-Hindustan Times Mumbai was third on the list behind Bangalore, with 39,617 cases, but the number declined as compared to 2015 when 42,940 cases were registered. Maharashtra has earned itself the dubious distinction of being the “most corrupt state” for the third year in a row. The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, which was released on Thursday, revealed that there were 1,016 cases of corruption registered in 2016 in the state,...
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Uttar Pradesh Tops Crime List, Delhi Least Safe Among Metros: NCRB Data
-News18.com Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Kerala figured at the top of the crime data for 2016 released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh topped the crime stats for 2016, accounting for 9.5% of the total crimes committed in the country, showed data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on Thursday. Uttar Pradesh was followed by Madhya Pradesh (8.9%), Maharashtra (8.8%) and Kerala (8.7%). Here’s...
More »Uttar Pradesh tops the list on crimes against women in 2016 -Shaswati Das
-Livemint.com Uttar Pradesh recorded 14.5% of the total cases of crimes against women, it accounted for 12.4% of the total number of Rape cases, shows NCRB data New Delhi: Led by Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, the incidence of rape registered a sharp increase in India in 2016—part of a general spike in crimes against women, according to annual figures released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on Thursday. Rape cases shot...
More »SC for disabled witness centres -R Balaji
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed all the states and Union territories to set up special centres to record the statements of blind, deaf or mute witnesses so that people accused of crimes cannot get away citing improper examination of such witnesses. The bench of Justices A.K. Goel and U.U. Lalit passed the recent order while reversing the acquittal of a Maharashtra resident who had raped a 14-year-old deaf...
More »SC concerned over abuses, falsehoods on social media, agrees there should be curbs -Amit Anand Choudhary
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed concern over abusive and derogatory comments on social media and agreed with the contention of two senior advocates that people doing so should face the consequences. The court also hit back at those alleging that judges were increasingly becoming "pro-government". It said such accusations were unfortunate and people should come and sit in courtrooms to see how courts "hauled up"...
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