Gurgaon police claim dip in crime during 2010
December 30th, 2010 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANSGurgaon, Dec 30 (IANS) Even as 83 cases of murder and over 2,400 cases of vehicle theft were reported in Gurgaon this year, the city police Thursday claimed that the crime rate had gone down as compared to 2009.The city also witnessed 22 cases of dowry deaths, just one less from the previous year, and 18 cases of extortion.
Addressing the media, Gurgaon Police Commissioner S.S. Deswal said: “The incidents of crime were less during in 2010 as compared to the previous year.”
Sharing data, he said during the year police were successful in busting 34 gangs of criminals, out of which nine were dacoits.
Police also arrested 21 members of various gangs of vehicle thieves and recovered property and stolen items worth Rs.19.65 lakh, he said.
The figures released by police, however, presented a different picture. While in certain categories of crime, the reported incidents were only marginally down as compared to the last year, in others they had increased.
During the year, 118 cases of loot were reported against 126 in the previous year.
The city also witnessed 363 cases of deaths in road accidents against a marginally higher figure of 380 in 2009.
Deswal said 800 houses were being constructed in Gurgaon police lines for officers. He also informed that a proposal had already been sent to the government for opening nine new police lines.
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