Karnataka ranked second for the highest number of crimes committed against foreigners after Delhi in 2022. Dennis was enjoying his visit in India. It was almost seven months since he came to India from his hometown in Germany. He was sleeping in an AC sleeper bus. Through the curtain, he could feel a hand searching. […]
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The Karnataka government has said that it will not introduce adolescence education as part of the curriculum in schools. However, they suggest that schools have counsellors. In the event of child sexual abuse cases rising in Karnataka, experts suggest that the state government revise its decision to do away with sex education. A report of […]
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The laws that protect women have been misused frequently. Men have been accused falsely under the Dowry Prohibition Act, of domestic violence or various kinds of crimes against women in the past few years. Victims who are falsely accused find it hard to get their everyday life back. Rajesh (name changed) who is currently working […]
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Karnataka has reported a 18.74 percent increase in the number of POCSO cases till July 2022 compared to the first seven months of 2021. Karnataka is witnessing an increase in the number of cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act-2012 for a second consecutive year. Data available on the Karnataka […]
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Cybercrime cases are not reported by the police, as they are solved internally within the media platforms. Cybercrime cases in Bengaluru are decreasing, as most cases are solved within media platforms cases registered in India have decreased from 10,555 cases in 2019 (pre-COVID-19) to 6,423 in 2021, states National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) data. The […]
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Unhappy marriages, domestic violence are recorded as reasons for the suicide of homemakers in most cases. Sakshi Iyer still remembers the day when she heard of her sister’s death. Her sister is one of many homemakers in Karnataka who decided to end their life due to marital problems. She said with teary eyes, “I […]
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Bangalore contributes to 77 per cent of Identity theft cases in the country. By Arghyadeep Dutta At times a pilot of Pan America World Airways, a Georgia doctor and a legal prosecutor at other times; Leonardo Dicaprio gave the FBI a hard time in Catch Me If You Can. Identity theft, which tops the list […]
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The recent statistics on the murder rate in Bengaluru show a satisfactory decline Bengaluru, Sept. 18, 2018 : After the latest murder statistics were released by The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for 2016, it shows that the murder rate has declined 10.4 percent, with a total of 229 cases reported. Looking at the crime […]
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