Ladakh: 23 violent crimes in 2021 no offences against state, reveals Govt data

Ladakh lived up to its reputation as one of the safest place in India with the Union Territory recording only 23 cases of violent crimes in 2021 though the number is almost four times higher than the previous year according to latest National Crime Records Bureau NCRB reportLadakh did not register any cases related to offences against the state such as sedition promoting enmity between groups or imputation and assertions prejudicial to national integrationThe sparsely populated region also did not report any cases related to infanticide foeticide and dowry deaths showed the report released by the NCRB which functions under the Ministry of Home AffairsAs against a total of 403 cognizable crimes in 2020 Ladakh recorded an increase of 387 per cent in such cases in 2021 at 559 comprising 519 under the Indian Penal Code and 40 under special and locals laws SLL the report said adding the crime rate registration per lakh population stands at 1876 with chargesheeting rate at 901 per centThe rate of violent crimes in 2021 witnessed an almost four times jump compared to a total of six a year earlier The cases included five murder two related to rape one of the survivors being a minor and five attempted rape casesThe deaths due to negligence claimed 100 lives including 51 in road accidents the report said adding that of the total 15 abduction cases reported 11 women remained untraced till the end of last yearAlso ReadSeven soldiers killed as vehicle falls into river in Tuktuk sector in LadakhAs far as crime against women are concerned the report said nine cases were reported in 2020 which doubled to 18 in 2021 This included nine cases of cruelty by husband or his relativesA total of 23 people were arrested and 20 of them were chargesheeted in the court of law the report said adding the chargesheeting rate of the accused is 857 per cent while the pendency percentage remained at 364Four people were convicted and four each discharged and acquitted by the court the report saidAgainst two cases of crime against children in 2020 only one such case was lodged in 2021The report said Ladakh registered a total of five cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS ActEight cases involving a total of 14 people were registered on account of offences against the public tranquillity 12 cases of theft including two related to lifting of auto motor vehicles last year the report saidThe report said one case of criminal breach of trust and 23 more related to offences against property were also reported during 2021 while 21 cases were lodged with regard to forgery cheating and fraudThere were 106 cases related to disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servants and 356 per cent of the accused were chargesheeted the report saidLadakh did not report any case registered under Juvenile Justice Act Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act Official Secrets Act offences against staterelated acts Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and arms and explosiverelated acts However 22 cases were registered under the Excise Act during the last yearThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever