In 2022, there were ***** murders due to personal vendetta reported in India. Family disputes followed as the second leading cause of murder, with ***** cases. In total, there were over ** thousand murders reported in India in that year.
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NCRB (India). (December 3, 2023). Total number of murder cases reported in India in 2022, by motive [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/633633/reported-murder-cases-by-motive-india/
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