Crime in Bengaluru witnessed upward trend in 2021 compared to 2020
Bengaluru, Jan 7: The crime rate in Bengaluru saw an upward trend in 2021 compared to 2020 but murders and burglary reduced in the city, data shared by police revealed.
According to the data shared by the Bengaluru police commissioner Kamal Pant, 7,953 crimes took place in 2021, which was 7,449 in 2020.
It further showed that in 2021, 148 murders took place of which 146 were detected. In 2020 173 and in 2019 199 murders had taken place.
There were eight incidents of murder for gain in 2021, which was four in 2020. In both the years, all the cases were detected.
The city also saw 35 incidents of dacoity last year, which was 30 in 2020 and 39 in 2019. Similarly there were 365 cases of robbery in 2021 compared to 378 in 2020 and 506 in 2019.
There were 4,126 motor vehicle thefts last year of which only 915 were traced. The vehicle theft in 2020 was 3,797, of which 1,308 were detected.
"The law and order in 2021 was at its best with public cooperation and police action..." Pant said at a press conference.
He also thanked people for their cooperation during the death of Kannada film actor Puneeth Rajkumar in October last year.
"I thank the people and the family of the film actor who cooperated and helped maintaining law and order," Kamal Pant said.
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2 killed, 5 injured in firing after mob storms CRPF camp in Manipur's Bishnupur: State home minister
Imphal (PTI): Manipur Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam on Tuesday said two persons were killed and five others injured in firing after a mob stormed a CRPF camp in Bishnupur district.
A large number of youths and women held a protest against the killing of two children in a bomb attack by suspected militants in Moirang Tronglaobi area earlier in the day, he said.
The protesters stormed the CRPF camp near Gelmol, a few 100 metres from the bomb attack site, burnt vehicles and vandalised properties there, he said.
"I had urged the protesters not to enter the CRPF camp and to allow security forces to focus on conducting an operation to apprehend those involved in the bomb attack," the minister said.
But the demonstrators did not pay heed to the appeal.
"They stormed the CRPF camp, burnt vehicles and vandalised portions of the camp, leading to firing by security personnel. They fired either in self-defence or in anger. Two persons, unfortunately, died in the firing, while five others sustained bullet injuries," the state home minister said.
