December 4, New Delhi, India (ANI): According to the most recent National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) annual report, Rajasthan accounted for 98.9% of the 7,378 cases overall that were reported under the Noise Pollution Acts in 2022, while Uttar Pradesh reported one case and Delhi recorded none.
The “Crime in India 2022” report is based on information gathered from central agencies, 36 states, and Union territories. It went on sale on Sunday after being released on Friday.
According to the report, there was a marginal increase of only two percent between the number of cases registered under the Noise Pollution Act in 2021 and 2022—a total of 7,217 cases and 7,378 cases, respectively.
There were 52,920 cases under the category of environment-related offenses in 2022 compared to 64,471 cases in 2021, indicating a 17.9% decline. According to crime head-wise cases, the most cases (80.6 percent, or 42,642) were registered under the Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), with 13.9 percent (7,378) cases coming from the Noise Pollution Acts (State/Central).
With 7,300 cases, Rajasthan accounted for 98.9% of all cases filed in 2022. Chhattisgarh registered 59 cases, Madhya Pradesh 11, Himanchal Pradesh 3, Haryana 2, and a few lone cases in Gujarat, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh followed.
The report states that no case has been filed in Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, or any other Union Territory. (ANI)
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