Jammu district tops chart for heinous crimes in J&K

Jammu district has topped the list for heinous crimes in Jammu and Kashmir as 576 such crimes were registered in the district in 2014. Heinous crimes, according to Jammu and Kashmir Police, include murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping or abduction, rape, molestation, cruelty by husband, causing hurt and rioting. Cases of cruelty by husbands (159) topped the list of heinous crimes in the district followed by 86 cases of attempt to murder. The police in Jammu district also registered 21 murder cases in 2014, the highest in the entire state.…

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