Causes of Murders

Sl. No.

State

Murders for gain

Deliberate
murders in revenge

Murders committed
during party feuds and
riots as a result
of sudden alteraction

Murders for purposes of terrorisation

Murders of public
servants or
persons assisting
them for doing their duty

Murders in
land disputes

Murders in
communal disturbances

Miscellaneous

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1.

Andhra Pradesh

73

108

99

11

4

74

6

348

2.

Assam

26

95

59

6

1

42

..

..

3.

Bihar

68

18

17

2

..

112

1

463

4.

Gujarat

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

5.

Jammu and Kashmir

13

9

5

..

..

4

..

12

6.

Kerala

7

45

21

9

..

19

3

104

7.

Madhya Pradesh

94

148

58

16

7

144

9

516

8.

Madras

54

90

71

9

3

183

17

359

9.

Maharashtra

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

10.

Mysore

53

46

57

5

5

84

..

350

11.

Orissa

13

38

..

..

..

27

..

146

12.

Punjab

45

112

31

10

3

134

..

409

13.

Rajasthan

40

69

36

7

6

45

3

191

14.

Uttar Pradesh

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

15.

West Bengal

31

83

63

1

..

82

..

114

15A.

Calcutta

12

32

10

..

..

..

..

3

16.

A. & N. Islands

..

3

..

..

..

..

..

1

17.

Delhi

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

18.

Himachal Pradesh

1

3

..

..

..

3

..

8

19.

Manipur

..

2

..

..

..

..

..

5

20.

Nagaland

..

2

1

..

..

..

..

4

21.

Pondicherry

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

22.

Tripura

5

3

2

..

..

1

..

5

Causes of Murders

Sl. No.

State

Murders for gain

Deliberate
murders in revenge

Murders committed during party feuds and
riots as a result of
sudden alteraction

Murders for
purposes of terrorisation

Murders of
public servants or
persons assisting them for
doing their duty

Murders in
land disputes

Murders in
communal disturbances

Miscellaneous

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1.

Andhra Pradesh

54

113

84

8

7

80

9

356

2.

Assam

20

116

64

3

..

40

..

..

3.

Bihar

73

25

17

..

..

122

..

489

4.

Gujarat

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

5.

Jammu and Kashmir

7

9

4

1

1

1

..

14

6.

Kerala

3

62

19

7

..

14

1

68

7.

Madhya Pradesh

87

169

37

25

11

157

8

508

8.

Madras

34

106

67

6

4

162

13

298

9.

Maharashtra

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

10.

Mysore

43

63

56

3

1

87

11

345

11.

Orissa

14

58

2

..

..

27

..

162

12.

Punjab

28

122

29

8

3

114

..

325

13.

Rajasthan

31

75

36

5

3

38

9

175

14.

Uttar Pradesh

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

15.

West Bengal

23

83

59

..

1

71

..

105

15A.

Calcutta

12

39

7

..

1

..

..

4

16.

A. & N. Islands

..

2

..

..

2

..

..

..

17.

Delhi

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

18.

Himachal Pradesh

..

1

..

..

..

2

..

7

19.

Manipur

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

8

20.

Nagaland

..

1

..

..

..

..

..

3

21.

Pondicherry

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

2

22.

Tripura

1

3

..

..

..

2

..

2