65% of Death Sentences in 2020 Involved Sexual Violence; Project 39A at NLU-Delhi Delhi Releases 5th Annual Death Penalty Statistics
3 years, 11 months ago

65% of Death Sentences in 2020 Involved Sexual Violence; Project 39A at NLU-Delhi Delhi Releases 5th Annual Death Penalty Statistics

Live Law  

Project 39A at National Law University, Delhi published the fifth edition of the Death Penalty in India: Annual Statistics Report which provides an annual update on all death penalty cases in India alongwith documenting the legislative developments on the issue. However, there was an increase in the proportion of death sentences imposed for cases involving sexual offences by trial courts from 53% in 2019 to 65% in 2020. Dr. Anup Surendranath, Executive Director, Project 39A said: "Tracking the death sentences across trial courts, High Courts and the Supreme Court since 2016 has given us revealing insights into the shifts in discourse and the enforcement of the death penalty. In 2020, sessions courts imposed 77 death sentences in cases involving 76 prisoners, a marked drop from the 103 sentences imposed in 2019. Increasing proportion of death sentences for cases involving sexual offences 65% of the death sentences imposed by trial courts were for offences involving sexual violence.

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Crimes against women in Delhi fell by 8.6% in 2024, shows data
2 weeks, 1 day 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 …

Delhi reported over 11% dip in heinous, street crimes in 2024: Police
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Delhi reported over 11% dip in heinous, street crimes in 2024: Police

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The national capital has reported a more than 11 per cent decline in heinous and street crimes, including murder and rape, this year as compared to last year, according to the data. Delhi reported over 11% dip in heinous, street crimes in 2024: Police In 2023, till November 30, the city reported 11,207 cases of murder, rape, robbery, …

India’s student suicide rate has surpassed overall trend, population growth rate: Report
4 months ago

India’s student suicide rate has surpassed overall trend, population growth rate: Report

The Hindu  

Incidents of student suicides in India have grown at an alarming annual rate, surpassing the population growth rate and overall suicide trends, according to a new report. Based on the National Crime Records Bureau data, the ‘Student suicides: An epidemic sweeping India’ report was released on Wednesday at the Annual IC3 Conference and Expo 2024. The report pointed out that …

India's student suicide rate has surpassed overall trend, population growth rate: Report
4 months ago

India's student suicide rate has surpassed overall trend, population growth rate: Report

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Incidents of student suicides in India have grown at an alarming annual rate, surpassing the population growth rate and overall suicide trends, according to a new report. The report pointed out that while the overall suicide numbers increased by 2 per cent annually, student suicides cases surged by 4 per cent, despite a likely "under reporting" of student …

Gang rape of a tourist in India highlights its struggle to curb sexual violence against women
9 months, 3 weeks 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.” …

Crimes against women must stop for the country to prosper
1 year 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 …

11 Yrs of Nirbhaya Horror: How Delhi Continues to be Most Unsafe City for Women in India - News18
1 year ago

11 Yrs of Nirbhaya Horror: How Delhi Continues to be Most Unsafe City for Women in India - News18

News 18  

In 2012, on the cold and dark night of December 16, the news of the gang rape of a young woman in a moving bus in the national capital shook the nation. Between 2017 and 2022, the rape cases reported in Delhi stood below 1,300, with 2020 being an exception when less than 1,000 cases were reported. The conviction rate …

Delhi records 3,367 suicide cases in 2022: NCRB data
1 year ago

Delhi records 3,367 suicide cases in 2022: NCRB data

Hindustan Times  

Delhi recorded a 22 per cent on-year jump in suicide cases in 2022, the latest NCRB data showed. In 2022, of the 3,367 people who died by suicide, 842 were women and 2,525 men. According to an analysis of the National Crime Records Bureau's Accidental Deaths and Suicides Report, there were 3,367 suicide cases reported in Delhi in 2022. The …

Crimes against women, children, SC/ST, and cyber crimes, increased in 2022: Crime in India report
1 year ago

Crimes against women, children, SC/ST, and cyber crimes, increased in 2022: Crime in India report

The Hindu  

Crimes against women, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, children, cyber crimes, and offences against the state saw an increase in 2022 as compared with 2021, according to the annual ‘Crime in India Report 2022’ published by the National Crime Records Bureau on Sunday. According to the Crime in India report, a total of 4,45,256 cases of ‘crimes against women’ were registered …

15 years after Soumya Vishwanathan's murder, is Delhi safer for women now?
1 year, 2 months ago

15 years after Soumya Vishwanathan's murder, is Delhi safer for women now?

Hindustan Times  

While driving back home after a concert in the mid-2000s, Vidya Shah was chased by four men in a car near Delhi’s Nizamuddin colony one night. READ | Delhi court convicts 5 in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case; mother demands life imprisonment In 2008, National Crime Records Bureau data showed that there were 3,515 crimes recorded against women in Delhi. Delhi, …

Explained: How India saw the highest number of death penalties in 2022
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained: How India saw the highest number of death penalties in 2022

Firstpost  

According to the report ‘Death Penalty in India, Annual Statistics Report, 2022,’ trial courts across India imposed 165 death sentences in 2022, the most in a single year in the last two decades New Delhi: Trial courts across the country imposed 165 death sentences in 2022, which is the highest in a single year in the last two decades, a …

165 Death Sentences Awarded By Trial Courts In 2022, Highest Ever In A Year Since 2000 : Project 39A Report
1 year, 11 months ago

165 Death Sentences Awarded By Trial Courts In 2022, Highest Ever In A Year Since 2000 : Project 39A Report

Live Law  

In 2022, trial courts imposed the largest number of death sentences in a single year since 2000 while the death row population was the highest it has been since 2004. Overview of Death Sentences In 2022, trial courts imposed death sentences on 165 persons - the largest number of death sentences imposed in a single year in over two decades …

165 Death Sentences in 2022, Highest in 2 Decades; Most Penalties for Sexual Offenders: Report
1 year, 11 months ago

165 Death Sentences in 2022, Highest in 2 Decades; Most Penalties for Sexual Offenders: Report

News 18  

As many as 165 prisoners were reportedly sentenced to death in 2022, the highest yearly rise in two decades. The number of prisoners on death row also increased sharply from 490 in 2021 to 539 om 2022, according to the Annual Death Penalty Report, 2022. “The large death row population signals the continued imposition of a high number of death …

Poor conviction in crimes against women in Delhi, shows police data
2 years 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 …

Why India needs a rethink before expanding scope of death penalty
2 years, 1 month ago

Why India needs a rethink before expanding scope of death penalty

Firstpost  

It is crystal clear the graph of number of death sentences dips amazingly as the cases get referred up Put yourself in the shoes of a rape and murder victim’s parents. But while the Delhi High Court had given the death punishment calling the accused “predators”, the Supreme Court exonerated all three defendants for the 2012 rape and murder of …

Delhi registers 440% rise in crime in the last 10 years: Report
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi registers 440% rise in crime in the last 10 years: Report

Live Mint  

The national capital Delhi has registered a 440% rise in major crimes in the last 10 years, according to a report. The report added that 99% of crimes against women and children are pending trial as of 2021 in Delhi. Milind Mhaske, CEO of, the Praja Foundation said although it is a good sign that more citizens are coming forward …

NCRB 2021 report: Dying young and jobless in India
2 years, 3 months ago

NCRB 2021 report: Dying young and jobless in India

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 22, 2022 10:15 IST India has overtaken the United Kingdom to become the fifth largest economy in the world according to the IMF and is poised to be the fastest growing Asian economy next year according to Morgan Stanley. A total of 1,64,033 cases of suicide were reported to the police during 2021, up 7.2 per cent …

Gujarat trial court sentence 50 convicts to death in past eight month
2 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat trial court sentence 50 convicts to death in past eight month

Firstpost  

Ahmedabad: Gujarat has seen a sharp rise in trial courts giving captial punishment with 50 people being sentenced to death this year till August compared to 46 between 2006 and 2021, as per data available with courts in the state. In February 2022, a special court had sentenced to death 38 convicts in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blast case, sharply …

India records highest-ever deaths due to suicides in 2021
2 years, 3 months ago

India records highest-ever deaths due to suicides in 2021

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: India recorded over 1.64 lakh deaths due to suicides in 2021, an average of nearly 450 daily or 18 every hour, with the figures reaching highest for any calendar year so far, according to official data. Of those who died by suicide, there were nearly 1.19 lakh males, 45,026 females and 28 transgenders, data from the National Crime …

India lodged average 86 rapes daily, 49 offences against women per hour in 2021: NCRB data
2 years, 4 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, 4 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 …

Violent crimes in 2021 back to pre-pandemic levels
2 years, 4 months ago

Violent crimes in 2021 back to pre-pandemic levels

The Hindu  

Registered violent crimes such as rape, kidnapping, crimes against children and robberies increased again across India in 2021, after pandemic-related restrictions led to a decline in these severe offences in 2020. They were also recorded under ‘Other IPC Crimes’ and ‘Other State Local Acts.’ The number of cases filed under Section 188 of the IPC almost halved from 6.12 lakh …

Delhi: Heinous crimes up over 13 per cent, 3,140 cases reported till July 2022
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi: Heinous crimes up over 13 per cent, 3,140 cases reported till July 2022

India TV News  

Highlights Heinous crime cases in national capital have seen an almost 13% rise in first 6-months of 2022 In the category of non-heinous cases, house theft incidents have increased by 553% The number of non-heinous cases in 2022 and 2021 was 1,55,980 and 1,44,332 respectively Delhi crime news: Heinous crime cases in the national capital have seen an almost 13 …

Raj: Gehlot’s remarks on ‘murders after rapes post death penalty’ draws Oppn ire
2 years, 4 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. …

Women, girls safer in India since 2015, say NFHS figures: Government in Parliament
2 years, 5 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 …

Sexual crimes against women up 70% in 2 decades
2 years, 8 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 …

Delhi: 13% rise in crime in 2021 as compared to 2020
2 years, 10 months ago

Delhi: 13% rise in crime in 2021 as compared to 2020

India Today  

Delhi witnessed a 13 per cent rise in crime in 2021 as compared to the previous year, city police commissioner Rakesh Asthana said on Thursday, adding that the increase in the crime rate is because of less number of cases recorded during the pandemic in 2020. Citing data, police said 3,06,389 crime cases were reported in 2021 as compared to …

More Things Change, More They Remain the Same: 9 Yrs After Nirbhaya Horror, Where Does India Stand?
3 years ago

More Things Change, More They Remain the Same: 9 Yrs After Nirbhaya Horror, Where Does India Stand?

News 18  

A night of monstrosity that shook the nation. The horrifying case shocked the nation’s conscience, made international headlines, and revealed the extent of sexual violence against women in India, prompting lawmakers to toughen rape penalties. The victim, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student dubbed “Nirbhaya,” or “Fearless,” by the media because Indian law prohibits rape victims from being identified, was walking home …

Vendetta, love affair, dowry: What triggered murders in India in 2020
3 years, 3 months ago

Vendetta, love affair, dowry: What triggered murders in India in 2020

India Today  

Across 28 states, eight Union Territories - home to 1.3 billion people, more than 42,54,300 incidents were recorded as crimes under various sections of the Indian Penal Code last year, revealed the data released by the National Crime Records Bureau. Graphic: Meghnad Bose/Indiatoday.in India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, reported the maximum number of murder cases at 3,779. Graphic: Meghnad …

India recorded 77 rape cases, 80 murders daily in 2020, says NCRB report; crimes against women highest in Rajasthan
3 years, 3 months ago

India recorded 77 rape cases, 80 murders daily in 2020, says NCRB report; crimes against women highest in Rajasthan

Firstpost  

Among states, UP reported the maximum of 3,779 murder cases, followed by Bihar with 3,150 cases, in Maharashtra 2,163 cases were registered, the data showed New Delhi: India has recorded an average of 80 murders and 77 rape cases daily in 2020, National Crime Records Bureau’s report revealed on Wednesday. Among states, Uttar Pradesh reported the maximum of 3,779 murder …

Delhi reported maximum number of rapes and murders in 2020 among 19 metros, shows NCRB data
3 years, 3 months ago

Delhi reported maximum number of rapes and murders in 2020 among 19 metros, shows NCRB data

Firstpost  

The capital accounted for nearly 40 percent of all rapes and almost 25 percent murder cases in the last year New Delhi: Delhi accounted for nearly 40 percent of all rape cases and almost 25 percent murder cases among 19 metropolitan cities in India in 2020, according to latest government data. Altogether, 1,849 murder cases and 2,533 rape cases were …

NCRB report: A status check on crimes in the country
3 years, 3 months ago

NCRB report: A status check on crimes in the country

The Hindu  

The Coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown resulted in a drop in traditional crimes like theft, robbery, and assault on women and children in 2020, but there was a drastic jump in disobedience to government orders, primarily arising due to violations of COVID-19 norms, official data showed. According to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau on 'Crime in …

Data | Serious offences dip in 2020, COVID violations pushes up crime rate
3 years, 3 months ago

Data | Serious offences dip in 2020, COVID violations pushes up crime rate

The Hindu  

Recorded crimes in India increased by 28% in 2020 compared to 2019, according to the National Crime Records Bureau. Click to remove AMP mode Fall in serious crimes While the overall crime incidents increased, the number of violent and serious crimes fell across many crime heads in 2020 compared to 2019. Booked for flouting lockdowns The rise in crimes in …

Book Review- "The Punished: Stories of Death-Row Prisoners in India" by Jahanvi Mishra
3 years, 9 months ago

Book Review- "The Punished: Stories of Death-Row Prisoners in India" by Jahanvi Mishra

Live Law  

The debate on the righteousness of capital punishment is going on since time immemorial. Based on the interview for Project 39A, Jahanvi Mishra has penned down "The Punished: Stories of Death-Row Prisoners in India", a book that reveals lives of death-row prisoners in India. The foreword by Dr Anup Surendranath draws attention to several important issues regarding death-row prisoners and …

Stories of the people we want to kill
3 years, 9 months ago

Stories of the people we want to kill

Live Mint  

About a year ago, the four convicts in the Nirbhaya rape case—Akshay Thakur, 31, Pawan Gupta, 25, Vinay Sharma, 26, and Mukesh Singh, 32—were hanged at Delhi's Tihar Jail at daybreak. Jahnavi Misra’s anthology of fictionalised stories, The Punished: Stories of Death-Row Prisoners in India, which is based on some of these recordings, is therefore a book that forces us …

Uttar Pradesh courts gave the most number of death sentences last year
3 years, 11 months ago

Uttar Pradesh courts gave the most number of death sentences last year

Live Mint  

Trial courts in India imposed a total of 77 death sentences involving 76 prisoners in 2020, a study by Project 39a, a New-Delhi based litigation and research group, has found. Courts in Uttar Pradesh sentenced those accused in 13 cases to capital punishment, making the state the most with death sentences in India last year. The total number of death …

How Official Data Miss Details On Half Of India’s Citizens
4 years ago

How Official Data Miss Details On Half Of India’s Citizens

The Quint  

The MOSPI committee expressed the need for a nationwide household level survey to have reliable estimates of the crimes in India. In addition to the survey, data should be collated from various statutory bodies like the National Commission for Women and be made available at regular intervals, said the report. Besides the NCRB, the NFHS releases data on violence against …

31 pc of total 3,137 rape cases in Delhi against children: NGO report
4 years, 1 month ago

31 pc of total 3,137 rape cases in Delhi against children: NGO report

India TV News  

At least thirty-one per cent of the total 3,137 rape cases in Delhi last year were committed against children, an NGO claimed. Reporting of rape cases fell marginally by one per cent and murder by nine per cent. Of the 3,137 rape cases last year, 969 were registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. Around 4.10 lakh …

Delhi accounted for highest number of crimes against foreigners in India in 2019
4 years, 3 months ago

Delhi accounted for highest number of crimes against foreigners in India in 2019

Live Mint  

The highest number of crimes against foreigners in India in 2019 were recorded in Delhi, followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka, a latest government data showed. A total of 409 cases of crimes against foreigners including rape, murder and theft were lodged in 2019, down from 517 in 2018 and 492 the year before, according to the National Crime Records Bureau …

Delhi Accounted for Highest Number of Crimes Against Foreigners in India in 2019: NCRB Data
4 years, 3 months ago

Delhi Accounted for Highest Number of Crimes Against Foreigners in India in 2019: NCRB Data

News 18  

New Delhi: The highest number of crimes against foreigners in India in 2019 were recorded in Delhi, followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka, a latest government data showed. A total of 409 cases of crimes against foreigners including rape, murder and theft were lodged in 2019, down from 517 in 2018 and 492 the year before, according to the National Crime …

Average 381 Suicides Daily in India in 2019; 50% Cases from Just 5 States: NCRB Data
4 years, 3 months ago

Average 381 Suicides Daily in India in 2019; 50% Cases from Just 5 States: NCRB Data

News 18  

India reported an average 381 deaths by suicide daily in 2019, totalling 1,39,123 fatalities over the year, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau data. A 3.4 per cent increase was observed in suicides during 2019 as compared to 2018 and 2017, the data showed. Family problems were behind 32.4 per cent of suicides, marriage-related problems and illness together …

ILS Webinar: Revisiting Jurisprudence On Capital Punishment In India [11th July]
4 years, 5 months ago

ILS Webinar: Revisiting Jurisprudence On Capital Punishment In India [11th July]

Live Law  

Indian Law Society's Law College, Criminal Law Cell is organizing a webinar on the "Revisiting Jurisprudence on Capital Punishment in India". The webinar aims to get insights on different aspects of the death penalty such as philosophies behind it, constitutionality, ground realities, and discussion on both abolition and retention of the death penalty in India. Day & Date: Saturday, 11th …

Sexual Violence Against Children And Gender Disparity In The Law
4 years, 6 months ago

Sexual Violence Against Children And Gender Disparity In The Law

Live Law  

The protection of children from sexual violence is a fundamental responsibility of every state. Section 377 of the IPC - This was the only provision of law prohibiting sexual violence against male children, prior to the enactment of the POCSO Act. The prison terms awardable in addition to fines for such offences can be seen in the following table- Offence …

Death Penalty Sentencing in India's Trial Courts: Confusion in the Apex Court Wreaks Havoc in Courts Below
4 years, 7 months ago

Death Penalty Sentencing in India's Trial Courts: Confusion in the Apex Court Wreaks Havoc in Courts Below

Live Law  

Project 39A has released a report titled DeathPenalty Sentencing in Trial Courts: Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra containing findings from a study of all capital cases decided by trial courts of Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra between 2000 and 2015. Contrary to the Constitution Bench decision in Bachan Singh which emphasised the relevance of mitigating factors in capital sentencing, trial …

Crime and punishment: The Hindu Editorial on hanging of Nirbhaya case convicts
4 years, 9 months ago

Crime and punishment: The Hindu Editorial on hanging of Nirbhaya case convicts

The Hindu  

The pre-dawn hangings of four men convicted of the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman may have brought a semblance of closure to her parents, prompting her mother, to say, “Women will now feel safe.” On December 16, 2012, the woman was brutally raped in an empty moving bus in Delhi and she died after battling for her …

Continuing debate
4 years, 10 months ago

Continuing debate

The Hindu  

THE delay in the hanging of the convicts in the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old physiotherapist in December 2012 has been a matter of intense discussion. While recommending partial abolition of the death penalty in 2015, the Law Commission, based on National Crime Records Bureau figures, concluded that murder rates were falling and, correspondingly, the rate of execution …

'Rape And Murder' Tops The List Of Cases Where Death Penalty Was Awarded In India : Project39 (NLU-D) Report
4 years, 11 months ago

'Rape And Murder' Tops The List Of Cases Where Death Penalty Was Awarded In India : Project39 (NLU-D) Report

Live Law  

As per the "Death Penalty Report in India: Annual Statistics" published by Project 39A of the National Law University, Delhi, 2019 was a significant year in terms of legal developments on capital punishment in India. Courts gave death penalty for murder involving sexual offences in 18% of the cases in 2016. Further, despite the drop in the total number of …

Data | Was India safer for women in 2018?
4 years, 11 months ago

Data | Was India safer for women in 2018?

The Hindu  

Close to 3.78 lakh cases of crimes against women were recorded in 2018, the highest since gender-wise classifications were initiated in 1992 by the NCRB. Crimes against women over the years image/svg+xml In 2013, cases of crimes against women increased signifcantly 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 4 lakh 3 lakh 2 lakh 1 lakh 79,037 3,78,277 Types of crime Under …

Delhi on top in terms of crime with over 2 lakh cases in 2018, reveals NCRB report
4 years, 11 months ago

Delhi on top in terms of crime with over 2 lakh cases in 2018, reveals NCRB report

India TV News  

Delhi topped the crime chart over 18 other metropolitan cities, with over two lakh such incidents reported in the national capital in 2018, according to data released by the National Crime Records Bureau. According to the data, there were over 1,200 rape cases among the 12,445 violent crimes committed in Delhi in 2018. It also said 6,063 cases of kidnapping …

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