Bhubaneswar: The Home Department of Odisha has released a white paper on the crime situation prevailing in the state in the year 2020. The report was submitted in the Odisha Assembly today.
The report has complete details about the various crimes committed, complaints registered, etc. The data in the report suggests that, a total of criminal cases were registered in the State out of which as many as 1,29,305 were true.
Out of the total cases registered with the police, 1,10,741 were registered under various sections of IPC. It is noteworthy that, charge sheets were filed in 93,229 cases.
Likewise, 2,166 loot cases were registered during this period out of which 2,127 were found to be true and charge-sheets were filed in 882 cases.
As many as 1816 accused persons have been arrested with recovery of stolen properties worth Rs 4.24 crore.
On the other hand, Odisha police registered 2,984 rape cases in 2020 out of which 2,907 were found to be true. Charge-sheets were filed in 2,054 cases.
Ms Kalinga