This story is from September 17, 2021

Crimes against SC/ST went up last year in Jharkhand: NCRB

Crimes against SC/ST went up last year in Jharkhand: NCRB
Ranchi: The National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) report ‘Crime In India 2020’ has revealed that Jharkhand registered a very high number of criminal cases, including murder and offences related to Scheduled Castes (SC)/Scheduled Tribes (ST) and dowry.
The NCRB figures released on Wednesday said the rate of murder in Jharkhand in 2020 was 4.2%, which is the highest among all the states.
Haryana with a figure of 3.9% came second. The rate is determined on basis of the total number of incidents and the total population. Jharkhand, whose projected population in mid-2020 was 3.81 crore, recorded 1,592 incidents of murder. In terms of absolute figures, Uttar Pradesh with 3,779 cases was on the top but its rate was only 1.7%.
In Jharkhand, the highest number of murders took place for personal gains as the motive followed by vendetta and enmity (269), love affairs (62), dowry (56) and illicit relationships (36).
The rate of crime under the Dowry Prohibition Act was at 8.2%, which was also the highest among all the states. Karnataka with a figure of 4.6% was second while the national average was 1.6%. The state also registered 1,518 dowry cases in which 1,535 persons became victims. The projected population of women during the year was 185.9 lakh.
Jharkhand also recorded the highest number of cases under the SC, ST Prevention of Atrocities Act with a figure of 180 while Rajasthan came second with 29 cases. A total of 479 cases related to various SC, ST acts was recorded in Jharkhand, which was the second highest. UP was on the top of list with 2,578 cases.
In the offences against the state (waging war against the state) category, Jharkhand was listed on the top. The state was also on the top in terms of gambling with 21 cases and lottery with 18 cases. Many of the states, however, recorded zero cases under the gambling and lottery categories.

With a figure of 55 cases, Jharkhand also registered th second highest number of offences against public tranquillity. In terms of human trafficking, the state is just behind Maharashtra (154) and Telangana (104) with 103 cases.
Commenting on the law and order in the state vis-a-vis the NCRB’s report, the former president of the Federation of Jharkhand Chambers of Commerce and Industries, Deepak Kumar Maroo, said, “Law and order is among the primary things that investors see before putting their money in any area. The state government should take remedial steps to improve the situation.”
Meanwhile, opposition BJP snubbed the coalition government for “failing” to maintain law and order in the state. Party spokesperson Pratul Shahdeo said, “Since the change of the government, there has been a steady fall in the law and order situation across the state be it rape, crime against children, murders et al. BJP has long been raising the issue of law and order under the Hemant Soren government.”
Jharkhand Police spokesperson and inspector general (operations) Amol Homkar said he has not gone through the NCRB report so and he would be able to comment only after reading it.
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