Child marriage cases rise six-fold in 2023, nearly 17,000 girls kidnapped for marriage: NCRBCases registered under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act surged six-fold in 2023, reaching 6,038, with Assam alone accounting for nearl...
03 Oct, 2025, 03.16 PM IST
Dowry cases rise by 14% in 2023; over 6,100 women killed: NCRB report showsDowry-related crimes surged 14% in 2023, with 15,489 cases registered under the Dowry Prohibition Act and over 6,100 deaths reported nation...
01 Oct, 2025, 04.35 PM IST
Over 10,700 people involved in farming committed suicide in 2023, 38 pc from Maharashtra: NCRBOver 10,700 individuals in India's farming sector died by suicide in 2023, with Maharashtra and Karnataka reporting the highest numbers. Th...
30 Sep, 2025, 05.08 PM IST
NCRB data collection in prisons can go on, SC clarifies in caste bias matterThe Supreme Court clarified that its order to remove caste details from jail records won't affect data collection by the National Crime Rec...
07 Nov, 2024, 05.50 PM IST
Bengaluru tops in acid attacks against women in 2022: NCRB dataBengaluru recorded the highest number of acid attacks against women in 2022 among 19 metropolitan cities, with six cases reported, as per t...
10 Dec, 2023, 12.35 PM IST
Karnataka saw steady rise in cases of economic offences from 2020: NCRBAn analysis of the data shows that among the 28 states, Rajasthan logged the highest number (27,848) of cases of economic offences last yea...
05 Dec, 2023, 07.00 PM IST
Cybersecurity startup 1Kosmos announces SIM binding to prevent online fraudThe technology will help organizations meet the RBI advisory on preventing internet retail banking fraud in India, the company, backed by F...
17 Dec, 2021, 04.39 PM IST
Agrarian riot cases up nearly 40% in 2020 from previous year: NCRBAccording to the report, Bihar recorded the highest number of these conflicts (1,286), followed by Maharashtra (279) and Karnataka (148). U...
08 Oct, 2021, 06.51 AM IST
Arrests under sedition charges rise but conviction falls to 3%Between 2016 and 2019, the number of cases filed under Section 124-A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) increased by 160% while the ...
17 Feb, 2021, 07.51 AM IST
At 744, West Bengal tops crimes by foreignersWest Bengal recorded the highest number of crimes (744) committed by foreigners in 2018 followed by Karnataka (175) and Himachal Pradesh (1...
10 Jan, 2020, 09.36 AM IST
Over 45% rise in sedition cases in 2017: NCRB DataThe total number of sedition cases increased from 35 in 2016 to 51 in 2017, where 228 persons were arrested by the police, compared to 48 i...
23 Oct, 2019, 09.09 AM IST
Farmer suicides up 42% between 2014 & 2015Several states across the country battled severe drought in both 2014 and 2015. Some, including Maharashtra, experienced two successive yea...
06 Jan, 2017, 10.48 AM IST
229 farmer suicides reported by 4 states so far in 2016The Maharashtra government has reported 57 cases so far in 2016 while Punjab's count stood at 56 and Andhra Pradesh's 35, the data showed.
25 Nov, 2016, 08.20 PM IST
Environment related crimes down 11% in 2015: NCRBEnvironment related crimes in the country came down by over 11% last year compared to 2014 but there was no decline in states like Uttar Pr...
31 Aug, 2016, 02.29 AM IST
- Close to 6,000 green crimes reported in 2014
India had reported over 5,800 environment related crimes last year with maximum over 83% of it being recorded for violation of the Forest A...
19 Aug, 2015, 02.50 AM IST
Number of farmers' suicide decline in 2013 to 11,772: GovernmentHe quoted the data from the report on 'Accidental deaths and suicides in India' released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
08 Jul, 2014, 06.04 PM IST
More than 2,500 farmers committed suicide in Andhra Pradesh in 2012The farm suicides in AP have gone up from 2,206 in 2011 to 2,572 in 2012, Minister of State for Agriculture Tariq Anwar said "yes" in Rajya...
09 Dec, 2013, 07.25 PM IST