Mizoram registered the third lowest
murder cases in the country last year, according to National Crime Records
Bureau (NCRB) data.
The Northeastern State recorded 31
murder cases in 2022, after Sikkim (9) and Nagaland (21).
The murder rate in the State was 2.5,
while the chargesheet filing rate stood at 95.7, stated the NCBR data.
There were 14 blind murders or murders
with no motive known and six murders due to dispute. The State reported 28
murder cases in 2020 and 24 in 2021.
A total of 28,522 FIRs of murder were
registered in 2022 across the country, said the NCRB data.
Uttar Pradesh saw the highest number of
such FIRs at 3,491 followed by Bihar (2,930) and Maharashtra (2,295).
PTI
