-DNA According to the report, the rate of crimes per one lakh women in Delhi is 184.3, against 53.9 for the rest of the country The rate of violent incidents against women in the national Capital continues to remain “unacceptably high”. Delhi recorded the highest number of such incidents among all states and Union Territories (UT) in the last four years, according to a recent report. The report titled ‘Safety of women...
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In 2015, Delhi saw the most dowry suicides in the country -Abhishek Angad
-The Indian Express Thirty nine people committed suicide over love-related issues. However, Delhi stood third compared to other metro cities such as Chennai (2,774) and Bengaluru (1,855). New Delhi: In 2015, Delhi (city) recorded maximum number of suicides over “dowry-related issues” among 53 mega cities — having 10 lakh population and more — according to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Of 270 suicides related to dowry...
More »Suicides by Telangana farmers rise; 1,358 cases recorded in 2015
-Deccan Chronicle Deficit rainfall of minus 21 per cent in the monsoon season till August 2015 caused a major crop failure in the state. Hyderabad: Telangana has recorded a massive increase in suicides by farmers; it now has the second highest rate of farmer suicides in the country. Recent data released by the National Crime Record Bureau reveals that more farmers ended their lives in TS in 2015 than in previous years. Failure...
More »'Only 19% of registered corruption cases end in conviction'
-PTI NEW DELHI: Among every 100 corruption cases registered by investigation agencies only about 19 ended in conviction of accused, analysis of data for last 15 years by a voluntary group shows. The findings of the data crunching done by Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative from 2001-15 shows Punjab has the best conviction rates with 36.58 per cent of registered cases ending in conviction. The national average of conviction in graft cases which reach...
More »Most corrupt are roaming scot-free, indicates official crime data
Although corruption touches every section of the Indian society, there are very few complaints made against bribery or corrupt people. How can one explain this contradiction? Is it the case that the laws relating to corruption are so weak and toothless in our country that people seldom rely on them to get justice? Recent research based on data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) confirms the above-mentioned fact. Please click...
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