Lok Sabha Question No. 2707 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Manufacturing of Illegal Arms
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SADHU SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2707

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  AUGUST, 2017/ SHRAVANA 10, 1939 (SAKA)

MANUFACTURING OF ILLEGAL ARMS

2707. PROF. SADHU SINGH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  illegal  arms  manufacturing  have  been  unearthed  in  various parts of the country including Punjab and Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  a  number  of  persons  have  been  arrested  for  arms  trafficking business;
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the current year, State-wise; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to curb the manufacturing of illegal arms in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b):  Yes, Madam, some instances of manufacturing of illegal arms have been reported from different parts of the country.
- (c) and (d):     As  per  data  collected  from  States/UTs  by  National  Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), details on State/UT-wise regarding persons arrested (PAR) under the Arms Act, 1959  during 2014-16* is enclosed as Annexure I.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2707 FOR 1.8.2017

(e): As per the seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India, 'Police and Public  order'  are  State  subjects.  The  compliance  of  various  provisions  of the Arms Act, 1959 is the responsibility of all concerned, in particular, the State  Governments/UTs.  The  Arms  Act,  1959  has  elaborate  regulatory provisions,  under  Section  19  to  25  of  the  Act,  to  curb  illegal  trade  in firearms. Under  the  Act,  in addition to the State  Police  Authorities, personnel of Central Armed Police Forces have been empowered to search and seize arms and ammunition, illegally held/ traded by any person. From time to time, concerned agencies take necessary action to check violation of these Acts. The Union Government has issued advisories to States/UTs from time to time to take strict action against the offenders.

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## ANNEXURE I L.S.US.Q.NO.2707 FOR 1.8.2017

|            | State/UT          |   PAR in 2014 | PAR in 2015   | PAR in 2016*   |
|------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh    |           264 | 247           | 94             |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh |            29 | 7             | 30             |
| 3          | Assam             |          1166 | 564           | 476            |
| 4          | Bihar             |          2433 | 2530          | 2821           |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh      |           801 | 618           | 832            |
| 6          | Goa               |             0 | 4             | 3              |
| 7          | Gujarat           |           819 | 768           | 730            |
| 8          | Haryana           |          1715 | 1898          | 2178           |
| 9          | Himachal Pradesh  |            32 | 30            | 39             |
| 10         | Jammu & Kashmir   |           161 | 147           | 160            |
| 11         | Jharkhand         |           639 | 731           | 597            |
| 12         | Karnataka         |           260 | 185           | 232            |
| 13         | Kerala            |           398 | 323           | 337            |
| 14         | Madhya Pradesh    |         12536 | 10064         | 9269           |
| 15         | Maharashtra       |          1888 | 1690          | 1798           |
| 16         | Manipur           |            10 | 13            | 15             |
| 17         | Meghalaya         |            63 | 52            | 31             |
| 18         | Mizoram           |            30 | 34            | 13             |
| 19         | Nagaland          |           251 | 210           | 128            |
| 20         | Odisha            |           721 | 540           | 399            |
| 21         | Punjab            |           573 | 565           | 542            |
| 22         | Rajasthan         |          5536 | 6288          | 6840           |
| 23         | Sikkim            |             3 | 1             | 8              |
| 24         | Tamil Nadu        |           447 | 364           | 323            |
| 25         | Telangana         |           226 | 169           | 128            |
| 26         | Tripura           |             6 | 9             | 3              |
| 27         | Uttar Pradesh     |         25322 | 24913         | 27850          |
| 28         | Uttarakhand       |           762 | 787           | 853            |
| 29         | West Bengal       |          4660 | 3362          | 3311           |
|            | TOTAL STATE(S)    |         61751 | 57113         | 60040          |
| 30         | A & N Islands     |             0 | 0             | 0              |
| 31         | Chandigarh        |            18 | 10            | 27             |
| 32         | D&N Haveli        |             0 | 0             | 0              |
| 33         | Daman & Diu       |             0 | 1             | 0              |
| 34         | Delhi UT          |           838 | 843           | 822            |
| 35         | Lakshadweep       |             0 | 0             | 0              |
| 36         | Puducherry        |            63 | 13            | 22             |
|            | TOTAL UT(S)       |           919 | 867 57980     | 871 60911      |
| TOTAL (ALL | INDIA)            |         62670 |               |                |

Source: Crime in India

*Data for the year 2016 is provisional as data is under clarification

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