Rural crime scene: 45 murders, 66 rapes, 374 deaths on roads in 2016

Nagpur | Saturday | 21st January, 2017

Summary:

The Nagpur Rural recorded 45 murders, 66 rapes, 111 kidnappings, 64 dowry deaths, over 1000 robberies and burglaries, 374 fatalities in road accidents etc. The RTI reply was provided by Nagpur Rural police to a RTI query posed by activist Abhay Kolarkar. Cops seized narcotic stuff in 1943 kg quantity collectively valued at Rs 19.37 crore, the RTI reply said. Nagpur: The sleepy towns and villages of Nagpur district did not lag behind their urban counterparts as far as crime scenario is concerned. The period also witnessed 61 riots over one reason or another, 72 cheating cases, 4 dacoities, 28 chain-snatchings, 175 incidents of molestation and other crimes..