Report No. 35
Appendix XXXVII
India-Detailed Analysis of Murders in India (1951-1961)
(i) Causes of Murders;
(ii) Means employed to commit murder.
Murders In India In 1951
Detailed Analysis of Causes of Murders in India
Causes of Murders |
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Sl. No. |
State |
Murders for gain |
Deliberate murders |
Murders committed during party feuds and |
Murders for purposes |
Murders of public servants or |
Murders |
Murders in communal |
Miscellaneous |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
1. |
Andhra Pradesh | 81 |
101 |
110 |
61 |
8 |
54 |
5 |
281 |
2. |
Assam | 25 |
95 |
42 |
4 |
.. |
40 |
2 |
.. |
3. |
Bihar | 60 |
19.. |
27 |
1 |
.. |
114 |
.. |
448 |
4. |
Gujarat | .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
5. |
Jammu and Kashmir | 6 |
9 |
2 |
.. |
.. |
10 |
.. |
24 |
6. |
Kerala | 3 |
52 |
28 |
7 |
.. |
17 |
.. |
65 |
7. |
Madhya Pradesh | 104 |
169 |
43 |
11 |
3 |
123 |
4 |
449 |
8. |
Madras | 47 |
75 |
78 |
4 |
4 |
162 |
18 |
283 |
9. |
Maharashtra | .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
10. |
Mysore | 40 |
68 |
58 |
5 |
4 |
69 |
1 |
334 |
11. |
Orissa | 17 |
39 |
1 |
.. |
.. |
27 |
.. |
114 |
12. |
Punjab | 62 |
194 |
46 |
44 |
5 |
162 |
.. |
458 |
13. |
Rajasthan | 38 |
78 |
45 |
10 |
6 |
41 |
7 |
205 |
14. |
Uttar Pradesh | .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
15. |
West Bengal | 22 |
101 |
48 |
.. |
.. |
79 |
.. |
139 |
15A. |
Calcutta | 10 |
35 |
8 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
3 |
16. |
A. & N. Islands | .. |
1 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
1 |
17. |
Delhi | .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
18. |
Himachal Pradesh | 5 |
3 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
2 |
.. |
3 |
19. |
Manipur | .. |
2 |
1 |
.. |
.. |
1 |
.. |
2 |
20. |
Nagaland | .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
1 |
.. |
.. |
21. |
Pondicherry | .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
22. |
Tripura | 2 |
2 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
1 |
.. |
3 |
1. Based on figures supplied by Home Ministry.
Murders in India in 1952
Causes of Murders |
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Sl. No. |
State |
Murders for gain |
Deliberate murders |
Murders committed during party feuds |
Murders for |
Murders of |
Murders in land disputes |
Murders in communal |
Miscellaneous |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
1. |
Andhra Pradesh | 65 |
119 |
106 |
16 |
16 |
58 |
4 |
363 |
2. |
Assam | 33 |
90 |
56 |
5 |
.. |
61 |
.. |
.. |
3. |
Bihar | 74 |
12 |
28 |
1 |
.. |
148 |
.. |
504 |
4. |
Gujarat | .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
5. |
Jammu and Kashmir | 6 |
7 |
6 |
.. |
.. |
3 |
.. |
19 |
6. |
Kerala | 9 |
62 |
23 |
6 |
1 |
16 |
.. |
86 |
7. |
Madhya Pradesh | 103 |
142 |
48 |
21 |
1 |
142 |
1 |
444 |
8. |
Madras | 57 |
76 |
82 |
13 |
1 |
205 |
14 |
352 |
9. |
Maharashtra | .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
10. |
Mysore | 44 |
54 |
65 |
7 |
1 |
105 |
1 |
357 |
11. |
Orissa | 23 |
31 |
.. |
2 |
.. |
37 |
.. |
147 |
12. |
Punjab | 49 |
219 |
55 |
30 |
2 |
158 |
1 |
414 |
13. |
Rajasthan | 51 |
87 |
58 |
18 |
7 |
44 |
5 |
218 |
14. |
Uttar Pradesh | .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
15. |
West Bengal | 24 |
101 |
66 |
.. |
1 |
88 |
8 |
112 |
15A. |
Calcutta | 9 |
27 |
7 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
2 |
16. |
A. & N. Islands | .. |
1 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
1 |
17. |
Delhi | .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
18. |
Himachal Pradesh | 6 |
.. |
1 |
.. |
.. |
3 |
.. |
7 |
19. |
Manipur | .. |
1 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
1 |
.. |
5 |
20. |
Nagaland | 1 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
21. |
Pondicherry | .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
22. |
Tripura | 3 |
2 |
1 |
.. |
.. |
1 |
.. |
13 |