India recorded 1.2 lakh circumstances of “deaths due to negligence relating to road accidents” in 2020, with 328 individuals dropping their lives day-after-day on a median, regardless of the COVID-19 lockdown, in response to authorities information.

As many as 3.92 lakh lives have been misplaced in three years in deaths resulting from negligence associated to highway accidents, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) revealed in its annual
‘Crime India’ report for 2020 . While 1.2 lakh deaths had been recorded in 2020, the figures stood at 1.36 lakh in 2019 and 1.35 lakh in 2018, the information present.

The nation logged 1.35 lakh circumstances of “hit and run” since 2018, the report of the NCRB, which features below the Union Home Ministry, confirmed. In 2020 alone, there have been 41,196 circumstances of “hit and run”, whereas there have been 47,504 such circumstances in 2019 and 47,028 in 2018, the report mentioned. On a median, there have been 112 circumstances of “hit and run” reported throughout the nation day-after-day prior to now 12 months, in response to the information. The circumstances of inflicting “hurt” by rash or negligent driving on public means stood at 1.30 lakh in 2020.

Rail accidents

Meanwhile, 52 circumstances of deaths resulting from negligence associated to rail accidents had been recorded throughout the nation in 2020; 55 such circumstances in 2019 and 35 in 2018, the report confirmed.

During 2020, India additionally logged 133 circumstances of “deaths due to medical negligence;” 201 such circumstances in 2019 and 218 in 2018, the NCRB mentioned. There had been 51 circumstances of “deaths due to negligence of civic bodies” in 2020, whereas there have been 147 circumstances in 2019 and 40 in 2018, in response to the report.

Another 6,367 circumstances of “deaths due to other negligence” had been reported throughout the nation in 2020; 7,912 circumstances in 2019 and eight,687 in 2018, it confirmed.

The NCRB acknowledged within the report that the nation remained below full lockdown from March 25, 2020 until May 31, 2020 as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, throughout which the motion in public area was “very limited”. “The cases registered under crimes against women, children and senior citizens, theft, burglary, robbery and dacoity have therefore declined, whereas COVID-related enforcement has resulted in increase of cases registered under ‘disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant [Section 188 IPC]’, under ‘Other IPC Crimes’ and under ‘Other State Local Acts’,” it famous.