During the last three-year period (2021 to 2023), Bengaluru witnessed a noticeable escalation in reported murders. In 2023, there were 207 murders, an increase from the 173 reported in 2022, which means a rise of 31%.
The Rajasthan High Court made the remark while acquitting a man and a woman who were accused of being in an illicit relationship, leading to the murder of the woman's mother-in-law for objecting to the affair.