Communal incidents up 30% in 2013, UP tops list

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As the government’s attempts to table the communal violence Bill were stalled by the opposition on Wednesday, fresh data released by the Ministry of Home Affairs shows a steep 30 per cent rise in the number of communal violence incidents as compared to 2012, with the maximum number of cases being reported from Uttar Pradesh.

In reply to a question in Parliament, the home ministry on Wednesday said the total number of cases reported in 2013 was 823, up from 668 incidents in 2012. According to the ministry, 133 people died and 2,269 injured in such violence in 2013 against 94 and 2,117 respectively in 2012.


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