sexual violence against women
1 year ago

Gang rape of a tourist in India highlights its struggle to curb sexual violence against women

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Seven men raped me, and they have beaten us and robbed us.” …

Gang rape of a tourist in India highlights its struggle to curb sexual violence against women
1 year ago

Gang rape of a tourist in India highlights its struggle to curb sexual violence against women

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — The woman in the Instagram video appeared shaken. The case triggered a nationwide outcry over one of India’s rampant problems: a decades-long struggle to curb rising sexual violence against women. Reports of horrific sexual assaults on women have become familiar in India, where police recorded 31,516 rape cases in 2022, a 20% increase from 2021, according to …

28,811 complaints of crimes against women received in 2023, over 50% from U.P.: NCW data
1 year, 2 months ago

28,811 complaints of crimes against women received in 2023, over 50% from U.P.: NCW data

The Hindu  

The National Commission for Women registered 28,811 complaints of crime against women last year and about 55% were from Uttar Pradesh. The highest number of complaints were received in the right to dignity category that involves harassment other than domestic violence and it stood at 8,540, according to NCW data. Dowry harassment complaints stood at 4,797, molestation complaints at 2,349, …

Crimes against women must stop for the country to prosper
1 year, 3 months ago

Crimes against women must stop for the country to prosper

Live Mint  

Crimes against women in India rose by 4% in 2022 from the previous year, a majority of the cases being cruelty by the husband or his relatives. Delhi is still rated as the country’s most unsafe city for women, with an average of three reported rape cases per day, accounting for 29% of crimes committed against women in 19 major …

Are crimes against women on the rise? | Explained
1 year, 3 months ago

Are crimes against women on the rise? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: The crime rate may have declined in 2022, but crimes against women rose 4% in 2022 compared to 2021, according to the annual report of the National Crime Records Bureau released on December 4. The high crime rate is an indicator of the persistent “lower status and inequality” faced by women and girls, says Ms. Velankar. …

Crimes against women: Conviction rate in U.P. ‘180 times higher’ than national average
1 year, 3 months ago

Crimes against women: Conviction rate in U.P. ‘180 times higher’ than national average

Hindustan Times  

For the fourth consecutive year, Uttar Pradesh has achieved the highest conviction rate in cases of violence against women, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau data released for 2022, senior police officials said on Tuesday. UP Police special director general -Law and Order Prashant Kumar said, “The conviction rate in the state in crimes against women cases was …

Crimes against women and children rise in Andhra Pradesh in 2022, says NCRB data
1 year, 3 months ago

Crimes against women and children rise in Andhra Pradesh in 2022, says NCRB data

The Hindu  

Crimes against women and children saw a rise in Andhra Pradesh in the year 2022, as per the data released recently by the National Crime Records Bureau. Andhra Pradesh stood sixth in the country in the number of cases of crime against women. “Women are increasingly coming forward to lodge complaint whenever in distress, and therefore there is a rise …

NCRB data: Jump in rape cases, but overall crime rate sees a dip in Punjab
1 year, 3 months ago

NCRB data: Jump in rape cases, but overall crime rate sees a dip in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

When the country has witnessed almost 4% rise in crime against women in year 2022 as per National Crime Registration Bureau data, Punjab has witnessed 1.5% dip in the segment as per the latest report, but the number of rape cases registered in the state has increased as compared the previous year. In 2022, all 517 rape case victims were …

Crime against women: 4.45 lakh FIRs filed in 2022, Delhi tops the list
1 year, 3 months ago

Crime against women: 4.45 lakh FIRs filed in 2022, Delhi tops the list

Live Mint  

According to the annual crime report of the National Crime Records Bureau, Delhi registered the highest rate of crime against women in the country in 2022. The NCRB data revealed that Uttar Pradesh registered 65,743 crime against women FIRs in 2022 followed by Maharashtra 45,331, Rajasthan 45,058, West Bengal 34,738 and Madhya Pradesh 32,765. National capital Delhi topped the list …

Uttar Pradesh police shielding accused in rape, murder case of Dalit woman, says fact-finding report
1 year, 3 months ago

Uttar Pradesh police shielding accused in rape, murder case of Dalit woman, says fact-finding report

The Hindu  

A fact-finding report by a team of advocates and human rights activists has found the Uttar Pradesh police guilty of gross negligence and shielding men from an upper caste community who allegedly gang-raped and murdered a Dalit woman in Banda district on October 31. The police made considerable attempts to dilute the “caste atrocity”, said the report published this week …

'MP Number 1 In Atrocities Against Women': Congress On BJP's Allegations Over Dausa Rape Case
1 year, 4 months ago

'MP Number 1 In Atrocities Against Women': Congress On BJP's Allegations Over Dausa Rape Case

ABP News  

In response to the rape of a young girl in Dausa, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh remarked that atrocities against women wherever are abhorrent, news agency ANI reported. #WATCH | Jaipur, Rajasthan: Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications, Jairam Ramesh, says, ".Harassment of women anywhere is shameful. But they raise the issue of Rajasthan.Investigation is done in Rajasthan… pic.twitter.com/jLiT0S0OTu — ANI November …

Cannot excuse sexual violence against women in Manipur on ground that crimes are committed against them in other parts of country: Supreme Court
1 year, 7 months ago

Cannot excuse sexual violence against women in Manipur on ground that crimes are committed against them in other parts of country: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday said the “systemic” and “unprecedented magnitude” of sexual violence committed against women in Manipur amidst ethnic clashes cannot be excused on the ground that crimes happened to women in other parts of the country too. “You cannot excuse what is taking place in Manipur now on the ground that such crimes are happening to several …

'Most crimes against women in Rajasthan -10 lakh in 54 months; 2 lakh atrocity, rape cases': BJP leader Vasundhara Raje
1 year, 8 months ago

'Most crimes against women in Rajasthan -10 lakh in 54 months; 2 lakh atrocity, rape cases': BJP leader Vasundhara Raje

Firstpost  

Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje on Friday said that most of the crimes against women have taken place in Rajasthan which alone accounted for more than 10 lakh incidents in 54 months Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje on Friday said that most of the crimes against women have taken place in Rajasthan which alone accounted for more than …

From the India Today archives (2005) | The urban Indian woman: Single and unsafe
2 years, 2 months ago

From the India Today archives (2005) | The urban Indian woman: Single and unsafe

India Today  

It is 2.15 a.m. After a long night of study, two girls step out of their rented suburban home for a quick bite at a busy crossing. But it is not restricted to Delhi-though according to the National Crime Records Bureau, the capital accounts for over 30 per cent of rapes and abduction of women in urban India. A FICCI …

Poor conviction in crimes against women in Delhi, shows police data
2 years, 3 months ago

Poor conviction in crimes against women in Delhi, shows police data

Hindustan Times  

To correct the poor conviction rate in crimes against women, the Delhi Police has started to chalk out plans to reduce such crimes and has become the first police force in the country to make collection of forensic evidence mandatory in crimes punishable by more than six years. According to Delhi Police data, the force has the best conviction rate …

Focus on making U.P. safer for women
2 years, 6 months ago

Focus on making U.P. safer for women

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: In what may be called Yogi 2.0 government’s most significant step towards safety of women in the first six months of its tenure, the government on Friday passed the Code of Criminal Procedure Bill, 2022 to end the provision of anticipatory bail in cases of heinous crime against women and children. To create a safe atmosphere for women, the …

Anger in India after bodies of minor Dalit sisters found hanging from tree
2 years, 6 months ago

Anger in India after bodies of minor Dalit sisters found hanging from tree

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The rape and murder of …

Assam records most violent crimes: NCRB data
2 years, 6 months ago

Assam records most violent crimes: NCRB data

The Hindu  

September 02, 2022 03:50 pm | Updated September 03, 2022 03:14 pm IST - GUWAHATI “Assam has retained the top spot in recording the most violent crimes in the country followed consistently by Delhi except in 2020,” the National Crime Records Bureau data for 2021 has revealed. “But the crime rate of 76.6 cases per one lakh population – a …

56% cases of crimes against women in Rajasthan false, says CM Gehlot
2 years, 6 months ago

56% cases of crimes against women in Rajasthan false, says CM Gehlot

Hindustan Times  

Asserting that free registration of the first information report was the main reason behind the increased number of cases in Rajasthan, chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said more than half of the cases of crimes against women are false. Addressing newspersons after attending a programme at Rajasthan Police Academy, Gehlot said Rajasthan has a policy of free registration of …

Rise in rape cases due to false allegations: Rajasthan police on NCRB data
2 years, 6 months ago

Rise in rape cases due to false allegations: Rajasthan police on NCRB data

Hindustan Times  

Mandatory registration of FIRs and almost half of the claims turning out to be false are behind the increase in rape cases in Rajasthan, the state police said on Thursday. The Rajasthan Police was reacting to the National Crime Records Bureau report which said that the state has reported the highest number of rape cases in the country in 2021 …

Top news of the day: India’s GDP grew 13.5% in first qurater of 2022; India lodged 86 rapes daily, 49 offences against women per hour in 2021, says NCRB data, and more
2 years, 6 months ago

Top news of the day: India’s GDP grew 13.5% in first qurater of 2022; India lodged 86 rapes daily, 49 offences against women per hour in 2021, says NCRB data, and more

The Hindu  

India’s GDP grows at 13.5% in April-June quarter India’s Gross Domestic Product grew 13.5% in the first quarter of 2022-23, with the Gross Value Added in the economy rising 12.7%, as per National Statistical Office estimates. India lodged 86 rapes daily, 49 offences against women per hour in 2021: NCRB data Among states, Rajasthan was on top of the list …

India lodged average 86 rapes daily, 49 offences against women per hour in 2021: NCRB data
2 years, 6 months ago

India lodged average 86 rapes daily, 49 offences against women per hour in 2021: NCRB data

The Hindu  

India registered 31,677 cases of rape in 2021 - an average 86 daily - while nearly 49 cases of crime against women were lodged every single hour, according to the latest government report on crimes in the country. The number of rape cases in 2020 was 28,046, while it was 32,033 in 2019, the National Crime Records Bureau's 'Crime in …

India Witnesses Nearly 20% Increase in Rapes in 2021; Govt Data Shows Average 86 Cases Lodged Daily
2 years, 6 months ago

India Witnesses Nearly 20% Increase in Rapes in 2021; Govt Data Shows Average 86 Cases Lodged Daily

News 18  

India registered 31,677 cases of rape in 2021 — an average 86 daily — while nearly 49 cases of crime against women were lodged every single hour, according to the latest government report on crimes in the country. The number of rape cases in 2020 was 28,046, while it was 32,033 in 2019, the National Crime Records Bureau’s ‘Crime in …

Crimes against women in India up 15% in 2021 as Delhi remains the most unsafe city
2 years, 6 months ago

Crimes against women in India up 15% in 2021 as Delhi remains the most unsafe city

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Crimes against women in India …

Assam records highest rate of crime against women for 5th consecutive year: NCRB
2 years, 6 months ago

Assam records highest rate of crime against women for 5th consecutive year: NCRB

Hindustan Times  

Assam has become the state with the highest rate of crime against women in India for the 5th consecutive year, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau figures for 2021 released on Monday. The rate of crime against women in Assam last year was 168.3, which is way higher than the national rate of 64.5. Last year, 29,046 cases …

NCRB data a major relief for Yogi govt in Uttar Pradesh
2 years, 6 months ago

NCRB data a major relief for Yogi govt in Uttar Pradesh

India TV News  

NCRB data: The latest report of the National Crime Report Bureau has come as a major relief for the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh. According to the NCRB data for 2021, 378 cases of communal violence were registered across the country, of which just one case was registered in Uttar Pradesh. The NCRB data also revealed that crimes against …

Delhi most unsafe metro for women
2 years, 6 months ago

Delhi most unsafe metro for women

The Hindu  

The national capital recorded the highest number of rape cases among all 19 metropolitan cities with an average of three rapes being reported every day of the last year, a report by the National Crime Records Bureau showed. In the category of crimes against women, Delhi also topped the list of metropolitan cities in cases of cruelty by husband or …

Delhi saw over 40% jump in crimes against women in 2021, most unsafe: NCRB
2 years, 6 months ago

Delhi saw over 40% jump in crimes against women in 2021, most unsafe: NCRB

Hindustan Times  

Delhi saw a more than 40 per cent rise in crimes against women in 2021 as compared to 2020, with two girls being raped every day last year in the national capital, making it the most unsafe metropolitan city for women in India, according to the latest NCRB or National Crime Records Bureau data. NCRB data shows, there were 43,414 …

Raj: Gehlot’s remarks on ‘murders after rapes post death penalty’ draws Oppn ire
2 years, 7 months ago

Raj: Gehlot’s remarks on ‘murders after rapes post death penalty’ draws Oppn ire

Hindustan Times  

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot’s comments on ‘murders after rapes’ has sparked a massive controversy, with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party stating that the CM “cannot escape from the failures of the government by making absurd statements”. Gehlot had said that murders after rapes have increased ever since the new legislation entailing death penalty for rape has come into force. …

Tribals at the receiving end in Madhya Pradesh
2 years, 8 months ago

Tribals at the receiving end in Madhya Pradesh

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 24, 2022 18:00 IST On July 2, the Internet was flooded with visuals of the public immolation of a tribal woman, Rampyari Bai, in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district. Madhya Pradesh registered 33,239 cases of atrocities against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes from 2018 to November 2021, which represents a steep climb of 15-20 per cent in the …

Women, girls safer in India since 2015, say NFHS figures: Government in Parliament
2 years, 8 months ago

Women, girls safer in India since 2015, say NFHS figures: Government in Parliament

Firstpost  

Domestic violence, including violence during pregnancy down from NFHS-4 survey period. No increase in sexual violence against girls under 18 years was reported under Modi regime New Delhi: The government on Wednesday informed the Parliament that there has been a favourable decline in crimes against women in India since 2015. The WCD Minister said that as per the latest National …

Crime Against Women Up Across Tamil Nadu in 2021
2 years, 10 months ago

Crime Against Women Up Across Tamil Nadu in 2021

News 18  

The crime rate against women was on the rise in Tamil Nadu in 2021, according to the statistics tabled in the state assembly on Tuesday. In particular, the NCW said that the number of complaints received last year after 2014 was 30 per cent higher than the 23,722 complaints against crimes against women in 2020. According to the law, 2,396 …

Sexual crimes against women up 70% in 2 decades
2 years, 11 months ago

Sexual crimes against women up 70% in 2 decades

Live Mint  

India’s rape-related crime rate rose 70.7% over the last two decades from 11.6 per 100,000 women and girls in 2001 to 19.8 in 2018, according to a report by Public Health Foundation of India. While the least number of cases were reported in Bihar with a rate of 1.8 per 100,000 Odisha was high up on the list with 49.4 …

India's ruling party says crime is down. Muslims say they've never felt less safe
3 years ago

India's ruling party says crime is down. Muslims say they've never felt less safe

NPR  

India's ruling party says crime is down. Enlarge this image toggle caption Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images Extrajudicial encounters have helped distort India's crime statistics Uttar Pradesh police say aggressive policing has lowered crime. Between March 2017, when Adityanath took office, and August 2021, Uttar Pradesh police say they shot and injured at least 3,302 …

Criminal cases against 25% of candidates in fray for first phase of UP polls, says ADR report
3 years, 1 month ago

Criminal cases against 25% of candidates in fray for first phase of UP polls, says ADR report

India Today  

Twenty-five per cent of the candidates fielded by different political parties for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election have criminal cases against them, according to a report by Association for Democratic Reforms. Among the major parties, 21 out of 28 candidates analysed from Samajwadi Party, 17 out of 29 candidates analysed from Rashtriya Lok Dal, 29 out …

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