Crimes on trains reach pre-pandemic levels in Karnataka

After a significant drop in the number of crimes on trains in 2020, the numbers have risen again in Karnataka with the country returning to normalcy after the Covid pandemic.

According to the data by the Karnataka Government Railway Police, 1,863 cases were recorded in 2019 and the numbers came down to 756 in 2020, owing to the pandemic. However, the number of cases slowly moved up to 920 by 2021, and this year, so far, 1,220 cases have been registered.

While the officials said that the number of cases may not reach the 2019 levels, they opined that the pre-pandemic trends had returned.