Nagaland: NCRB Records 141 Crime Cases Against Children Between 2019-21

KOHIMA: According to data from the National Crime Records Bureau, there has been an increase in crime against children in Nagaland between 2019 and 21. A total of 141 cases were reported (NCRB). 

According to the NCRB, 59 cases were filed in 2019, 35 had chargesheets filed, 48 people were taken into custody, and 31 were found guilty. Out of the 31 cases that were registered in 2020, chargesheets were filed in 26, 39 people were arrested, and 13 were found guilty. 

On the other hand, out of 51 registered cases in 2021, chargesheets were filed in 37 of them, 66 people were detained, and five of them were found guilty. 

It is important to note that, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), it is the role of the respective state governments to uphold law and order, safeguard citizens' lives and property, and conduct investigations and criminal prosecutions of crimes against adults and minors. 

According to the current legal rules, the state governments have the authority to prosecute such offences. The ministry periodically issues advice to states and union territories on how to deal with child abuse efficiently. 

Two militants from the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang), NSCN-K, broke out of the Khonsa jail in the Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh. In an altercation with the militants as they attempted to stop them from departing, two police constables were gravely hurt, according to sources.

Wangnyien Bosai, one of the two injured police officers, passed away en route to the Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH), Dibrugarh..

The two NSCN (K) militants, named as self-styled privates Rocksen Homchha and Tipu Kitnya, reportedly engaged in a violent altercation with the two constables who were on duty at the jail's premises at the time. The two extremists reportedly overpowered the two prison guards and stole their service guns before fleeing the area.

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