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

69

132

80

9

3

71

9

390

2.

Assam

29

111

55

6

4

49

..

..

3.

Bihar

86

20

26

..

2

123

4

548

4.

Gujarat

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

5.

Jammu and Kashmir

8

12

5

..

..

6

..

30

6.

Kerala

4

82

35

10

1

31

5

110

7.

Madhya Pradesh

118

215

57

41

7

171

11

674

8.

Madras

33

80

96

5

1

159

31

303

9.

Maharashtra

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

10.

Mysore

39

62

70

1

5

92

..

377

11.

Orissa

21

29

..

..

1

16

..

234

12.

Punjab

24

100

38

8

6

116

..

310

13.

Rajasthan

45

82

33

6

8

46

7

227

14.

Uttar Pradesh

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

15.

West Bengal

22

92

70

2

..

87

..

140

15A.

Calcutta

4

23

5

..

..

..

..

2

16.

A. & N. Islands

..

1

..

..

..

..

..

2

17.

Delhi

21

18

10

..

..

..

..

24

18.

Himachal Pradesh

4

1

1

..

..

5

..

9

19.

Manipur

..

3

2

..

2

..

2

5

20.

Nagaland

..

..

1

2

..

..

..

3

21.

Pondicherry

..

2

..

..

1

..

..

2

22.

Tripura

5

6

3

1

..

2

..

8

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

167

90

10

6

66

10

450

2.

Assam

41

129

70

8

..

50

26

..

3.

Bihar

76

21

36

..

..

136

1

550

4.

Gujarat

45

138

11

..

11

53

1

638

5.

Jammu and Kashmir

9

9

6

4

..

5

..

23

6.

Kerala

2

74

33

13

1

21

3

85

7.

Madhya Pradesh

112

86

51

53

14

190

1

672

8.

Madras

33

95

65

8

1

164

28

284

9.

Maharashtra

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

10.

Mysore

36

71

71

..

2

89

..

391

11.

Orissa

14

13

..

..

1

15

..

282

12.

Punjab

23

90

33

6

8

82

..

299

13.

Rajasthan

28

81

48

7

3

57

3

225

14.

Uttar Pradesh

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

15.

West Bengal

31

93

61

..

1

84

1

117

15A.

Calcutta

4

32

6

..

..

..

..

9

16.

A. & N. Islands

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

1

17.

Delhi

8

17

10

..

..

..

..

21

18.

Himachal Pradesh

3

2

..

..

..

1

..

10

19.

Manipur

..

4

1

..

1

1

6

18

20.

Nagaland

..

1

..

7

1

..

..

1

21.

Pondicherry

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

5

22.

Tripura

4

15

2

..

..

2

..

7

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

78

163

104

11

5

64

11

406

2.

Assam

34

126

57

5

..

66

3

..

3.

Bihar

87

15

27

3

2

145

..

574

4.

Gujarat

44

79

42

..

13

48

..

642

5.

Jammu and Kashmir

3

10

5

..

1

6

1

20

6.

Kerala

5

74

18

12

1

38

2

99

7.

Madhya Pradesh

134

204

58

47

12

186

33

704

8.

Madras

38

109

42

9

4

162

6

330

9.

Maharashtra

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

10.

Mysore

38

79

63

2

1

85

3

402

11.

Orissa

13

22

..

..

..

22

..

213

12.

Punjab

23

89

26

8

8

77

..

314

13.

Rajasthan

31

77

34

11

6

58

5

217

14.

Uttar Pradesh

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

15.

West Bengal

31

92

63

..

1

80

..

157

15A.

Calcutta

4

26

3

..

..

..

..

2

16.

A. & N. Islands

1

..

..

..

..

..

..

2

17.

Delhi

8

16

7

..

..

..

..

21

18.

Himachal Pradesh

2

14

1

..

..

2

..

11

19.

Manipur

1

2

3

..

..

1

4

14

20.

Nagaland

..

1

..

7

5

..

..

4

21.

Pondicherry

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

7

22.

Tripura

4

5

3

..

..

1

..

9