Maharashtra tops in crime in the country

Maharashtra has topped in the crime chart of the country, a query under the Right to Information Act by state BJP president Nitin Gadkari has revealed.

"During 2005-08, Maharashtra registered 7,80,765 cases under the Indian Penal Code which is the highest number in the country during this period followed by Bihar, which had 4,64,363 cases," the answer to the query revealed.

"In a shocking revelation, it has been brought to my notice that Maharashtra had 6,054 cases of rape and 10,765 cases of murder in the last three years," Gadkari said. "The political interference in the police administration is responsible for the deteriorating law-and-order situation in the state."

Gadkari demanded that the government release a white paper on the law-and-order situation in the state. "Once the white paper is released, we will come to know the detection and conviction rate for crimes in the state," he said.

Gadkari also demanded that the name of the state minister who met 26/11 terrorist Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab in Arthur Road Jail be revealed. "It was against the dignity of a minister to call on a terrorist in jail," he said. "The people should know the reason for the meeting."

Cases registered in Maharashtra in 2005-08

Murder – 10,765
Rape – 6,054
Kidnapping – 5,146
Dacoity – 2,831
Attempted dacoity – 1,309
Robbery – 10,786
Burglary – 63,103
Theft – 1,93,865
Riots – 31,613