Recent reports indicate a troubling trend of husbands killing their wives and vice versa across the country, with several high-profile cases coming up in the media
States like Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Assam have succeeded in reducing riots in the last five years. Incidentally, cases of rioting had increased in Chhattisgarh under the rule of the outgoing Congress Govt.
The majority of farmer suicides took place in Maharashtra (38.2%), followed by Karnataka (19.4%), Madhya Pradesh (7.8%), Andhra Pradesh (10%), Telangana (4.9%), and Chhattisgarh (4.9%).