Guwahati, Oct 26: The State has recorded a steep decrease in the number of incidents of crimes committed by juveniles and cases registered in this regard under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Special and Local Laws (SLL).

As per latest official data from the Ministry of Home Affairs, a total of 140 cases were registered against juveniles in 2023 under different crime heads of the IPC and the SLL in Assam.

This is a decline compared to the 2022 figures when 246 cases had been registered against juveniles in the State.

Of the total number of such cases in Assam during the year under review, 85 were registered under the IPC.

These included three cases related to murder, one of causing death by negligence, one for abetment of suicide, one for attempt to commit murd

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