Lok Sabha Question No. 6172 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-11
Subject: Suicide Cases
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, CHANDU LAL SAHU, CHANDRAKANT RAGHUNATH PATIL, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, OM BIRLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6172

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  APRIL, 2017/ CHAITRA 21, 1939 (SAKA)

SUICIDE CASES

6172.

SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

SHRI CHANDU LAL SAHU:

SHRI C.R. PATIL:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI OM BIRLA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether cases of suicide are on the rise in various parts of the country and if so, the total number of suicide cases reported during each of the last three years and the current year, gender and Statewise including Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi etc.;

(b)  the  details  of  college/university  students  who  committed  suicide  in  the NCT of the Delhi during the said period;

(c)  whether  the  Delhi  Police  has  registered  complaints  for  abetment  of suicide/criminal negligence by College/ University Authorities and if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Delhi Police in this regard during the said period;

(d)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  survey  to  identify  the causes/circumstances  for  such  incidents,  if  so,  the  details  and  outcome thereof;

(e) whether the Government is taking any comprehensive measures to deal with the sensitive issue like suicide with the help of experts in psychiatry and  associated  field  to  infuse  confidence  among  people  to  face  critical challenges of life and if so, the details thereof; and

(f)  the  other  measures  taken  to  bring  down  the  cases  of  suicide  in  the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) to (b): State/UT-wise  and  Mega-city-wise  (including  Bengaluru,  Mumbai, Delhi  etc.)  data  on  suicides  (gender-wise)  reported  during  2013  to  2015  is enclosed at Annexure - I & II respectively. The specific information regarding details of college/university students who committed suicide is not maintained centrally.

(c): Delhi  Police  takes  necessary  legal  action  as  per  law  on  all  the complaints  received  by  Delhi  Police.  However,  during  the  years  2016  and 2017  (upto  31.3.17),  only  two  complaints  for  abetment  of  suicide/criminal negligence  by  college/universities  were  received  by  Delhi  Police  and  the details are at Annexure -III.

(d) to (f): Health  being  a  State  subject  under  List  -  II  of  the  Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, States are empowered to implement its own programmes. However, the  Government of India attaches highest importance  in  the  matter  and  has  approved  implementation  of  the  District Mental Health Programme in some of the districts of the country with added components of suicide prevention services, work place stress management, life skills training and counseling in schools and colleges.

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State/UT-wise number of persons committed suicide during 2013-15

| Sl. No.   | State/UT               | 2013   | 2013   | 2013   |       |        |               |        | 2015   | 2015   | 2015          | 2015   |
|-----------|------------------------|--------|--------|--------|-------|--------|---------------|--------|--------|--------|---------------|--------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT               | Male   | Female | Total  | Male  | Female | Trans- gender | Total  | Male   | Female | Trans- gender | Total  |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh         | 9902   | 4705   | 14607  | 4220  | 1880   | 1             | 6101   | 4307   | 1919   | 0             | 6226   |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh      | 171    | 58     | 229    | 110   | 46     | 0             | 156    | 89     | 46     | 0             | 135    |
| 3         | Assam                  | 2558   | 995    | 3553   | 2510  | 1036   | 0             | 3546   | 2364   | 867    | 0             | 3231   |
| 4         | Bihar                  | 630    | 427    | 1057   | 422   | 297    | 0             | 719    | 290    | 226    | 0             | 516    |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh           | 3648   | 1788   | 5436   | 3763  | 1920   | 0             | 5683   | 4974   | 2143   | 1             | 7118   |
| 6         | Goa                    | 230    | 98     | 328    | 203   | 88     | 0             | 291    | 220    | 82     | 0             | 302    |
| 7         | Gujarat                | 4532   | 2634   | 7166   | 4603  | 2622   | 0             | 7225   | 4704   | 2542   | 0             | 7246   |
| 8         | Haryana                | 2502   | 814    | 3316   | 2522  | 681    | 0             | 3203   | 2804   | 741    | 0             | 3545   |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh       | 364    | 190    | 554    | 396   | 248    | 0             | 644    | 347    | 196    | 0             | 543    |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir        | 168    | 134    | 302    | 150   | 108    | 0             | 258    | 202    | 170    | 0             | 372    |
| 11        | Jharkhand              | 984    | 476    | 1460   | 890   | 410    | 0             | 1300   | 567    | 268    | 0             | 835    |
| 12        | Karnataka              | 7733   | 3533   | 11266  | 7684  | 3259   | 2             | 10945  | 7454   | 3332   | 0             | 10786  |
| 13        | Kerala                 | 6701   | 1945   | 8646   | 6412  | 2034   | 0             | 8446   | 5828   | 1864   | 0             | 7692   |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh         | 5670   | 3776   | 9446   | 5341  | 3698   | 0             | 9039   | 6294   | 3999   | 0             | 10293  |
| 15        | Maharashtra            | 11892  | 4730   | 16622  | 11828 | 4476   | 3             | 16307  | 12654  | 4314   | 2             | 16970  |
| 16        | Manipur                | 22     | 15     | 37     | 31    | 19     | 0             | 50     | 21     | 16     | 0             | 37     |
| 17        | Meghalaya              | 96     | 41     | 137    | 75    | 24     | 0             | 99     | 131    | 41     | 0             | 172    |
| 18        | Mizoram                | 79     | 16     | 95     | 100   | 16     | 0             | 116    | 101    | 22     | 0             | 123    |
| 19        | Nagaland               | 25     | 12     | 37     | 9     | 4      | 0             | 13     | 16     | 5      | 0             | 21     |
| 20        | Odisha                 | 3272   | 1980   | 5252   | 2328  | 1832   | 0             | 4160   | 2375   | 1712   | 0             | 4087   |
| 21        | Punjab                 | 713    | 259    | 972    | 710   | 233    | 0             | 943    | 816    | 233    | 0             | 1049   |
| 22        | Rajasthan              | 3377   | 1483   | 4860   | 3235  | 1224   | 0             | 4459   | 2537   | 920    | 0             | 3457   |
| 23        | Sikkim                 | 125    | 59     | 184    | 161   | 83     | 0             | 244    | 170    | 71     | 0             | 241    |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu             | 11182  | 5419   | 16601  | 10963 | 5155   | 4             | 16122  | 10734  | 5041   | 2             | 15777  |
| 25        | Telangana              |        |        |        | 6669  | 2954   | 0             | 9623   | 7309   | 2829   | 2             | 10140  |
| 26        | Tripura                | 636    | 325    | 961    | 492   | 270    | 0             | 762    | 475    | 271    | 0             | 746    |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh          | 3163   | 2123   | 5286   | 2099  | 1485   | 6             | 3590   | 2289   | 1613   | 0             | 3902   |
| 28        | Uttarakhand            | 244    | 121    | 365    | 151   | 56     | 0             | 207    | 346    | 129    | 0             | 475    |
| 29        | West Bengal            | 7860   | 5195   | 13055  | 8886  | 5424   | 0             | 14310  | 9065   | 5537   | 0             | 14602  |
|           | Total (States)         | 88479  | 43351  | 131830 | 86963 | 41582  | 16            | 128561 | 89483  | 41149  | 7             | 130639 |
| 30        | A & N Islands          | 111    | 40     | 151    | 115   | 40     | 0             | 155    | 108    | 50     | 0             | 158    |
| 31        | Chandigarh             | 59     | 38     | 97     | 66    | 39     | 0             | 105    | 74     | 47     | 0             | 121    |
| 32        | D&N Haveli             | 55     | 29     | 84     | 45    | 31     | 0             | 76     | 74     | 32     | 0             | 106    |
| 33        | Daman & Diu            | 13     | 16     | 29     | 22    | 5      | 0             | 27     | 25     | 13     | 0             | 38     |
| 34        | Delhi                  | 1417   | 642    | 2059   | 1424  | 671    | 0             | 2095   | 1197   | 648    | 0             |        |
|           | UT                     |        |        |        |       |        |               |        |        |        |               | 1845   |
| 35 36     | Lakshadweep Puducherry | 1 408  | 2 138  | 3 546  | 2 492 | 1 152  | 0 0           | 3 644  | 4 563  | 1 148  | 0 0           | 5 711  |
|           | Total (UTs)            | 2064   | 905    | 2969   | 2166  | 939    | 0             | 3105   | 2045   | 939    | 0             | 2984   |
|           | Total (All India)      | 90543  | 44256  | 134799 | 89129 | 42521  | 16            | 131666 | 91528  | 42088  | 7             | 133623 |

Source: 'Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India'

## Mega City-wise total number of suicides committed by persons during 2013-2015

City

Chennai

Bengaluru

Delhi (City)

Mumbai

Pune

Asansol

Ahmedabad

Kanpur

Hyderabad

Surat

Indore

Nagpur

Rajkot

Kollam

Coimbatore

Bhopal

Kolkata

Jaipur

Thiruvananthapuram

Jabalpur

Durg-Bhilainagar

Nasik

Raipur

Madurai

Allahabad

Vijayawada

Vishakhapatnam

Lucknow

Thrissur

Kozhikode

Kochi

Gwalior

Vadodara

Aurangabad

Vasai Virar

Faridabad

Tiruchirapalli

Ghaziabad

Kannur

Jamshedpur

Varanasi

Ranchi

Jodhpur

Chandigarh City

Patna

Dhanbad

Agra

Kota

Meerut

Malappuram

Amritsar

Ludhiana

Srinagar

Total

| City               | 2014    |
|--------------------|---------|
| Chennai            | 2214    |
| Bengaluru          | 1906    |
| Delhi (City)       | 1847    |
| Mumbai             | 1196    |
| Ahmedabad          | 890     |
| Pune               | 852     |
| Hyderabad          | 741     |
| Surat              | 654     |
| Nagpur             | 513     |
| Indore             | 512     |
| Kollam             | 447     |
| Coimbatore         | 427     |
| Rajkot             | 397     |
| Asansol            | 388     |
| Jaipur             | 380     |
| Kolkata            | 360     |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 327     |
| Durg-Bhilainagar   | 311     |
| Raipur             | 300     |
| Vijayawada         | 289     |
| Jabalpur           | 277     |
| Nasik              | 275     |
| Gwalior            | 235     |
| Vadodara           | 225     |
| Kochi              | 223     |
| Ghaziabad          | 217     |
| Madurai            | 213     |
| Vishakhapatnam     | 208     |
| Kozhikode          | 201     |
| Vasai Virar        | 200     |
| Lucknow            | 162     |
| Kannur             | 154     |
| Aurangabad         | 147     |
| Tiruchirapalli     | 139     |
| Kanpur Jamshedpur  | 138 134 |
| Faridabad          | 128     |
| Jodhpur            | 117     |
| Ranchi             | 104     |
| Chandigarh City    |         |
|                    | 102 100 |
| Kota Ludhiana      | 98      |
|                    | 96      |
| Agra               |         |
| Allahabad Patna    | 91 91   |
| Varanasi           |         |
|                    | 86      |
| Dhanbad Malappuram | 82 56   |
| Bhopal             | 40      |
| Amritsar           | 36      |
| Srinagar Total     | 9 19597 |

2013

2450

2033

1753

1322

880

819

671

648

629

603

540

523

453

432

414

384

377

353

353

304

292

282

276

263

255

248

248

245

242

240

216

211

206

202

193

172

169

160

153

133

121

104

103

94

93

83

68

62

62

61

54

54

7

21313

Source: Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India

City

Chennai

Bengaluru

Delhi (City)

Mumbai

Pune

Ahmedabad

Hyderabad

Surat

Indore

Nagpur

Coimbatore

Rajkot

Bhopal

Durg-Bhilainagar

Kollam

Jaipur

Asansol

Kolkata

Vijayawada

Thiruvananthapuram

Madurai

Kanpur

Nasik

Faridabad

Lucknow

Jabalpur

Raipur

Kochi

Gwalior

Vadodara

Thrissur

Kozhikode

Ghaziabad

Tiruchirapalli

Vishakhapatnam

Vasai Virar

Aurangabad

Kannur

Ludhiana

Varanasi

Agra

Chandigarh City

Jamshedpur

Kota

Jodhpur

Allahabad

Malappuram

Patna

Dhanbad

Amritsar

Srinagar

Meerut

Ranchi

Total

2015

2274

1855

1553

1122

873

869

728

663

528

483

454

414

378

370

361

354

341

339

311

303

294

267

266

256

250

245

239

235

232

219

217

207

204

187

177

176

161

151

126

121

116

113

113

105

101

98

61

58

46

42

8

1

0

19665

THE  DETAIL  OF    COMPLAINTS  FOR  ABETMENT  OF  SUICIDE/CRIMINAL  NEGLIGENCE  BY COLLEGE /  UNIVERSITY  AUTHORITIES    RECEIVED  AND  ACTION  TAKEN  BY  DELHI  POLICE DURING THE YEARS  2016 AND 2017 (UPTO 31.3.17)

## 2016

The Complainant Ms Mehak Rohilla alleged that her brother Sushant Rohilla, a student of 3rd year LLB in Amity Law College, Noida, had committed suicide by hanging  from    ceiling  fan  on  10-08-16  at  his  residence  613,  type-IV,  Laxmi  Bai Nagar, Delhi due to mental, verbal, and physical torture by one of the professors of the College namely, Ms Isheeta Rutabhasini. In her complaint she also referred to an email dated 11-05-16 of her deceased brother Sushant Rohilla to the President of  Amity  group  that  he  had  been  debarred  from  appearing  in  the  semester examination  due  to  his  short  attendance.    In  the  email  the  deceased  Sushant Rohilla made allegation on his facebook that professor Ishita was taking personal revenge.

During  the  enquiry,  allegation  leveled  by  the  Complainant  could  not  be substantiated. Hence the complaint was filed.

## 2017 (upto 31.3.17)

On  13.03.2017,  a  call  was  received  in  Vasant  Vihar  P.S.  that  a  man  was locked inside a room of H. No. 196, Munirka Vihar, New Delhi. Local police reached the spot and on breaking open the door of the room found that one Krish, a student of  the  JNU  had  committed  suicide  by  hanging  from  the  ceiling  fan.  As  per procedure,  legal  action  U/s  174  Cr.P.C  was  initiated  by  the  local  police  in  the matter.  Enquiry  revealed  that  the  deceased  was  J.  Muthukrishanan  @  Krish  s/o Jeevanandham M, aged about 29 years, resident of Room No .5, Jhelum Hostel, JNU campus, New Delhi.

On 14.3.2017, Sh. Jeevandham M, father of the deceased J. Muthukrishnan, gave a complaint to the police alleging therein that his son was a Dalit Research Scholar and a student of 1st Year, M. Phil, Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social  Sciences,  Jawaharlal  Nehru  University,  Delhi.    The  death  of  his  son  has taken place under suspicious circumstances, and his son's friends informed him that his son was facing constant caste based harassment and discrimination in his academic  pursuits  from  his  centre  and  JNU  Administration.  On  the  above mentioned  complaint  of  Sh.  Jeevandham  M,  a  case  vide  FIR  No.  120/17,  dated 15.3.2017, u/s 306 IPC & 3(10) SC/ST Act was registered, and investigation taken up.

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