India's Annual Crime Report leaves out data on Lynching, Crimes Against Activists And Journalists (Satyamev Jayete)

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Why data on Lynching, Crimes Against Activists And Journalists Was Left Out Of NCRB Report
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) did not include a number of parameters in its latest report as data assessed were “vague” and “unreliable”, the home ministry said. A Home Ministry official said the parameters which were not included in the NCRB report include lynching, crime against RTI activists, journalists, social activists, besides others. “NCRB did not include murder due to lynching and other heads as data based on these parameters was assessed as ‘vague/unreliable’,” a home ministry official said.

Reports say data on killing by khap panchayats, murder for religious reasons and murder committed by influential people had also been excluded. The NCRB, under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, is responsible for collecting and analysing crime data as defined by the Indian Penal Code and special and local laws in the country. The annual crime data for 2017 was released after a delay of more than a year. Highlights from the report