With 14,483 NDPS cases, state at No. 2 in country

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Punjab, which has drawn flak as a drugs infested state, is relegated to the second spot in the country in terms of number of cases registered under the NDPS Act. Mahrashtra registered the highest number of cases under the Act in 2014. The state, however, tops the country in the number of policemen convicted for helping prisoners escape. Twelve policemen from Punjab were imprisoned for three or more years last year. Himachal Pradesh was distance second with five convicted policemen while Haryana witnessed two convictions. As per the annual report of 2014 released by the National Crime Records Bureau yesterday, Maharashtra registered 14,622 cases last year as compared to 14,483 cases in Punjab under the NDPS Act. Punjab had registered 14,654 drug-related cases in 2013. The issue had assumed political colours with the Congress vice-president terming the state as most affected. Later, top BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rajnath Singh, termed it a grave problem. In what would be music to the ears of the Akali Dal, the state has topped the country in number of FIRs registered via email. The Akalis have been drumbeating the success of their several helplines and email ids for masses to lodge complaints and grievances. The NCRB data says the state registered 20,974 FIRs while Haryana was second with 16,702 FIRs via email. Kerala, the most literate state in the country, registered 8,932 FIRs via email. Communal harmony, another poll plank of the Akalis, especially of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, has also got mention in the NCRB data. The state along with Mizoram is the only one where not a single incident of riots, including communal, was recorded in 2014. Bihar topped the list with 13,566 cases.

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