Sunday, 28 July 2013
India saw 1,35,445 suicides last year
India saw 1,35,445 suicides last year
As many as 1,35,445 people committed suicide in the country last year.
Statistics released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) show
that excluding West Bengal, 79,773 men and 40,715 women had taken the
extreme step. West Bengal, where 14,957 suicides were reported, did not
provide classification statistics to the NCRB.
The rate of suicide last year stands at 11.2 cases for a population of I
lakh. As per rounded off figures provided by the NCRB, on an average,
15 suicides an hour or 371 suicides a day had taken place. When
scrutinised further, it reveals 242 male and 129 female suicides a day.
Tamil Nadu tops the list with 16,927 suicides, followed by Maharashtra
with 16,112 suicides, West Bengal 3rd and Andhra Pradesh following it
with 14,328 suicides. The 28 States together accounted for 1,32,667
cases and the seven Union Territories together for 2,778 suicides. In
the administrative division of Lakshadweep, only one person committed
suicide. In Delhi UT, it was 1,899. Among the cities of the country,
Chennai topped with 2,183 cases.
The rate of suicide at the administrative division of Puducherry was the
highest in the country, 36.8 for every 1 lakh persons. With a
population close to 15 lakh as per estimated mid-year population, 541
persons committed suicide in Puducherry in 2012. Sikkim follows with a
rate of 29.1 per cent and Tamil Nadu 3rd with a rate of 24.9 closely
followed by Kerala with 24.3. The national average stands at 11.2.
Family problems accounted for 84 suicides a day on an average. The NCRB
figures show that social and economic causes have led most of the men to
commit suicides whereas emotional and personal causes have mainly
driven women to end their lives. The percentage of suicides by married
men was 71.6% and married women 67.9%.
One suicide out of every six suicides was committed by a housewife.
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu plus Maharashtra have
together accounted for 50.6% of the suicides reported in the country.
The highest number of suicide pacts was reported from Rajasthan, 74,
followed by Andhra Pradesh (18), Kerala (12), and Gujarat (3), out of
109 such cases reported.
Thirty-seven per cent of the victims took the extreme step by hanging
themselves, 29.1 per cent by consuming poison and 8.4 per cent by
self-immolation. Last year, 50,062 persons hanged themselves in the
country and the majority were men at 34,631. The highest number of such
cases was reported from Maharashtra, 7,055 followed by Kerala with 5,629
cases and Tamil Nadu 3rd with 5393 cases.
Nineteen thousand four hundred and forty five persons committed suicide
by consuming poison and 12,286 of them were men. Tamil Nadu topped the
list with 3,459 cases, followed by Karnataka with 3,173 cases. The
number of self-immolation cases was 11,438, the majority being women —
7,326. In this category too, Tamil Nadu topped with 2,349 cases and
1,481 of them were women. Maharashtra followed with 1,674 such cases.
From among the cities, the highest number of self immolation cases was
reported from Kanpur (285), followed by Chennai (282). By jumping in
front of speeding vehicles, especially trains, 4,259 persons committed
suicide and the majority of them were men (3,554). Andhra Pradesh topped
this list with 1,101 cases.
As per NCRB statistics, 1,35,585 persons committed suicide in the
country in 2011. NCRB statistics from 2002 shows that the annual suicide
cases in the country always stood above the 1 lakh mark and the highest
number of cases was in 2011. In 2002, it was 1,10,417 cases.
Shinde daughter moves SC for change in divorce rules
Shinde daughter moves SC for change in divorce rules
Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's daughter has set into motion a debate over the right of a woman to walk out of a traumatic marriage against her husband's will.
In a writ petition before the Supreme Court, Smriti Shinde has challenged the constitutional validity of a provision in the Hindu Marriage Act which, according to her, permits a man to " defeat the right" of his wife to seek divorce by withholding his consent.
A bench presided over by Chief Justice K. G. Balakrishnan on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre on Smriti's petition in which she contended that the provision was violating the rights of women under Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution.
Pointing out that gender justice could not be achieved by treating unequals as equals, she submitted that the government was bound to make special provisions for women. A woman should not be compelled to obtain her husband's consent to maintain a petition for divorce initially filed with mutual consent, she argued.
Smriti, whose attempt to seek divorce by mutual consent was frustrated with her husband changing his mind, contended that law should not compel a woman to remain bound to a marriage even if she was emotionally and mentally unable to cope up with it.
She said a woman in the Indian sociocultural milieu would go for divorce only when continuance in marriage would be more traumatic than the consequences of being a divorcee. She has also attempted to revive the demand for having ' irretrievable breakdown of marriage' as a ground for dissolving marriages.
The Supreme Court, while deciding a divorce case in 2006, had also asked the government to seriously consider an amendment to the Hindu Marriage Act to include irretrievable breakdown of marriage as a ground for grant of divorce.
The government, however, had probably decided against any change in the existing provision for divorce.
Smriti got married in 1993 and has two children. She has been living separately from her husband since January 2005. The couple filed a petition for divorce by mutual consent in May 2007 and the family court granted a divorce in 2007. But the husband never turned up before the court.
The Bombay High Court set aside the decree of divorce holding that nonappearance of the husband showed that his consent did not continue. The Supreme Court was also of the same view and dismissed an appeal by her.
Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's daughter has set into motion a debate over the right of a woman to walk out of a traumatic marriage against her husband's will.
In a writ petition before the Supreme Court, Smriti Shinde has challenged the constitutional validity of a provision in the Hindu Marriage Act which, according to her, permits a man to " defeat the right" of his wife to seek divorce by withholding his consent.
A bench presided over by Chief Justice K. G. Balakrishnan on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre on Smriti's petition in which she contended that the provision was violating the rights of women under Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution.
Pointing out that gender justice could not be achieved by treating unequals as equals, she submitted that the government was bound to make special provisions for women. A woman should not be compelled to obtain her husband's consent to maintain a petition for divorce initially filed with mutual consent, she argued.
Smriti, whose attempt to seek divorce by mutual consent was frustrated with her husband changing his mind, contended that law should not compel a woman to remain bound to a marriage even if she was emotionally and mentally unable to cope up with it.
She said a woman in the Indian sociocultural milieu would go for divorce only when continuance in marriage would be more traumatic than the consequences of being a divorcee. She has also attempted to revive the demand for having ' irretrievable breakdown of marriage' as a ground for dissolving marriages.
The Supreme Court, while deciding a divorce case in 2006, had also asked the government to seriously consider an amendment to the Hindu Marriage Act to include irretrievable breakdown of marriage as a ground for grant of divorce.
The government, however, had probably decided against any change in the existing provision for divorce.
Smriti got married in 1993 and has two children. She has been living separately from her husband since January 2005. The couple filed a petition for divorce by mutual consent in May 2007 and the family court granted a divorce in 2007. But the husband never turned up before the court.
The Bombay High Court set aside the decree of divorce holding that nonappearance of the husband showed that his consent did not continue. The Supreme Court was also of the same view and dismissed an appeal by her.
MOTHER KILLED HER 2 KIDS, ATTEMPTED SUICIDE: POLICE
MOTHER KILLED HER 2 KIDS, ATTEMPTED SUICIDE: POLICE
Why should Law gives custody of kids to Mother?
Srinagar, July 27: The police Saturday made a shocking revelation that two children who were found throat slit in their Bemina apartment earlier this week were killed by their mother.
“Investigation points fingers towards the mother of the children who were found murdered in Bemina. She is the prime suspect and according to prima-facie evidences, she is behind this gruesome crime. But we are waiting for the FSL reports,” Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Ashiq Hussain Bukhari told reporters at a press conference.
“But there are some technicalities like we still have to match her fingerprints with the weapon found at the spot with which she slit throats of her children and later also cut her throat,” he added.
Pertinently, the two children of a Molvi were found brutally murdered while his wife was critically wounded Wednesday morning. Aaliya Iftikhar (5) and Muhammad Hashim (3) and their mother Naseema (40) wife of Molvi Muhammad Iftikhar Lone were found lying in pool of blood in their apartment next to Masjid Noor Iqbalabad Bemina soon after morning prayers.
The SSP ruled out involvement of any outsider in the killings saying: “There’s no involvement of outsiders in the murder as clues point towards her alone.”
He also spoke about some Tantrik, whom she would visit. “She is a resident of Gurez and was under influence of a Tantrik. She had recently met the Tantrik at Gurez and after the meeting she used to say that she was fed up with her life and was supposed to meet some Faqir on Wednesday,” he said.
When asked about the mental condition of the accused, Bukhari said: “So far the medical test of the woman has not been conducted and it will be premature to say anything about it. But at hospital when she regained conscious she tried to kill herself again.”
To mention, the gory incident occurred when the Imam Iftikhar Ahmad was out for Fajr prayers. On reaching home, he found his family in a pool of blood.
Iftikhar, hails from Gurez in north Kashmir and had shifted to Iqbalabad’s Noor Masjid around three months ago. Earlier, he used to lead prayers at a Masjid in Nowgam area of the City.
http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2013/Jul/28/mother-killed-her-2-kids-attempted-suicide-police-15.asp
Why should Law gives custody of kids to Mother?
Srinagar, July 27: The police Saturday made a shocking revelation that two children who were found throat slit in their Bemina apartment earlier this week were killed by their mother.
“Investigation points fingers towards the mother of the children who were found murdered in Bemina. She is the prime suspect and according to prima-facie evidences, she is behind this gruesome crime. But we are waiting for the FSL reports,” Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Ashiq Hussain Bukhari told reporters at a press conference.
“But there are some technicalities like we still have to match her fingerprints with the weapon found at the spot with which she slit throats of her children and later also cut her throat,” he added.
Pertinently, the two children of a Molvi were found brutally murdered while his wife was critically wounded Wednesday morning. Aaliya Iftikhar (5) and Muhammad Hashim (3) and their mother Naseema (40) wife of Molvi Muhammad Iftikhar Lone were found lying in pool of blood in their apartment next to Masjid Noor Iqbalabad Bemina soon after morning prayers.
The SSP ruled out involvement of any outsider in the killings saying: “There’s no involvement of outsiders in the murder as clues point towards her alone.”
He also spoke about some Tantrik, whom she would visit. “She is a resident of Gurez and was under influence of a Tantrik. She had recently met the Tantrik at Gurez and after the meeting she used to say that she was fed up with her life and was supposed to meet some Faqir on Wednesday,” he said.
When asked about the mental condition of the accused, Bukhari said: “So far the medical test of the woman has not been conducted and it will be premature to say anything about it. But at hospital when she regained conscious she tried to kill herself again.”
To mention, the gory incident occurred when the Imam Iftikhar Ahmad was out for Fajr prayers. On reaching home, he found his family in a pool of blood.
Iftikhar, hails from Gurez in north Kashmir and had shifted to Iqbalabad’s Noor Masjid around three months ago. Earlier, he used to lead prayers at a Masjid in Nowgam area of the City.
http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2013/Jul/28/mother-killed-her-2-kids-attempted-suicide-police-15.asp
Navy 'whistleblower' wife 'framed', held
Navy 'whistleblower' wife 'framed', held
NEW DELHIi: Days after a 25-year-old woman alleged wife-swapping and harassment at the naval base in Kochi — headquarters of Southern Naval Command — Delhi Police, in a sudden move, have arrested the complainant, claiming she was involved in a case of forgery "while applying for a credit card from State Bank of India (SBI)".
The Kochi Harbour police had registered cases against some senior naval officers on basis of the compliant that her husband used to force her to go to bed with seniors and that wife-swapping among the officers was rampant at the base.
DCP (South) BS Jaiswal told TOI they acted on Saturday after receiving a complaint from SBI's Delhi IIT branch that the woman — who had recently taken admission in a language course at Jawaharlal Nehru University — had submitted forged documents to the bank to acquire a credit card.
"She had used the documents of her husband to acquire it. We have registered a case under IPC sections 420 (cheating), 468 (forgery) and 511 (attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment) and arrested her,'' he said. He added that since the woman used Navy emblems, a separate section under the Emblem and Name (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950, has been added to the case.
The complaint stated that the woman was caught on camera while applying for the card. "The Navy too has sent a report stating that indeed forged items were used. Hence, we registered a case based on strong evidence,'' said an investigating officer.
According to Kamini Jaiswal, the victim's lawyer, this is a clear incident of "victimization". Kamini said, "She was picked up from her rented residence at Jia Sarai and not even allowed to wear her slippers. She has been slapped all this while. Now, she has been arrested for a fault she never committed. This action has been taken because I had just prepared a petition for transferring the investigations from Kerala to Delhi.''
She said her client had been informing her about repeated threats received by her and warnings of dire consequences if she did not withdraw her complaint in which she has named senior naval officers.
The JNU unit of Students' Federation of India was camping outside the Vasant Vihar police station till late Saturday night to protest against the arrest.
The Kochi Harbour police has booked one commodore, four lieutenants, including the husband, three of his relatives, a captain and his wife under sections of law relating to domestic violence, attempted sexual abuse, coercion for sexual abuse, torture and unlawful custody. But the Navy has described her charges against the senior officers as "unfair" and a "personal matter that was being publicized''.
The woman, who had gone to Kochi from New Delhi a year ago following her husband's transfer there, had said the evening parties being held at the naval base regularly were venues for immoral interactions among the participants and that her husband used to force her to sleep with senior officers after such parties.
The husband, first accused according to the FIR, told the Harbour police that his wife was mentally disturbed but he could not produce any evidence to back his claim. The Navy claimed the woman was "dragging her 'estranged' husband's colleagues - who had tried to resolve the issues dogging the couple's personal life - into the vortex of their unhappy relationship." http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Navy-whistleblower-wife-framed-held/articleshow/21413562.cms
NEW DELHIi: Days after a 25-year-old woman alleged wife-swapping and harassment at the naval base in Kochi — headquarters of Southern Naval Command — Delhi Police, in a sudden move, have arrested the complainant, claiming she was involved in a case of forgery "while applying for a credit card from State Bank of India (SBI)".
The Kochi Harbour police had registered cases against some senior naval officers on basis of the compliant that her husband used to force her to go to bed with seniors and that wife-swapping among the officers was rampant at the base.
DCP (South) BS Jaiswal told TOI they acted on Saturday after receiving a complaint from SBI's Delhi IIT branch that the woman — who had recently taken admission in a language course at Jawaharlal Nehru University — had submitted forged documents to the bank to acquire a credit card.
"She had used the documents of her husband to acquire it. We have registered a case under IPC sections 420 (cheating), 468 (forgery) and 511 (attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment) and arrested her,'' he said. He added that since the woman used Navy emblems, a separate section under the Emblem and Name (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950, has been added to the case.
The complaint stated that the woman was caught on camera while applying for the card. "The Navy too has sent a report stating that indeed forged items were used. Hence, we registered a case based on strong evidence,'' said an investigating officer.
According to Kamini Jaiswal, the victim's lawyer, this is a clear incident of "victimization". Kamini said, "She was picked up from her rented residence at Jia Sarai and not even allowed to wear her slippers. She has been slapped all this while. Now, she has been arrested for a fault she never committed. This action has been taken because I had just prepared a petition for transferring the investigations from Kerala to Delhi.''
She said her client had been informing her about repeated threats received by her and warnings of dire consequences if she did not withdraw her complaint in which she has named senior naval officers.
The JNU unit of Students' Federation of India was camping outside the Vasant Vihar police station till late Saturday night to protest against the arrest.
The Kochi Harbour police has booked one commodore, four lieutenants, including the husband, three of his relatives, a captain and his wife under sections of law relating to domestic violence, attempted sexual abuse, coercion for sexual abuse, torture and unlawful custody. But the Navy has described her charges against the senior officers as "unfair" and a "personal matter that was being publicized''.
The woman, who had gone to Kochi from New Delhi a year ago following her husband's transfer there, had said the evening parties being held at the naval base regularly were venues for immoral interactions among the participants and that her husband used to force her to sleep with senior officers after such parties.
The husband, first accused according to the FIR, told the Harbour police that his wife was mentally disturbed but he could not produce any evidence to back his claim. The Navy claimed the woman was "dragging her 'estranged' husband's colleagues - who had tried to resolve the issues dogging the couple's personal life - into the vortex of their unhappy relationship." http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Navy-whistleblower-wife-framed-held/articleshow/21413562.cms
Wife's unsubstantiated allegation of infidelity against hubby
Wife's unsubstantiated allegation of infidelity against hubby
Unsubstantiated allegations made by wife in a court of law during divorce proceedings about her husband's extramarital relations amounts to cruelty, the Bombay High Court has ruled, while allowing dissolution of marriage on these grounds.
The ruling was delivered recently by a bench which quashed a Pune family court order of July 11 dismissing a divorce petition filed by a man on the grounds of cruelty.
Hearing an appeal of husband against the impugned order, justices G S Patel and O S Oka allowed dissolution of marriage between Mahesh and Mohini Paigude.
The husband had filed a petition in the family court seeking a decree of divorce on the grounds of cruelty. One of the grounds pressed by him was an unsubstantiated allegation made by his wife that he was having extramarital relationship.
The High Court held that making such unsubstantiated allegations amounts to causing mental cruelty to the husband.
"Therefore, we have no manner of doubt that unsubstantiated allegations made by the respondent wife in paragraph 6 of the written statement amounts to assault on character and reputation of the Appellant and the same constitutes a mental cruelty which entitles the Appellant to claim a decree of divorce," the judges noted.
The High Court observed that the finding of this aspect has been recorded in paragraph 16 of the impugned judgment. "In fact, in paragraph 16, the learned family court Judge has accepted that there are baseless allegations in the written statement. However, the learned Judge has observed that the Appellant has no grievance about it."
"Perhaps the said finding is based on incorrect reading of the statement made by husband in cross-examination that he was demanding divorce mainly on two grounds (refusal of the Respondent to maintain sexual relationship with him and that she used to threaten that she would commit suicide if he had sexual relations with her)."
"The observation of the judge that the allegation in the statement is not torturous and, therefore, does not amount to cruelty, is completely erroneous," the bench noted.
"As we have already held, not only had the wife failed to substantiate allegation but in cross-examination, she has made it clear that she was entertaining a doubt about the character of appellant," the judges said.
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/wife-s-unsubstantiated-allegation-of-infidelity-against-hubby-113072700241_1.html
Unsubstantiated allegations made by wife in a court of law during divorce proceedings about her husband's extramarital relations amounts to cruelty, the Bombay High Court has ruled, while allowing dissolution of marriage on these grounds.
The ruling was delivered recently by a bench which quashed a Pune family court order of July 11 dismissing a divorce petition filed by a man on the grounds of cruelty.
Hearing an appeal of husband against the impugned order, justices G S Patel and O S Oka allowed dissolution of marriage between Mahesh and Mohini Paigude.
The husband had filed a petition in the family court seeking a decree of divorce on the grounds of cruelty. One of the grounds pressed by him was an unsubstantiated allegation made by his wife that he was having extramarital relationship.
The High Court held that making such unsubstantiated allegations amounts to causing mental cruelty to the husband.
"Therefore, we have no manner of doubt that unsubstantiated allegations made by the respondent wife in paragraph 6 of the written statement amounts to assault on character and reputation of the Appellant and the same constitutes a mental cruelty which entitles the Appellant to claim a decree of divorce," the judges noted.
The High Court observed that the finding of this aspect has been recorded in paragraph 16 of the impugned judgment. "In fact, in paragraph 16, the learned family court Judge has accepted that there are baseless allegations in the written statement. However, the learned Judge has observed that the Appellant has no grievance about it."
"Perhaps the said finding is based on incorrect reading of the statement made by husband in cross-examination that he was demanding divorce mainly on two grounds (refusal of the Respondent to maintain sexual relationship with him and that she used to threaten that she would commit suicide if he had sexual relations with her)."
"The observation of the judge that the allegation in the statement is not torturous and, therefore, does not amount to cruelty, is completely erroneous," the bench noted.
"As we have already held, not only had the wife failed to substantiate allegation but in cross-examination, she has made it clear that she was entertaining a doubt about the character of appellant," the judges said.
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/wife-s-unsubstantiated-allegation-of-infidelity-against-hubby-113072700241_1.html
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