-The Times of India NEW delhi: Police is routinely criticized for being baton happy and using undue force during lathi-charge to control crowds. However, a first of its kind data released by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) show that whenever police have conducted a lathi-charge, it's the men in khaki who have suffered most injuries. The data show that in 2014 lathi-charge was carried on 382 occasions. In these, while 262...
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92% of Muslim women in India want oral triple talaq to go: Study -Himanshi Dhawan
-The Times of India NEW delhi: Should unilateral, triple talaq be banned? An overwhelming number of Muslim women in the country think so. In a first of its kind study, the women have unequivocally voiced their dissent against the discriminatory practice of triple talaq with 92.1% seeking its ban. Oral talaq delivered through new media platforms like Skype, text messages, email and Whatsapp have become an increasing cause of worry for the...
More »delhi is unsafe for children too, reveals NCRB data -Rajesh Ahuja
-Hindustan Times delhi is most unsafe for children with a whopping 166.9 cases registered for every 100,000 children, the latest data of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has revealed. According to the NCRB, crimes against children include offences like murder, infanticide and rape against the country's population below the age of 18 years. Out of the total 89,423 cases of crime against children registered in the country, the maximum number or 15,085...
More »delhi is the rape capital; NCRB data shows rape cases up 200% since 2012 -Aaron Pereira
-The Indian Express Data on cases of rape in India released by the NCRB has shown delhi continues to top the list of cities where women are unsafe New delhi: Crime data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on Tuesday has once again revealed a rise in number of rape cases against women in the national capital. The total number of rape cases in India for the year 2014...
More »Bengal stands tall on ‘unsafe’ list -Dwaipayan Ghosh
-The Times of India KOLKATA: It was in 2004 that Bengal had perched itself on the top half of the list of crimes against women. Ten years have passed in between but the state has failed to shed its 'unsafe' tag. The latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data shows Bengal is still among the worst five performers as far as molestation, domestic violence, kidnapping of girls and human trafficking are concerned....
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