01589nam a22001097a 4500008004100000100004800041245007600089260003200165300003400197520121600231773003201447240827b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d aThakar, M.K., Luthra, D. and Khattar, J.S.  aDeveloping paradigms of drowning deaths in the state of Haryana, India  aThe Indian Police Journal  a65(4), Oct-Dec, 2018: p.48-57 aIn the present study attempt has been made to study the developing paradigms of deaths due to drowning in the Haryana state of India from year 2011 to 2016. The data for the study has been collected from the various State public information officers of 19 districts of Haryana under Right to Information. The parameters such as gender, age, type of water body, mode, district and season of drowning have been selected to study the trend of drowning deaths in each district of Haryana state. Total 2526 cases have been registered at police stations falling under 19 districts of Haryana during year 2011 to 2016. Among the cases registered, male victims were found to be more in number as compared to female victims. Similarly among different types of drowning, the accidental drowning was the major cause of death and maximum accidental deaths were reported among male victims as compared to females. The age group 18-45years was found to be more prone to drowning deaths. The maximum number of cases of drowning has been reported in district Hisar, whereas minimum number of deaths due to drowning was in districts Gurugram.- Reproduced https://bprd.nic.in/uploads/pdf/IPJ%20Oct-Dec%202018%20(for%20web).pdf  aThe Indian Police Journal