Crime graph up, rape circumstances rise by 11 per cent in Odisha: White Paper

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: The State has registered over 1.55 lakh prison circumstances, together with 3,327 rape, 1,394 homicide, 552 dacoity, 2,826 theft, 5,133 housebreaking and 13,024 theft circumstances final yr, the White Paper launched by the State Home division has revealed.

The White Paper for 2021 was tabled within the Assembly forward of debate on demand for expenditure of the Home division on Wednesday. The State has reported a 15.6 per cent rise in prison circumstances and 11.5 per cent enhance in rape circumstances over the earlier yr.

In 2020, the State had recorded 1.34 lakh prison circumstances which included 2,984 rape, 1,470 homicide, 514 dacoity, 2,166 theft, 4,500 housebreaking and 10,412 theft circumstances. “The police had to open fire 23 times in 2021 in order to maintain law and order,” the paper mentioned.

Claiming a drastic fall in violence by Maoists, the State authorities mentioned there have been 21 incidents of alternate of fireplace between Maoist teams and safety personnel during which two civilians and one safety particular person (gram rakhi) had been killed.

In the Left wing extremist (LWE) incidents, seven Maoists had been neutralised whereas 36 rebels had been arrested and 21 surrendered. Security personnel have seized 30 weapons, 48 explosive gadgets and a big amount of firearms and different supplies throughout raids on totally different maoist camps, the report mentioned.

Of the 4,949 dowry torture circumstances reported, chargesheets have been filed in 3,668 circumstances and solely 121 had been discovered to be true. The State reported 298 dowry-related dying circumstances and 129 dowry-related suicide circumstances  final yr.  

While the White Paper is silent on the variety of kids that had been trafficked from the State, it mentioned that 258 boys and 1,506 ladies had been rescued in three separate particular operations final yr. They have been handed over to their households.The State police have registered 57 circumstances involving financial offence and chargesheet has been filed in a single case. 

BHUBANESWAR: The State has registered over 1.55 lakh prison circumstances, together with 3,327 rape, 1,394 homicide, 552 dacoity, 2,826 theft, 5,133 housebreaking and 13,024 theft circumstances final yr, the White Paper launched by the State Home division has revealed.

The White Paper for 2021 was tabled within the Assembly forward of debate on demand for expenditure of the Home division on Wednesday. The State has reported a 15.6 per cent rise in prison circumstances and 11.5 per cent enhance in rape circumstances over the earlier yr.

In 2020, the State had recorded 1.34 lakh prison circumstances which included 2,984 rape, 1,470 homicide, 514 dacoity, 2,166 theft, 4,500 housebreaking and 10,412 theft circumstances. “The police had to open fire 23 times in 2021 in order to maintain law and order,” the paper mentioned.

Claiming a drastic fall in violence by Maoists, the State authorities mentioned there have been 21 incidents of alternate of fireplace between Maoist teams and safety personnel during which two civilians and one safety particular person (gram rakhi) had been killed.

In the Left wing extremist (LWE) incidents, seven Maoists had been neutralised whereas 36 rebels had been arrested and 21 surrendered. Security personnel have seized 30 weapons, 48 explosive gadgets and a big amount of firearms and different supplies throughout raids on totally different maoist camps, the report mentioned.

Of the 4,949 dowry torture circumstances reported, chargesheets have been filed in 3,668 circumstances and solely 121 had been discovered to be true. The State reported 298 dowry-related dying circumstances and 129 dowry-related suicide circumstances  final yr.  

While the White Paper is silent on the variety of kids that had been trafficked from the State, it mentioned that 258 boys and 1,506 ladies had been rescued in three separate particular operations final yr. They have been handed over to their households.The State police have registered 57 circumstances involving financial offence and chargesheet has been filed in a single case.