20% of murders in Delhi because of 'sudden provocation'

 Delhiites seems to be on short fuse with nearly 20% of the murder cases reported in the national capital happening due to "sudden provocation" while only 10% are crime related.

Till December 15, 2014, as many as 561 murders took place in the city as compared to 486 that took place in 2013. An analysis of motive behind murders for the year 2014 reveals that 19.07% of the cases were due to sudden provocation or trivial issues while 13.90% murders took place due to old enmity.

As many as 10.87% murders that took place in the city were sex related. 11.05% murders took place due to differences amongst family members and 10.52% due to disputes over property/money matters. Only 9.80% of the murders were crime related.

In the year 2014 (up to 15th December), 561 cases were registered. Out of these 76% cases were solved, police said. Incidents of murders per lakh population have shown a significant decline during the last fourteen years. While this figure was 3.95 in the year 2001, it has come down to 3.31 in 2014 (up to 15th December). PTI TAQ/BUN MRM MRM