Goa, police claims, and the accidental death reality

This report from the Hindustan Times has thrown up a shocking piece of statistics: Goa accounted for the highest rate of accidental deaths -- 71 per 100,000 population, as compared to the national average of 26.4. The report is titled "Two rapes, four murders every hour in India" and is based on "figures compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)."