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Trials in fast-track courts last longer than regular ones: Data
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa
UPDATED ON JAN 10, 2020 06:44 AM IST
The data shows that of the more than 28,000 trials completed in India’s fast-track courts in 2018, only 22% took less than a year to complete. This is the lowest among all kinds of courts for which the data is given.
Only 1% verbal complaints filed as FIRs between 2016-18; 60% written: NCRB
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Roshan Kishore
UPDATED ON JAN 09, 2020 12:45 PM IST
Crimes against women, senior citizens and children increased faster than other IPC crimes between 2016-2018.
Theft most common crime in Delhi, shows NCRB data
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa
UPDATED ON JAN 09, 2020 04:53 PM IST
According to NCRB data, of the 249,000 criminal cases filed by the state police in 2018, nearly 80% were related to theft; one-third of all thefts in India were in Delhi.
Supreme Court seeks status report from states, high courts on sexual offences
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON DEC 18, 2019 11:58 PM IST
In an 18-page order delivered on Wednesday, the bench, also comprising Justices BR Gavai and Surya Kant, referred to the December 16 gang rape.
Minor girls who killed 2-yr-old in Haridwar got idea from TV crime show: Cops
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | By Kalyan Das, Dehradun
PUBLISHED ON DEC 04, 2019 10:25 AM IST
One of the girls, aged 14, was his elder sister while the other aged 13 was his cousin sister. The elder sister, who was the main accused, was annoyed at taking care of him after their parents left for work.
Farmer suicides not published as states reported ‘Nil’ data: Govt tells Rajya Sabha
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON NOV 27, 2019 07:27 PM IST
Reddy said as informed by the NCRB, many states and Union territories reported “Nil” data on suicides by farmers or cultivators and agricultural labourers after several validations, even while reporting suicides in other professions.
How Bengal, India’s human trafficking hub, is weaving a turnaround story
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
UPDATED ON NOV 11, 2019 09:00 PM IST
West Bengal accounted for 25% of India’s trafficking cases between 2010 and 2016. In 2016, the state recorded a whopping 44% share of the total cases related to human trafficking in India.
Over 11,000 suicides in agriculture sector in 2016: NCRB data adds to distress debate
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Roshan Kishore
UPDATED ON NOV 09, 2019 08:40 AM IST
While many people believed that farmer suicides were the most macabre manifestation of the agrarian crisis in India, there was (and is) another view which that farmer suicides were not necessarily a result of economic distress.
The state of justice in India today
Hindustan Times | By Maja Daruwala
UPDATED ON NOV 08, 2019 08:28 AM IST
The India Justice Report (2019) puts together quantitative assessments of the four pillars of the justice system — namely, police, judiciary, prisons, and legal aid — using only government data.
Bengal 4th in illegal firearm seizure, oppn says state suppressing figures
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | By Tanmay Chatterjee
PUBLISHED ON NOV 05, 2019 11:51 PM IST
Crime by juveniles up by 11% in 2017, Delhi records highest number of cases: NCRB data
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Anvit Srivastava
UPDATED ON OCT 23, 2019 06:23 AM IST
The NCRB data shows that a total of 2,677 crimes were committed by the juveniles in Delhi in 2017. The city reported 2,368 such cases in 2016 and 1,981 in 2015.
Cases of crimes against women down in Delhi but highest among metros
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON OCT 22, 2019 09:58 AM IST
Neeraj Kumar, who was the Delhi police commissioner between 2012 and 2013, said there are many factors which affect crime against women in Delhi.
Kidnappings rise, murders and rapes decline; UP witnessing 10% of total crimes: 2017 NCRB report
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON OCT 22, 2019 05:50 AM IST
Murder cases registered a decline of 5.9% in 2017. As many as 28,653 killings were recorded in 2017, down from 30,450 in 2016, the NCRB report said.
Rethinking the legal regime against child abuse
By Shireen Vakil
PUBLISHED ON SEP 11, 2019 07:24 PM IST
Rather than stricter provisions, enforce the current law, be sensitive to victims, and ensure certainty of punishment
The horror of child-lifting is real; a child goes missing every 10 minutes
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Chetan Chauhan
UPDATED ON AUG 30, 2019 10:14 PM IST
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data on missing children for 2016 --- the last available record --- reports higher number of missing children (63,407) than what is estimated through the WCD ministry’s child tracking website.
Four people dragged out of homes, lynched by mob in Jharkhand
Hindustan Times, Ranchi | By Sanjoy Dey, Ranchi
UPDATED ON JUL 22, 2019 07:14 AM IST
According to the information police gathered from the villagers, about a dozen people forcibly entered the houses of three families in the village and dragged them out near the village Anganwadi Centre, where they were beaten brutally with sticks and sharp weapons.
Facial surveillance is a threat to privacy
By Gautam Bhatia
PUBLISHED ON JUL 17, 2019 06:11 PM IST
The technology, which the NCRB is keen to use, is ineffective and discriminatory. Reconsider it
Centre clarifies plan for facial recognition
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUL 11, 2019 11:30 PM IST
The Automated Facial Recognition System (AFRS) will only be used for identifying criminals, missing children and unidentified dead bodies, two officials of the Union home ministry said on Thursday.
Govt, crime records bureau join hands to curb child sexual abuse
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Amrita Madhukalya
UPDATED ON JUL 12, 2019 01:15 PM IST
The NCRB and the ministry officials will build a data bank on instances and cases listed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, to find correlations and other specifics as part of the plan.
Sedition law won’t be scrapped: Centre
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUL 03, 2019 11:31 PM IST
Scrapping the sedition law was one of the key poll promises of the Congress party and figured in the party’s manifesto as well. The Prime Minister had in his election campaign severely criticised the Congress and questioned its intention over this.
International Day against Drug Abuse: ‘Addiction among youths increasing fast’
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | By Rohit K Singh, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON JUN 26, 2019 03:19 PM IST
ROAD TO RUIN: As per the NCRB data, 3,670 people ended their lives due to drug and alcohol addiction across the country in 2015.
No NCRB data on mob lynchings: Minister tells LS
New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON JUN 25, 2019 11:42 PM IST
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.
Is law failing our children?
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Roshan Kishore
UPDATED ON JUN 16, 2019 08:15 PM IST
Statistics suggest that while there has been an increase in the cases of sexual assault on children, the conviction rate has remained low and the number of people who were out on bail while being tried under Pocso increased.
#MeToo has a long way to go before changing gender equations
Hindustan Times | By Lalita Panicker
UPDATED ON JUN 08, 2019 06:06 PM IST
Women, especially those who are empowered, cannot have it both ways. They cannot be victims, however hurtful it may be to realise that the men they invested in are cads
AIIMS may get dedicated unit to help rape victims
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Annona Dutt
UPDATED ON MAR 09, 2019 08:11 AM IST
Six rapes and multiple molestations are reported in Delhi every day, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data for 2016.
Delhi minors’ rape-murder: Certainty of punishment for culprits lacking, say experts
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Soumya Pillai
UPDATED ON FEB 12, 2019 03:04 PM IST
Delhi Police data shows that last year, till November 15, 919 cases of child rapes were reported in the city. In 2017, the figure stood at 921. The cases of molestation and abuse were much higher.
Haryana’s Mewat is NCR’s new hub of illegal arm makers
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | By Leena Dhankhar
UPDATED ON APR 11, 2019 03:23 PM IST
According to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report, in 2016, of the 1,863 firearms recovered in Haryana, 1,799 were countrymade weapons (crude/ improvised).
Maharashtra saw 12,006 farmer suicides from 2015 to 2018
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By Surendra P Gangan
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2019 03:58 PM IST
From 2010 to 2014, NCRB recorded 80,904 suicides in Maharashtra, of which 8,009 were farmers.
Duronto Express robbery: Encroachments along tracks behind crimes in railways, say officials
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Anvit Srivastava
UPDATED ON JAN 18, 2019 01:15 PM IST
The Railway Protection Force (RPF), which in charge of security inside trains, blamed encroachments on tracks for railway-related crimes in Delhi.
15,779 Indian websites hacked during January-November 2018, says IT ministry
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON DEC 12, 2018 09:46 PM IST
Electronics and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) issues alerts and advisories regarding latest cyber threats and countermeasures on a regular basis and cyber security exercises are conducted regularly to enable assessment of cyber security posture and preparedness of organisations in government and critical sectors.