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

46

102

86

19

6

58

11

317

2.

Assam

23

107

62

6

2

47

..

..

3.

Bihar

91

28

21

2

..

127

..

468

4.

Gujarat

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

5.

Jammu and Kashmir

12

12

5

..

..

16

1

21

6.

Kerala

3

68

27

9

1

16

2

93

7.

Madhya Pradesh

74

167

55

23

5

161

7

525

8.

Madras

39

84

64

3

8

189

20

333

9.

Maharashtra

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

10.

Mysore

31

69

50

3

3

85

5

336

11.

Orissa

12

42

..

2

..

23

..

176

12.

Punjab

30

131

29

11

5

101

..

311

13.

Rajasthan

32

83

47

5

4

46

4

181

14.

Uttar Pradesh

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

15.

West Bengal

26

95

65

..

..

71

..

137

15A.

Calcutta

6

27

2

..

..

..

..

7

16.

A. & N. Islands

..

14

..

..

..

..

..

1

17.

Delhi

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

18.

Himachal Pradesh

1

..

2

2

..

..

..

6

19.

Manipur

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

6

20.

Nagaland

..

1

..

2

..

..

..

1

21.

Pondicherry

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

1

22.

Tripura

4

..

3

..

..

..

..

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

64

110

73

20

5

56

11

388

2.

Assam

24

100

51

7

..

54

..

..

3.

Bihar

97

28

18

1

..

106

..

502

4.

Gujarat

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

5.

Jammu and Kashmir

12

8

5

..

..

2

..

17

6.

Kerala

..

54

20

8

..

16

1

71

7.

Madhya Pradesh

104

170

49

32

7

134

7

614

8.

Madras

45

95

86

8

5

159

22

276

9.

Maharashtra

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

10.

Mysore

33

63

46

3

3

81

8

327

11.

Orissa

16

41

..

1

..

23

..

185

12.

Punjab

27

83

39

7

5

73

1

341

13.

Rajasthan

32

83

33

11

9

25

8

180

14.

Uttar Pradesh

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

15.

West Bengal

30

92

67

1

..

81

2

136

15A.

Calcutta

4

24

5

..

..

..

..

10

16.

A. & N. Islands

1

3

..

..

..

..

..

1

17.

Delhi

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

18.

Himachal Pradesh

1

3

..

..

..

..

..

7

19.

Manipur

..

..

1

..

81

2

..

9

20.

Nagaland

..

..

2

40

6

..

..

3

21.

Pondicherry

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

3

22.

Tripura

1

4

1

..

..

..

.

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