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43 murder for gain, Rs 71 cr loss in property crimes in 1st half of 2021

Valuables worth Rs 71.46 crore were lost in property crimes in the first six months of 2021 as against Rs 111 crore worth valuables lost in the entire year of 2020, says data with the State government. Also, up to June this year, there were as many as 43 murders for gain, robberies, burglaries and theft in thousands in which victims lost valuables worth Rs 71 crore.

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During all 12 months of 2020, there were 64 murders for gain, while the State had already recorded 43 murders for gain this year in the first six-month period.

The Home department policy note tabled in the Assembly recorded that there were 1,102 incidents of robberies in the State till June this year. Similarly, there were 2,115 burglaries and 5,510 thefts in the State during the same period.

The State has already witnessed as many as 61 abduction and kidnapping cases in six months while there were 132 such incidents during the entire year in 2020. In the first six months of this year, there were 1,294 cases of cheating and 32 cases of counterfeiting, the policy note said.

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