New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- Criminal cases lodged against police personnel in Delhi nearly doubled from 2022 to 2023, according to the latest "Crime in India" report by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). However, less than 40% of cases against police staff in the capital are fully probed, and final reports are submitted in only a fraction of them, the data revealed.

In 2023, 29 criminal cases were registered against Delhi police officers. Courts squashed two cases, 24 were chargesheeted, but final reports were submitted in just 11 cases. Sixteen officers were arrested, yet only five were convicted , the NCRB data showed. By comparison, in 2022, 15 cases were lodged, four were chargesheeted, 11 probes were completed, 14 officers were ar...