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'Won't let Miya Muslims take over Assam': CM Himanta days after girl gangraped

Replying to the motion, the Assam chief minister said the crime rate has not increased if the population growth is taken into account.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (File Photo)

india news

Updated on Aug 27, 2024 02:26 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Donald Trump publicly admits plan to flee US if he loses 2024 elections

Donald Trump has publicly admitted his plans to flee the United States if he loses in the White House race this November.

Donald Trump in an interview with Elon Musk stated that Venezuela is lowering its crime rate by freeing dangerous offenders from its prisons and sending them to the US illegally.(AFP)

world news

Published on Aug 13, 2024 04:41 PM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

For Congress, inflation and job losses to be key in Haryana elections campaign

Congress in Haryana gears up for state polls on issues of high unemployment, price rise, and law and order problems. Campaign slogan: "Haryana maange hisaab."

india news

Updated on Jul 17, 2024 12:23 AM IST

BySaubhadra Chatterji

Growing involvement of juveniles in crimes a worrisome trend: CP Kumaarr

The MCOCA cases are related to organised crime involving serious crimes like murder, attempted murder, rioting, house-breaking thefts, vehicle thefts, robbery, and dacoity

Kumaarr, who completed one year of his tenure in the city on Saturday, December 16, analysed the crime trends and patterns and said that MCOCA cases had served as a deterrent and halted the increasing crime rate. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

cities

Updated on Dec 17, 2023 06:12 AM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

Madhya Pradesh has the highest crime rate against Dalits

MP had the highest crime rate against people belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) groups in 2021, according to NCRB data.

Madhya Pradesh tops this list in crime rate against Scheduled Castes in 2021, according to NCRB. (Representational Image)

india news

Updated on Jul 25, 2023 04:45 AM IST

ByNishant Ranjan

HT Chandigarh Our Take: Why we need to act now to save juvenile delinquents

The fact that 209 juveniles were arrested last year is a telling commentary on the negative influences on youngsters today

NGOs were roped in to help the police survey 22,000 children, 3,000 of whom from six peripheral areas were identified as high-risk.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

cities

Updated on Oct 11, 2020 06:35 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByHT Correspondent

HT Chandigarh Readers’ Take: Equip police with high-tech gear, give them better pay, training

Chandigarh police personnel need to be equipped with the latest crime-fighting technology; given reasonable working hours; better salaries, improved skills/academic training in public dealing and the ability to take challenges head-on, say readers

Better equipment, skills and on-the-job training and salaries to match makes for an efficient police force.(HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Sep 11, 2020 10:36 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByHT Correspondent

New commissionerate from Mira road to Virar

The commissionerate, which will be the 11th in Maharashtra, will comprise of 13 existing police stations and seven new police stations will be set up soon.

The commissionerate will take charge once the process of manpower recruitment and setting-up of infrastructure is completed over the next few months.(HT image)

cities

Updated on Sep 14, 2019 12:37 AM IST

Mumbai | ByHT Correspondent

This sub- inspector in MP is a teacher in Khaki, students love his innovative style

Sub-inspector of Kumhari police station in Hata subdivision, B.S. Thakur, teaches the students while serving as a public servant. While the spike in crime rates is a cause of concern, Thakur has managed to bring down the crime rate in the area and has an informed younger generation treading towards a better world.

education

Updated on Sep 07, 2019 03:27 PM IST

Bhopal | ByIndo Asian News Service

448 wanted criminals arrested in two weeks across Noida

The operation – Criminal Out Drive – was run from July 20 to August 5. It was a drive targeted at nabbing wanted suspects as well as those involved in major unsolved cases.

At least 448 wanted suspects were arrested from across the Gautam Budh Nagar district in relation with cases of murder, robbery, dacoity, rape, and the like. As many as 38 major cases were worked out with the arrests

cities

Updated on Aug 08, 2019 02:59 AM IST

Noida | ByTanmayee Tyagi

Ready to work with Centre on law and order: CM

The Aam Aadmi Party government is installing around 2.8 lakh cameras in two phases — 1.4 lakh in each phase. The government has planned to install 1.4 lakh cameras by November in the capital.

cities

Published on Jul 08, 2019 04:47 AM IST

New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent and PTI

‘Angoor khatte hai’: Yogi Adityanath on Priyanka Gandhi’s tweet over UP crimes

On Saturday, Priyanka had claimed that incidents of crime are on the rise in Uttar Pradesh, and criminals were “roaming freely” in the state.

Kolkata, India - May 15, 2019: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath during a press conference at West Bengal State BJP head quarter in Kolkata, India, on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. One of his public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha election has been cancelled following alleged withdrawal of permission, (Photo by Arijit Sen/Hindustan Times)(Arijit Sen/HT Photo)

india news

Updated on Jun 30, 2019 02:42 PM IST

Saharanpur | ByAsian News International

No NCRB data on mob lynchings: Minister tells LS

Minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai said that the Centre had issued advisories to states on July 4 last year, to keep a watch on the circulation of fake news which can incite violence.

Muslims staging a silent demonstration in protest of recent mob lynching of a Muslim youth at Jharkhand's Kharswan district at MG road in Ranchi.(Diwakar Prasad/ Hindustan Times)

india news

Published on Jun 25, 2019 11:42 PM IST

New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Soon, 5,625 CCTV cameras to be set up at 2,047 locations across Mumbai

CCTV cameras will be placed at with locations with high crime rates and poor internet network

The new CCTV cameras will be set up at 2,047 locations(HT PHOTO)

cities

Updated on Jun 06, 2019 12:04 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySurendra P Gangan, Mumbai

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Women candidates in Rajasthan raise poll pitch on crime rate, water crisis and toilets

The Congress fielded four women candidates – Jyoti Khandelwal from Jaipur, Jyoti Mirdha from Nagaur, Krishna Poonia from Jaipur Rural, and Savita Meena from Dausa.

Travelling nearly 20-25 villages in a day and carrying out door-to-door campaigns and holding public meetings, these candidates are raising women centric issues.(HT Photo)

elections

Published on May 02, 2019 01:04 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jaipur | ByNikita Bishnoi

Chain-snatching cases: GRP detection rate falls to 27.8%

Of the 334 cases registered in 2018, the GRP managed to detect only 93 cases. In 2017, the GRP had detected 150 out of 367 registered cases in 2017 and 129 of 317 registered cases in 2016.

Over the past six years, the Government Railway Police (GRP) has been able to solve just 866 cases of chain-snatching out of the 2,084 registered cases on suburban local trains.

cities

Published on Apr 26, 2019 02:44 AM IST

ByMegha Sood

Delhi doesn’t deserve to live in fear of snatching

The police cite multiple reasons for the occurrence of heinous crimes. Murders and kidnappings are often pre-meditated. House break-ins and robberies usually involve insiders.

Every day, the police register an average of 15-19 cases of snatchings in Delhi. Clearly, we are not safe even in the city’s busy public places.(Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times)(HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Mar 18, 2019 12:42 PM IST

New Delhi | ByShivani Singh

Ante-mortem facility at Pune’s Sassoon hospital to help victims of sexual assault

The government has sanctioned ₹10 crore towards the first phase of the facility to conduct ante-mortems at Sassoon General Hospital

The ante-mortem facility will be a part of new mortuary which is under construction at the Sassoon General Hospital.(HT/PHOTO)

cities

Updated on Jan 27, 2019 02:57 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Pune | ByNozia Sayyed

Delhi Police chief blames migrants, youth’s frustrations for rising crime graph

Delhi Police commissioner Amulya Patnaik said that his force was able to control the “heinous” crimes such as dacoity, attempt to murder, robberies, rioting and rapes, which showed an overall decline of 11.72% compared to the previous year.

Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik speaks to the media during the annual press conference of Delhi Police, on Wednesday, January 9, 2019.(Sushil Kumar/HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Jan 10, 2019 10:24 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Mumbai’s crime rate shoots up in 2018

While petty crimes, like theft and chain snatchings have been on a decline, 2018 saw a sharp rise in more serious crimes, including those that target women and children.

The decline in street crimes is likely to be the result of both better policing and the installation of more than 5,000 CCTV cameras across the city.(Representational Image/HT)

cities

Updated on Dec 30, 2018 02:30 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByHT Correspondents

Maharashtra government to widen CCTV network, add 5,000 more cameras to keep an eye on Mumbai

The home department has submitted a proposal to widen the scope of CCTV surveillance in Mumbai by adding 5,000 cameras to the existing network.

cities

Published on Oct 24, 2018 12:25 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySurendra P Gangan, Mumbai

Crime rises during election years due to agitations by various groups: Rajasthan home minister

Rajasthan home minister Gulab Chand Kataria said the state witnessed a decline in crime rate in the last four years. Total crime has reduced by 13.4% as compared to 2013, while crime against women has reduced by 20.4% and against SCs/STs by 42%, he said.

Rajasthan home minister Gulab Chand Kataria admitted that the state government has been unable to stop incidents of lynching completely.(File Photo)

cities

Published on Sep 28, 2018 01:17 AM IST

Jaipur | ByHT Correspondent, Jaipur

Crime against women on rise in Haryana, rape cases up by 47%

The number increased to 1,026 in 2015-2016, was up to 1,193 in 2016-17 and 1,413 in 2017-2018.

india news

Updated on Sep 15, 2018 09:12 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByHT Correspondent

Dadar GRP covers all bases to curb crime, solves 88 cases in 40 days

The GRP launched a new initiative ‘Mission Visibility Policing’ which is being implemented at major stations across Central Railway (CR).

Dadar GRP officials said although the strength of the GRP is less, they carry out this exercise every three hours.(HT Photo)

cities

Published on Aug 13, 2018 01:11 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMegha Sood, Mumbai

Bihar liquor ban: Such prohibitions rarely work

Instead of taking the total prohibition route, the State could consider launching awareness campaigns that drive home the demerits of irresponsible drinking. This must be approached from a medical perspective, not a moral one.

Despite the high number of arrests, the government drew criticism from the Opposition for its inability to enforce the ban that has driven the liquor trade underground(HT)

editorials

Published on Jul 27, 2018 10:17 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHT Correspondent

Delhi to get 14 mobile teams to collect forensic evidence

The new teams will include a photographer, a person to collect all DNA evidence such as semen, blood, saliva samples, and any physical evidence like a gun or a knife.

Forensic experts looking for evidences inside the campus of fire crackers factory where huge fire broke at Bawana in New Delhi on January 21, 2018.(Arvind Yadav/HT PHOTO)

cities

Updated on Jul 18, 2018 11:43 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAnonna Dutt

Why crime in PCMC just took a major hit

The cabinet on Tuesday approved ₹393 crore towards expenditure and establishment cost of the new commissionerate for Pimpri-Chinchwad

Citizens, activists, civil society and elected representatives had been demanding an independent commissionerate for Pimpri-Chinchwad since a long time citing rapid urbanisation, rising crime rate, inadequate police patrolling on the streets, and deteriorating law and order situation in the area as the reasons behind the demand.(HT REPRESENTATIONAL PHOTO)

cities

Updated on Apr 11, 2018 06:09 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Pune | ByNadeem Inamdar

Make Mumbai safer, fix the criminal justice system

The crime rate for assault on women was 25.6 per lakh people compared to the average of 19.3 for metro cities, in the NCRB report.

All these point to a crucial link in making Mumbai safer for women: The broken criminal justice system.(Representational photo)

cities

Updated on Mar 29, 2018 12:18 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySmruti Koppikar, Mumbai

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Replying to the motion, the Assam chief minister said the crime rate has not increased if the population growth is taken into account.

Donald Trump has publicly admitted his plans to flee the United States if he loses in the White House race this November.

Congress in Haryana gears up for state polls on issues of high unemployment, price rise, and law and order problems. Campaign slogan: "Haryana maange hisaab."

The MCOCA cases are related to organised crime involving serious crimes like murder, attempted murder, rioting, house-breaking thefts, vehicle thefts, robbery, and dacoity

MP had the highest crime rate against people belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) groups in 2021, according to NCRB data.

The fact that 209 juveniles were arrested last year is a telling commentary on the negative influences on youngsters today

Chandigarh police personnel need to be equipped with the latest crime-fighting technology; given reasonable working hours; better salaries, improved skills/academic training in public dealing and the ability to take challenges head-on, say readers

The commissionerate, which will be the 11th in Maharashtra, will comprise of 13 existing police stations and seven new police stations will be set up soon.

The operation – Criminal Out Drive – was run from July 20 to August 5. It was a drive targeted at nabbing wanted suspects as well as those involved in major unsolved cases.

The Aam Aadmi Party government is installing around 2.8 lakh cameras in two phases — 1.4 lakh in each phase. The government has planned to install 1.4 lakh cameras by November in the capital.

On Saturday, Priyanka had claimed that incidents of crime are on the rise in Uttar Pradesh, and criminals were “roaming freely” in the state.

Minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai said that the Centre had issued advisories to states on July 4 last year, to keep a watch on the circulation of fake news which can incite violence.

CCTV cameras will be placed at with locations with high crime rates and poor internet network

The Congress fielded four women candidates – Jyoti Khandelwal from Jaipur, Jyoti Mirdha from Nagaur, Krishna Poonia from Jaipur Rural, and Savita Meena from Dausa.

Of the 334 cases registered in 2018, the GRP managed to detect only 93 cases. In 2017, the GRP had detected 150 out of 367 registered cases in 2017 and 129 of 317 registered cases in 2016.

The police cite multiple reasons for the occurrence of heinous crimes. Murders and kidnappings are often pre-meditated. House break-ins and robberies usually involve insiders.

The government has sanctioned ₹10 crore towards the first phase of the facility to conduct ante-mortems at Sassoon General Hospital

Delhi Police commissioner Amulya Patnaik said that his force was able to control the “heinous” crimes such as dacoity, attempt to murder, robberies, rioting and rapes, which showed an overall decline of 11.72% compared to the previous year.

While petty crimes, like theft and chain snatchings have been on a decline, 2018 saw a sharp rise in more serious crimes, including those that target women and children.

The home department has submitted a proposal to widen the scope of CCTV surveillance in Mumbai by adding 5,000 cameras to the existing network.

Rajasthan home minister Gulab Chand Kataria said the state witnessed a decline in crime rate in the last four years. Total crime has reduced by 13.4% as compared to 2013, while crime against women has reduced by 20.4% and against SCs/STs by 42%, he said.

The number increased to 1,026 in 2015-2016, was up to 1,193 in 2016-17 and 1,413 in 2017-2018.

The GRP launched a new initiative ‘Mission Visibility Policing’ which is being implemented at major stations across Central Railway (CR).

Instead of taking the total prohibition route, the State could consider launching awareness campaigns that drive home the demerits of irresponsible drinking. This must be approached from a medical perspective, not a moral one.

The new teams will include a photographer, a person to collect all DNA evidence such as semen, blood, saliva samples, and any physical evidence like a gun or a knife.

The cabinet on Tuesday approved ₹393 crore towards expenditure and establishment cost of the new commissionerate for Pimpri-Chinchwad

The crime rate for assault on women was 25.6 per lakh people compared to the average of 19.3 for metro cities, in the NCRB report.

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