NCRB: Cases of fake/false news and rumours registered under Section 353 BNS and Section 505 IPC
The dataset contains the state wise number of cases of fake/false news and rumours registered under Section 353 BNS and Section 505 IPC as recorded by states in the National Crime Record Bureau's annual Crime in India report. NCRB started publishing data on this since 2017.
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Dataset - NCRB: Cases of fake/false news and rumours registered under Section 353 BNS and Section 505 IPC
NCRB: Cases of fake/false news and rumours registered under Section 353 BNS and Section 505 IPC
The dataset contains the state wise number of cases of fake/false news and rumours registered under Section 353 BNS and Section 505 IPC as recorded by states in the National Crime Record Bureau's annual Crime in India report. NCRB started publishing data on this since 2017.
The calendar year to which the reported case figures pertain.
state
String
39
300
The Indian state or union territory for which the case data is reported, including an All India aggregate.
value
Int64
78
294
The number of cases recorded for the given state and year, expressed in absolute numbers.
unit
String
1
300
The unit of measurement for the reported figures, indicating values are given in absolute numbers.
note
String
5
11
Supplementary remarks or clarifications associated with the case data, where applicable.
Citation
National Crime Record Bureau. (2026). NCRB: Cases of fake/false news and rumours registered under Section 353 BNS and Section 505 IPC [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/457