Dept. of Forensic Medicine, SMS Medical College, Jaipur
*Corresponding author: R K Punia, Professor & Head of the Dept. Dept of Forensic Medicine, SMS Medical Cllege, Jaipur
Online published on 19 August, 2014.
Violence is a significant public health problem and homicide is a severest form of violence depriving a human being of his fundamental right to live. In present study 82 cases of homicidal deaths were studied. The incidence of homicidal death was 2.3% during the study period. Males were victimized Three and half times more than females. Majority of cases were in 21–40 years of age comprising of 38 cases (46.34%). Majority of victims were married; 65 cases (79.2%), with the incident occurring in the month of July in 13 cases (15.86%) and land dispute was the main motive in 33 cases (40.2%). Injuries were inflicted by blunt weapons in significant number of cases; 48 cases (58.54%) which were followed by injuries by sharp weapons and firearm weapons in 10 cases (12.2%) each. Majority of homicidal deaths resulted from Head injury (51.22%).The information gained from this type of analysis can be used by law enforcement authorities to curtail the amount of violence present in today's society.
Homicidal Death, Blunt Weapon, Land Dispute, Head Injury
