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TN records 19% drop in violence-prone areas
The New Indian Express Nagapattinam
|March 30, 2025
Despite the overall reduction in cases, the number of murder cases under the Act rose from 92 in 2023 to 97 in 2024.
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DESPITE the overall reduction in cases, the number of murder cases under the Act rose from 92 in 2023 to 97 in 2024. Sexual abuse cases jumped from 5 to 12, while Pocso cases surged from 200 to 254. In 2022, these figures stood at 64, 16 and 258, respectively.
The drop was seen in cases registered under sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Act, which fell from 1,595 in 2023 to 1,375 in 2024. Attempt to murder cases also decreased from 65 in 2023 to 56 in 2024. However, cases categorized as 'other sections of the Act' have steadily increased from 109 in 2022 to 110 in 2023 and 144 in 2024.
Sections 3(1)(r) or 3(1)(s) of the SC/ST Act relate to publicly humiliating, intimidating or abusing an SC/ST person using caste names.
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