21% decline in murder cases in Hisar, 90% solved: IG Rakesh Kumar Arya

Deepender Deswal

Tribune News Service

Hisar, October 15

The Hisar police range have witnessed a decline of 21 per cent murder cases this year compared to 2020 in five police districts — Hisar, Hansi, Sirsa, Fatehabad and Jind.

 , Inspector General of Police (IG), Hisar range, said the police had solved 90 per cent of murder cases registered this year.

A total of 130 murder cases were registered this year in the range till September 30 as against 167 during the corresponding month in 2020.

The IG directed the Superintendents of Police of the five districts for the speedy arrest of the culprits of heinous crimes.

The police sources said Hisar district recorded 40 murder cases, of which 36 cases had been solved.

In Hansi police district, 13 of the 16 cases registered have been solved while the Jind police have solved 38 cases out of 43. Sirsa police have been successful in solving 22 cases out of the 24 registered in the district.

Remarkably, Fatehabad police have solved 100 per cent cases by solving all 16 murder cases registered in the district.

The police range also registered 108 cases of attempt to murder till September 30, which accounted to 13 per cent less than the previous year, the police said.

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