As many as 93,657 criminal cases, including 1,450 murder, 2,011 rape, 615 dowry-related murder and 68 dowry-related suicide, were registered at various police stations across the State in the year 2014.
The State Government revealed this through a White Paper presented in the State Assembly on Friday.
Of 93.657 cases, 76, 159 cases were registered under various Sections of the IPC and investigation into 74.1 per cent cases has been completed, the White Paper, presented by the Home Department, claimed.
It further revealed that 89,808 cases out of total registered cases have been found true and chargsheets have been filed in 59,950 of them.
Out of 1,450 murder cases, 1,407 cases were found true and chargesheets have been filed in 740. Similarly, 1,949 out of 2,011 rape cases were found to be true and chargsheets were filed in 1,230 cases. A total of 271 rape cases were filed in 2015, the White Paper said.
It said a total of 5,518 dowry-related cases were filed while chargesheets were filed in 2,773 cases. Final reports submitted have established 23 cases as true, 67 as biased, 30 as false and seven as others. Balance 2,418 cases are now under investigation, it said.
Out of 615 dowry-related murder cases, chargesheets were filed in 327 cases and so far it has been proved that nine cases are biased, three untrue and one case as finalised for other reasons. Balance 275 cases are under investigation. Chargesheeets were filed in 37 of 68 dowry-related suicide cases.
While three cases have been found biased, the rest 28 are investigation.
While a total of 3,366 dowry torture cases were registered, while chargesheets were filed in 1,740 cases. So far, 12 cases have been found true, 43 biased, 21 untrue and two have been finalised for other reasons.
This apart, total of 1,469 non-dowry torture cases were registered and chargsheets were filed in 869 cases.
Police had arrested 1,753 dacoits, including 15 inter-State ones, in response to 554 dacoity cases registered in the year.
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State crime graph up: 93,657 cases in 2014
Items worth Rs 6, 28,93,868, (48.6 per cent ) were recovered from the dacoits.
Chargesheets were filed in 24 out of 536 cases found true. Similarly, 1,792 of 1,828 loot cases, 9,208 of 9, 410 theft cases, 2,135 of 2,267 swindle cases were found true. Police recovered 31.7 per cent of loot items and 25.4 per cent of theft items only while chargesheets were filed in 793 loot, 3,466 theft and 597 swindle cases. Out of total 1,732 riot cases registered, chargesheets were filed in 847 cases.
A total of 9,648 motor vehicle accident cases were registered from which 9,605 cases were found true and chargesheets were filed in 6.601 cases.
Besides, 102 essential commodity theft cases were registered against which 138 persons were arrested. Seized items include rice, wheat, kerosene and fertiliser.