NEW DELHI: The incidence of crime in India has shown a increase of 0.8% in relation to population in 1988 as compared to the Crime population ratio in 1978.
The national crime records bureau in their annual publication Crime in India said a total of $2, 06,025 cases were registered in the year 1988 marking a 25.8% increase over 1978.
However the increase in population during the period was recorded to be as high as 24.8% the publication released Friday said.
Offences registered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) have shown a 7.1% increase in 1988 over 1978 which is comparatively lower than the rate of population growth during the same period.
The publication also indicates that crime involving violence has been constantly going up while the incidence of conventional crime such as declining trend.
Offences relating to counterfeit currency have shown an increase of 141.7% in 1988 over 1978.
This is followed by offenses relating to explosives and explosive substances which have shown an increase of 105.9% during the period.
Registration of rape cases has also been going up constantly and showed an increase of 99.6% in 1988 as compared to 1978.
The number of persons arrested under Indian penal code and other central and state enactments has increased steadily over the years.
In 1988, 24, 18, 503 arrests were made under IPC as compared to 18, 25,940 in 1978 marking a 32.5% increase.
Similarly arrests made under local and special laws have also risen from 30, 61, 888 to 38, and 70,503 during the period.
The number of women arrested has also been rising rather steeply. As against 30,478 women arrested in 1978 for IPC increase of 112.2% .
NEW DELHI: At least 11 people were killed and 38 injured when the Delhi-bound Kalka Mail from Howrah in west Bengal derailed Friday morning near Karchana station about 18 km from Allahabad official reports received by the railway board here said. Initial reports said three coaches had capsized.
Official sources said the engine and 11 coaches of the train had derailed.
They said the cause of the accident was not known and the casualty figure was likely to go up.
Article extracted from this publication >> February 22, 1991
