Summary:
Four murder cases were reported in 2017, which rose to eight cases last year. Murder cases on railways in the city doubled in 2018 from the year before, as did robberies. In some cases, railway premises were only used for disposing off bodies. More than 37,000 cases of theft were reported on city railways last year alone, where commuters lost valuables worth Rs 69 crore. “Increased registration of crime can be said to be the reason behind the significant number of theft cases (over 48,000 reported in the state last year)..