-The Times of India NEW DELHI: It is yet another dubious distinction that Delhi Police could have done without. According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report for 2012, Delhi (in UT/States) has reported the highest number of complaints made against per 100 policemen (17), highest in the country. It is followed by Madhya Pradesh (14.7) and Chandigarh (10.1). The national average was just 3.7 in 2011. This is the...
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Uttar Pradesh most unsafe place for children -Pervez Iqbal Siddiqui
-The Times of India LUCKNOW: The news is worrying. Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the most unsafe state for children in the country. The latest report of the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) says UP tops the list of crime against children in 2012. The state reported 15.8% of total crime against children cases last year. UP is also ranked second in crime against women. Madhya Pradesh is a close second with...
More »‘Stranger rape’ rises over 10% -Rukmini Shrinivasan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Was 2012 the most dangerous year for women in the capital in the recent past? One statistic would seem to suggest so: the proportion of rapes committed by men who were strangers to the victim rose above 2% for the first time in five years to cross 10%. 'Stranger rape' of the type that occurred in Delhi on December 16 last year tends to form...
More »Assam tops 2012 list of custodial deaths in India -Pranjal Baruah
-The Times of India GUWAHATI: In a major embarrassment for the state, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) figures for last year have listed Assam as having the highest numbers of police custodial deaths. "Last year, 11 persons who were in police remand died in lock-ups in Assam. Though autopsy, case registration and magisterial enquiries were conducted in all the cases, no policemen were chargesheeted or convicted in these cases in...
More »Bengal contests data ranking it highest in crime against women
-IANS Kolkata: As the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) released figures showing West Bengal recorded the highest number of crimes against women for the second year on the trot, the state government contested the data, claiming its disclaimers were not published. The fresh NCRB statistics said West Bengal recorded 30,942 cases of crime against women in 2012 - of which 2,046 were rape cases, 4,168 kidnapping, 593 related to dowry deaths, and...
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