Crime in India Current Affairs, GK & News
NCRB data: Crime decreased; clashes increased in year of lockdown
National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) released its report titled “Crime in India”. According to the report, the year of lockdown (2020) witnessed lesser traditional crimes like against women & children but more of civil conflicts. Key findings of the report Communal Riots: It registered an increase of 96% in 2020 as compared to 2019. Caste ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: caste based violence • Communal Violence • Crime in India • Crime in India Report • National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB)
Delhi: Crime against women rose by 63.3%, so far in 2021
Data shared by Delhi Police shows that, Crime against women in Capital has increased by 63.3% in first six months of 2021 against the crime rate in 2020. Key Findings As per data, rape cases have increase from 580 in June 2020 to 833 in 2021, accounting for an increase of 43%. Molestation cases have ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Crime in Delhi • Crime in India • Data on Heinous crimes • Delhi Police • rape cases • Riots in India
Maharashtra records highest number of missing women in past 3 years
According to the latest study by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Maharashtra records the highest number of missing women in the last three years, followed by West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh. NCRB compiled this data on missing children and women, on the directions of the Supreme Court. The study was based on the annual ‘Crime ..
Topics: Crime in India • missing children • National Crime Records Bureau • Supreme court
Uttar Pradesh registers highest number of crimes against women, as per Crime in India Report 2017
The annual Crime in India Report 2017 has recently published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The statistics highlight the poor law and order situation in the country with 3.59 lakh cases of crime reported against women in 2017. Uttar Pradesh recorded the maximum number of crimes against women with 56,011 cases in 2017, ..
Topics: Crime in India • Dowry death • India • National Crime Records Bureau • Uttar Pradesh • Violence against women in India
India classifies Dawood, Azhar, Saeed as Individual Terrorists under UAPA
The Indian Government has classified several dreaded terrorists like Masood Azhar, Dawood Ibrahim, and Hafiz Saeed as individual terrorists under the UAPA Act. This decision was taken nearly a month after the Indian Parliament allowed this crucial amendment to the UAPA law. What has happened? The Indian Union Government has declared Dawood Ibrahim, Hafiz Saeed ..
Topics: Azhar • Bombay bombings • Crime • Crime in India • Dawood Ibrahim • Fugitives • Hafiz Saeed • Islamic terrorism in India • Masood Azhar • Punjabi people • Terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir • Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
US urged China to take strict action against Terrorists
US has urged China not to shield Pakistan and rather join the international community in calling on Islamabad to take action against terrorists operating on its soil. This came aftermath to the Beijing’s decision to block a bid in the United Nations to designate Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) Chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist. US also ..
Topics: Balakot airstrike • Crime in India • Government of Pakistan • Inter-Services Intelligence • Jaish-E-Mohammed • Jem • Kashmir Conflict • Masood Azhar • Pakistan • Pulwama attack • Punjabi people • Terrorism • United States