-Factly.in The Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India report (ADSI) of the NCRB provides data on accidental deaths attributable to the forces of nature like earthquakes, floods, lightning, and epidemics, to name a few. Analysis indicates that the NCRB & Jal Shakti Ministry provide different numbers on Flood related fatalities. The National Crime Record Bureau’s (NCRB) 55th edition of the Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India report (ADSI) covering the calendar year...
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Centre notifies rules under Act empowering police to obtain physical and biological samples of convicts
-ANI/ ThePrint.in The central government on Monday notified the rules under the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 which empowers police to obtain physical and biological samples of convicts and those accused of a Crime. The Act authorises a police officer or a prison officer of the Central government, state government or Union territory administration, authorised by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) and the units under its control, to access the information...
More »What numbers don’t tell us -Maitreyi Misra
-The Hindu Prisons are meant to facilitate rehabilitation but have become disempowering spaces with a mental health crisis The latest numbers are out. 9,180 prisoners with mental illness, 150 deaths by suicide, five prisoners with schizophrenia and epilepsy have died. While we know the numbers, we do not know what is being considered as a mental illness and whether these numbers are limited to persons who are in the mental health ward, or...
More »RTI Reveals 122 Deaths by Suicide in WB District; NCRB Report, State Govt Had 'Zero'
-TheWire.in 'The Hindu' has reported on RTI replies revealing a high figure of deaths by suicide among farmers and farm labourers in Paschim Medinipur district. This is contrary to claims by the state government and the most recent NCRB report. New Delhi: A Right to Information response has revealed that a district in West Bengal saw 122 deaths by suicide among farmers and those associated with agricultural work, The Hindu has reported....
More »One agricultural labourer died by suicide every two hours in 2021
-Down to Earth 29% increase in suicides by farm labourers from 2019 The National Crime Record Bureau has released an alarming statistic. An agricultural labourer died by suicide every two hours and a total 1,64,033 people died of suicide in India in 2021. The number amounts to 5,563 suicides by farm labourers, which is a 9 per cent increase from 2020 and a 29 per cent increase from 2019. The highest numbers were recorded...
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