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The number of suicides surged by 10% in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic: NCRB report
The number of suicides in 2020 in the country increased by 10% compared to 2019, as it went up from 1,39,123 in that year to 1,53,052
West Bengal tops the list of missing children consecutively for 3 years, 1 in 6 children missing from the state: Details
As per the NCRB report (2017), there were 1,19,013 missing children in India and West Bengal accounted for 16.5% of the total cases.
Crimes against Dalits on the rise in Congress-ruled Rajasthan, steady rise in rape, assault cases since 2018
In 2019 alone, 6,794 cases were registered for atrocities against Dalits, up from 4607 in 2018 and 4238 in 2017.
Rajasthan DGP blames ‘internet’ and ‘curiosity’ in youth for rising rape cases in the country, Congress-ruled state tops the list
As per the latest NCRB data, Rajasthan has highest number of recorded rape cases in 2019.
NCRB data reveals that farmer suicides have been the lowest in India since 1995
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%).
Highest numbers of foreigners imprisoned in West Bengal, of the total foreigners in prisons, Bangladeshis top the list: NCRB report
NCRB prison statistics report shows that highest number of foreigner prisoners were lodged in West Bengal
India has one of the least number of prisoners and one of the highest number of pre-trial detainees
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The top three regions with the highest overcrowding in prisons are D&N Haveli followed by Chhattisgarh and Delhi
