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Bihar reports fall in murder, dacoity and riot cases
Bihar reported a 10.1% fall in murder cases, a 31.32% decline in dacoity and an 18.97% reduction in riots compared with the previous year, Home Department Secretary Pranav Kumar said. The Hindu…
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Bihar reported a 10.1% fall in murder cases, a 31.32% decline in dacoity and an 18.97% reduction in riots compared with the previous year, Home Department Secretary Pranav Kumar said. The Hindu reports that Maoist-affected districts have fallen from 22 in 2013 to zero. Police chief Vinay Kumar said more than 2 lakh arrests had been made by June, against 3.85 lakh last year.
The police force has grown to 1.21 lakh after more than 50,000 appointments in 18 months, officials said. Around 3.75 lakh cases remain pending, while 4,000 to 5,000 are being disposed of each month. Cybercrime remains a challenge, with Bihar recording 7,000 related FIRs and recovering 16% of the money involved, the DGP said.
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Claims that Bihar has become entirely crime-free would be as careless as dismissing the reported decline as mere publicity. The figures come from senior officials and need independent checks, especially since case registration, arrests and convictions measure different things. The large pending caseload also shows that policing gains have not yet guaranteed timely justice. The useful test is whether pendency falls below 3.75 lakh while murder and cybercrime trends hold through 2026.
Source: thehindu.com
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