India lodged more than 5,100 offences against State in 2021; 8,600 pending investigations: Government data
The Hindu
“The maximum cases under the broader ‘offences against the State’ category were lodged in Uttar Pradesh with 1,862 cases in 2021, down from 2,217 in 2020 and 2,107 in 2019,” the report stated.
India lodged 5,164 cases of offences against the State, including those under sedition, Official Secrets Act, and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, in 2021 with an average of 14 cases every day, according to latest government data.
The cases showed a decline in 2021 when compared to 2020 and 2019, which saw 5,613 and 7,656 filed, the National Crime Records Bureau's 'Crime In India - 2021' report showed. The NCRB functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Besides 5,164 new such cases, 8,600 cases pending investigation were carried forward from last year and three cases were reopened for probe. This pushed the total number of cases pending investigations in 2021 to 13,767, the NCRB's annual report showed.
“Of the total such cases last year, 79.2% were registered under The Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act (4,089 cases) followed by 814 cases (15.8%) under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act,” data showed.
“The average charge-sheeting rate across the country stood at 78% in 2021,” according to the official data.
“The maximum cases under the broader ‘offences against the State’ category were lodged in Uttar Pradesh with 1,862 cases in 2021, down from 2,217 in 2020 and 2,107 in 2019,” the report stated.