SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir topped the country in attempted suicides in 2022, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has revealed. Against 1769 instances recorded by the Bureau during the year across India, 497 were reported from Jammu and Kashmir alone.
The report suggested that Andhra Pradesh plays second fiddle to Jammu and Kashmir with 364 instances of attempted suicides in 2022. Maharashtra is at third position with 277 cases and Tamil Nadu is at fourth position with 237 cases. Attempted suicides are taken care of by section 309 of the Indian Penal Code.
The entire country, in the meanwhile, is witnessing an increase in the number of cases in which the abetment to suicide is taking place. Against 8816 cases in 2020 and 9361 such cases in 2021, the number in 2022 reached 9400. In the Jammu and Kashmir context, there were only 44 cases of abetment to suicide involving 56 persons.
Attempted suicides are instances in which individuals make a bid to kill themselves but are protected either by the community or by quick medical intervention. This is different from the number of suicides, which is slightly less in comparison to other states and union territories.
