Peerzada Ummer
Srinagar, Oct 1: Jammu and Kashmir did not record a single case of communal or religious violence in 2023, reveals the annual report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
The report states that while 425 riot cases were registered involving 655 people, none of them were linked to communal tensions. No sedition cases were registered during the year either.
The report shows that 3,653 cases of violence against women were registered in the Union Territory in 2023 compared to 3,937 in 2021. Kidnapping was the most common crime against women with 895 cases, followed by 524 cases of cruelty by husband and 231 cases of rape. A total of 427 women were abducted for forced marriage, including ten minors. Jammu and Kashmir ranked fourth among Union Territories in domestic violence cases with a rate of 8.1 percent.
The NCRB data recorded 84 murders, 1,004 cases of kidnapping overall, and 673 cases of death due to negligence, most of them road accidents. There were nine cases of dowry, 44 cases of abetment to suicide, 438 cases of attempted murder, and 434 cases of attempted suicide.
Cybercrime against women has emerged as a growing concern. Jammu and Kashmir topped all Union Territories with 43 such cases, including 39 related to dissemination of obscene material and four of blackmail or photo morphing.
Cases under Special and Local Laws increased to 4,468 in 2023, with a chargesheet filing rate of 90.7 percent, while cases under the Indian Penal Code fell from 27,447 in 2021 to 25,127 in 2023. (KNO)
