How Safe Are Our Children? Nearly 2000 Minors Sexually Abused in Assam in 2021
As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 1,925 cases under POCSO were registered in the state in 2021 in which there were some 1948 victims.
As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 1,925 cases under POCSO were registered in the state in 2021 in which there were some 1948 victims.
The state of Assam has recorded a trend of high numbers of death and murders relating to land disputes.
The state registered the third highest number of cases in 2021, reveals the data of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
As per NCRB, the national average rate of murders was recorded at 2.2 percent in 2021.
Last month too, a state government official died after a boat he was travelling on met with an accident.
The state also saw an over 1300 cases increase in cyber-crimes between 2020 and 2021.
In the last five years, the state has recorded over 3000 deaths due to drowning.
Villagers rushed to the spot to rescue the girls, but only recovered the bodies of the children from the pond, officially added.
The major causes of electrocution deaths were short circuits, lives wires snapping during floods and waterlogging, and poorly constructed electricity poles
Assam recorded a total of 75 cases with a seizure of FICN amounting to Rs. 82, 23,850, according to the report.