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It is the day of Bhaiya-Duj in India and militants did the serial bomb blast once again in the country. This time it is the turn of Assam. More than 18 blasts are reported so far (till 12:45 PM) in the states of Assam.

There is around 7 bomb blast in Guwahati only. More than 50 people are injured in the incident and number of deaths are still not sure.

Number of blasts may increase with the news are still coming up. Around 7 people dead in Guwahati only. Kokarajhar has around 3 blast and Bongai Gaon has 1 blasts.

More reports are awaited on the news. There are news of blast in Dispur too.

As far as news are coming from the north east India, more than 25 peoples has lost their life in the incident, and around 100 people are injured. These figures might increase with time. No one has claimed the hand behind this, but Ulfa and Huji are considered as the prime suspect. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called for the Indians to unite against the terror. The time has arrived when world should unite to fight against the terrorism. PM has said that some people are trying to spread the violence in the country.

Number of death as according to news is more than 50 and more than 100 people are injured in the incident till now.

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Investigatory officers claimed that Mufti Abu Bashir, the mastermind behind the Ahmadabad serial blasts has reportedly admitted his involvement in the Ahmadabad blasts on July 26.

Bashir who was arrested from Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday by the UP Anti-Terrorist Squad and Gujarat Police, was interrogated which revealed many other things along with his involvement in blasts. He admitted his part in plotting the Ahmedabad blasts which killed 55 persons and left many injured.

“He is an important member of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and many other names are coming out in the investigations. He has revealed many things and there are clear cut indications of his involvement in the Ahmedabad blast,” says DCP crime branch Adhay chudasama.

“He was involved in the planning and training of the people,” he added.

According to the reports Bashir claimed that mere Rs 75,000 were required for killing 57 people and a SIMI activist sold his house in Kutch to get the amount.

Crime branch officials found out during his interrogation that Bashir, the alleged mastermind of the blasts, was present in the city on the day of the blasts.

Bashir was sent to 14-day police custody on Sunday along with the nine accused arrested in connection with the Ahmedabad serial blasts case.

The other names include Zahid Sheikh, Imran Sheikh, Sajid Mansuri, Iqbal Sheikh, Samsudin Sheikh, Yunus Mansuri, Gyasuddin Ansari, Arif Kadri and Usman Agarbattiwala, all in the age group of 20-25 years.

Meanwhile, Ahmedabad Police has raided Imrans flat and sealed his two-room flat in the communally sensitive Bawamanpura locality that was allegedly used for providing shelter to SIMI activists and assembling of bombs prior to the July 26 terror attack. Police has taken his wife in custody.

The flat, located in the third floor of the four-storied Akmal Complex, was reportedly visited by another blast mastermind Abdul Subhan alias Taufique four days ahead of the blasts in Ahmedabad.

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said that Terrorism is the biggest threat to South Asia’s stability.  While speaking at the opening ceremony of the 3-day long 15th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit in Colombo, he reminded the twin blasts in Bangalore and Ahmadabad and the Indian Embassy attack in Kabul, and stressed the need to fight terrorism.

“Terrorists and extremists don’t know borders. We must act with determination to fight terrorism. We cannot lose the battle against ideologies of hatred,” said Dr Singh.

He further called on the eight-nation regional grouping to identify and address new challenges if it wants to be a dynamic and responsive body. Dr Singh also discussed the surging crude prices and warned member nations that rising crude prices could jeopardize the region’s economic development. He said, “We must pool our resources to tap renewable resources in South Asia”.

Calling the establishment of SAARC Food Bank in 2007 an extremely significant development, Dr Singh said it was “an example of our foresight in the wake of world food crisis”.

“We need a second Green Revolution” to tackle the growing food crisis, the Prime Minister said in his address. “South Asian countries need to work together to ensure food security so that the specter of food shortages and hunger vanishes from our region,” he added.

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It was reported that at least 10 people were injured in a powerful blast on Friday in the eastern Assam town of Nagaon.

Most of the injured were evening shoppers or vendors. Official sources said that two of victims are critically injures and their condition is told serious.

A police spokesman said the blast took place near a railway station in Nagaon, 130 km from the state’s main city of Guwahati.

“The area was teeming with people close to a market near the railway station when the explosion took place,” the official said.

The police have blamed the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) for the blast. Two units of the ULFA have declared unilateral ceasefire, which has been welcomed by the government.

The exact reason behind the explosion is not clear yet. “We are yet to ascertain the nature of the explosion,” official added.

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Crime graph is showing a steep increase in capital city from last few months. It becomes the crime capital of India. The streets of Delhi are not really considered safe for a midnight stroll. Lack of resources, police-criminal nexus and slow judicial process are attributed to be some of the reasons behind the rising crime graph as said by the experts.

“The main reason for the increasing crime graph is primarily absence of resources and attitude of keeping figures low,” says retired super cop Kiran Bedi.

Social activist Swami Agnivesh says, social and economic disparity coupled with “nexus between criminals and police” along with a “slow judicial process” act as a catalyst in increasing crime graph.

“Delhi has become a ‘mayanagri’ of artificial development. There is a huge gap between the rich and the poor. About one-third of the city population lives in slums. They live in inhuman conditions devoid of any basic amenities. In these inhuman conditions crime flourishes,” says the Swami.

The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) executed its current report by The Union Home Ministry and has listed Delhi as on the top in incidents of crime in the country for the fifth consecutive year. NCRB says Delhi occupies the top slot for almost all violent crimes, including murder, rape, dowry death, molestation, kidnapping and abduction.

As many as 53,244 criminal cases, including 467 murders, 581 rapes, 1,764 dacoit and other heinous crimes, were registered in Delhi during the year. Murder cases have been increased by 1.22 per cent in 2007 from 493 to 499. The NCRB report says India become the country where maximum number of murders take place in the world.

In 2006-07 India recorded 32,719 incidences of murder. The numbers in the US was 16,692 murders and 9,631 in Pakistan. The report also reveals that of the people arrested in rape cases, 340 were neighbors, 94 were friends and 62 were relatives. Only in 10 cases, the accused were strangers.

Psychiatrist Samir Parekh says that people become habitual all the crimes. He blamed the long judicial process which encourages criminals to commit a crime. Due to the long period of execution of the cases people can easily get away with after committing a crime.

“Owing to the vast socio-economic disparity, there is an aggression among the people. This aggression has not properly been dealt with which results in the growth of criminal psychology among the masses.” He said.

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Known for its descent and graceful behavior, India also got an evil record of highest number of murderers of the world residing in the country or it can be said that highest number of murder happens in India. The number is thrice than in Pakistan and twice that of in America.

According to a government report by National Crime Bureau, at least 50 lakhs crime were registered in 2007-08 which mainly includes that of rape, murder and drugs. The report includes 32719 murders against 16,692 murders in America and 9631 in Pakistan.

South Africa follows India in the crime list which reports 30960 murders. Austria registered lowest of 148 murders competing against 177 of Israil in 2007-08.

However the ratio of crime over population is very low in India. There are 3 murders and 4 rapes over one lakh population while it is 65.27 and 115.8 respectively in South Africa.

S P Ranjan Bhagat from Delhi Police told that most of the murders happen because of aggressiveness and family disputes. There is 1.08 % of increase in murders in the capital city in 2007 as compared to the previous year.

America tops in rape cases where 93,934 cases were reported followed by 54,926 cases in Africa. There are 18,359 cases registered in India.

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Child trafficking taking place in West Bengal is like a bane to the state. In spite of 30 years stay of Left front Government, there seems no improvement in the condition of child trafficking. Government claims to be aware of its people but seems its no concern over this issue.

A Study ‘Missing children in West Bengal’ released recently by ‘Save the Children’, an NGO has revealed that the children are lured with promises of good jobs or girls with marriage. Seven districts identified where concern over child trafficking is needed include South and North 24 Parganas, East and West Midnapore, Nadia, Murshidabad and Jalpaiguri.

‘Save the Children’ found shocking facts about trafficking of childs especially girls. Children were abused sexually, beaten up, burnt, deprived of food and forced to work in unsafe condition and they end up in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

The report is made on the basis of four year study in the state.Sandeshkhali and Patharpratima which were representative of a growing number of missing children in West Bengal revealed many facts about these Childs. Patharpratima in South 24 Parganas district, 71 children were reported missing since 2005 of whom 28 were rescued. Again in Sandeshkhali in the same district 302 children went missing between 2004 and 2006 of whom 30 were rescued.

These missing children are trafficked over other cities. The NGO has quoted data from the National Crime Records Bureau.

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