Over 1.16 lakh kidnapping, abduction cases reported in 2023, 18,000 of them elopement cases: NCRB
NEW DELHI, Sep 30 (PTI): Over 1.16 lakh cases of kidnapping and abduction were reported across the country in 2023, of which nearly 18,000 cases — involving 9,000 children and 8,800 adults — were of elopement, according to the latest report from the National Crime Records Bureau.
In 2023, a total of 1,13,564 kidnapping and abduction cases were registered, showing an increase of over 5.6 per cent from 2022 when 1,07,588 cases were lodged, it said.
Delhi, with 5,715 cases of kidnapping and abduction with 26 per cent rate (crime per lakh population), presented the worst picture among states and UTs across the country.
