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Crimes against women in Jammu & Kashmir go up by 15.62% in one year; more than 7,000 accused arrested: NCRB

“The conviction rate remained low as only 95 people were awarded sentences, while cases under investigation touched 6,275 by the end of last year, the National Crime Records Bureau said in its latest report.

The Hindu · Sep 2, 2022

India lodged more than 5,100 offences against State in 2021; 8,600 pending investigations: Government data

“The maximum cases under the broader ‘offences against the State’ category were lodged in Uttar Pradesh with 1,862 cases in 2021, down from 2,217 in 2020 and 2,107 in 2019,” the report stated.

The Hindu · Sep 1, 2022

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

Among states, Rajasthan (6,337) was on top of the list followed by Madhya Pradesh (2,947), Maharashtra (2,496) and Uttar Pradesh (2,845), while Delhi recorded 1,250 rape cases in 2021.

The Hindu · Aug 31, 2022

Data | With just 1 out of 1,000 cases reaching verdicts, cybercriminals targeting kids go scot-free in India

In 2020, 1,102 cases of cybercrimes against children were reported, from only 88 cases in 2017

The Hindu · Aug 10, 2022

Man-animal conflict worsens in Andhra Pradesh, jumbos & bears biggest killers

VISAKHAPATNAM: The NCRB’s ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicides’ data has found that 31 people were killed by animals in Andhra Pradesh in 2018. There were 25 human casualties in 2019 and 32 people were killed by animals in 2020. Further, the state has been recording at least 30 human casualties in…

The Times of India · Jun 28, 2022

Explained | Police encounters in India: cases, convictions and court orders

The debate over India’s police ‘encounters’ has stirred up again as a Supreme Court-appointed Commission concluded that the encounter of Disha gang-rape accused was fake.

The Hindu · Jun 3, 2022

How an incompetent and apathetic ‘system’ denied justice to a child rape victim

This is the second part of the story on the case. Read the first part.

Newslaundry · May 20, 2022

Unfounded apprehensions about this Act

In the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, data collection does not seem disproportionate with the Act’s objectives 

The Hindu · Apr 20, 2022

Jaipur man held for watching child porn on phone

JAIPUR: The city police on Thursday arrested a 30-year-old man from Bhatta Basti and recovered several child pornography clips from his phone. The police have identified the accused as Akram Sheikh.

The Times of India · Apr 14, 2022

Over 250 people die due to fire accidents a year in Andhra Pradesh

VISAKHAPATNAM: The fire accident at Porus Laboratories Pvt Ltd, a pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing firm in Akkireddy Gudem village in Musunuru mandal of Eluru district which claimed six lives, has raised concerns over safety in industries in Andhra Pradesh.

The Times of India · Apr 14, 2022