Lok Sabha Question No. 2197 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Custodial Deaths
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: KAMAL NATH, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2197

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016/AGRAHAYANA 8, 1938 (SAKA) CUSTODIAL DEATHS

2197.

SHRI KAMAL NATH: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA: SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether there has been a sharp increase in the incidents of custodial deaths and torture in police custody in the country;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  total  number  of  such  cases  reported, separately  and  guilty  personnel  arrested,  convicted  and  the  action  taken against  them  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  state-wise including Madhya Pradesh;

(c)  whether the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and various State Human Rights Commissions (SHRCs) have received representations/complaints in this regard; and

(d)  if  so,  the  total  number  of  such  representations/complaints  received  by  the NHRC and SHRCs in this regard along with the action taken thereon during the said period, State-wise;

- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  prepared  guidelines  to  stop  such  cases  in conformity with the report of United Nation's Convention Against Torture,1997 and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(f)  whether the Union Government has issued directives to State Governments and Police Department in this regard; and

(g)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reaction  of  the  State  Governments  and Police Department in this regard; and

(h) the other steps taken by the Government to stop such cases in future?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a)  Based on the information received from National Human Right Commission (NHRC), the details of reported incidents of custodial death and torture are as under:-

| S.No.   | Item                      |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 (upto 31.10.2016) |
|---------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
| a)      | Death in Police Custody   |       140 |       130 |       153 |                          88 |
| b)      | Torture in Police Custody |       303 |       431 |       493 |                         293 |

It  can  be  seen  from  the  above  table  that  the  deaths  in  police  custody  and torture are showing mixed trend.

- (b) A statement indicating State-wise details of death in police custody, torture in  police  custody  and  custodial  deaths  where  NHRC  recommended  monetary relief,  disciplinary  action  and  prosecution  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year are given at Annexure I to IV respectively.
- (c)  to  (e):    Information  is  being  collected  and  will  be  laid  on  the  Table  of  the House.
- (f)  to  (h)  Pursuant  to  the  guidelines  issued  by  the  National  Human  Right Commission every death in custody, police or judicial, natural or otherwise, is to be reported to the Commission within 24 hours of its occurrence.

## LS.US.Q.No.2197 FOR 29.11.2016

In all such case, the Commission calls for various reports including the inquest, post-mortem,  video-graphy  of  post-  mortem,  magisterial  inquiry  report  for ascertaining foul play or negligence, if any which resulted in the death.

During various workshops, seminars and camp  sittings, the  Commission sensitizes senior officers in State Governments for better protection of Human Rights.

## INFORMATION IN RESPECT OF PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2197 FOR 29.11.2016

## Statement showing Statewise Total No. of Cases Registered, Disposed, Pending during the last three years and current year in CUSTODIAL DEATH (Police)

|                  |                | 01/04/2013 to 31/03/2014   | 01/04/2013 to 31/03/2014   | 01/04/2013 to 31/03/2014   | 01/04/2014 to 31/03/2015   | 01/04/2014 to 31/03/2015   | 01/04/2014 to 31/03/2015   | 01/04/2015 to 31/03/2016   | 01/04/2015 to 31/03/2016   | 01/04/2015 to 31/03/2016   | 01/04/2016 to 31/10/2016         | 01/04/2016 to 31/10/2016   | 01/04/2016 to 31/10/2016   |
|------------------|----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Sr.No. State/UT  | Name           | No. of Cases Registered    | Disposed                   | Pending                    | No. of Cases Registered    | Disposed                   | Pending                    | No. of Cases Registered    | Disposed                   | Pending                    | No. of Cases Registered Disposed | Pending                    |                            |
| 1                | ANDHRA PRADESH | 2                          | 0 2                        |                            | 5                          | 2 3                        | 6                          | 3                          | 3                          | 1                          | 0                                | 1                          |                            |
| 2                | PRADESH        | 1 1                        | 0                          | 3                          | 0                          | 3                          | 3                          | 0                          | 3                          | 1                          | 0                                | 1                          |                            |
| 3 ASSAM          |                | 13 6                       | 7                          | 7                          | 0                          | 7                          | 9                          | 2                          | 7                          | 8                          | 1                                | 7                          |                            |
| 4                | BIHAR          | 9 2                        | 7                          |                            | 6                          | 0                          | 6                          | 8 0                        | 8                          | 4                          | 0                                | 4                          |                            |
| 5                | GOA            | 0                          | 0 0                        |                            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 1 1                        | 0                          | 1                          | 0                                | 1                          |                            |
| 6 GUJARAT        |                | 10                         | 2 8                        | 13                         |                            | 6                          | 7 10                       | 1                          | 9                          | 8                          | 4                                | 4                          |                            |
| 7                | HARYANA        | 6                          | 1                          | 5                          | 4                          | 2                          | 2                          | 6 1                        | 5                          | 7                          | 0                                | 7                          |                            |
| 8 PRADESH        |                | 2                          | 1 1                        |                            | 2                          | 1                          | 1                          | 0 0                        | 0                          | 1                          | 0                                | 1                          |                            |
| 9 JAMMU &        | KASHMIR        | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 1                          | 1                          | 0                          | 0 0                        | 0                          | 0                          | 0                                | 0                          |                            |
| 10               | KARNATAKA      | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 4                          | 4                          | 0                          | 4                          | 2 2                        | 0                          | 0                                | 0                          |                            |
| 11               | KERALA         | 3                          | 2                          | 1                          | 4                          | 1                          | 3                          | 5 0                        | 5                          | 4                          | 1                                | 3                          |                            |
| 12 MADHYA        | PRADESH        | 6                          | 3                          | 3                          | 3                          | 1                          | 2                          | 7                          | 5 2                        | 4                          | 3                                | 1                          |                            |
| 13               | MAHARASHTRA    | 20                         | 7                          | 13                         | 26                         | 8                          | 18                         | 24 21                      | 3                          | 14                         | 10                               | 4                          |                            |
| 14               | MANIPUR        | 0                          | 0 0                        |                            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0 0                        | 0                          | 1                          | 0                                | 1                          |                            |
| 15               | MEGHALAYA      | 4                          | 0                          | 4                          | 3                          | 2                          | 1                          | 4 0                        | 4                          | 0                          | 0                                | 0                          |                            |
| 16               | MIZORAM        | 1                          | 0                          | 1                          | 0                          | 0 0                        | 2                          | 0                          | 2                          | 1                          | 0                                | 1                          |                            |
| 17               | NAGALAND       | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 1                          | 0 1                        | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 1                          | 0                                | 1                          |                            |
| 18               | ODISHA         | 4                          | 2                          | 2                          | 2                          | 1                          | 1                          | 7 3                        | 4                          | 0                          | 0                                | 0                          |                            |
| 19 PUNJAB        |                | 3                          | 2 1                        |                            | 1                          | 1                          | 0 3                        |                            | 2 1                        | 5                          | 1                                | 4                          |                            |
| 20               | RAJASTHAN      | 3                          | 2                          | 1                          | 4                          | 2                          | 2                          | 5 3                        | 2                          | 5                          | 2                                | 3                          |                            |
| 21 SIKKIM        |                | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0 0                        | 0                          | 0                          | 0                                | 0                          |                            |
| 22 TAMIL         | NADU           | 9                          | 6                          | 3                          | 9                          | 5                          | 4                          | 4                          | 4 0                        | 4                          | 2                                | 2                          |                            |
| 23 TRIPURA       |                | 1                          | 0                          | 1                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 2 0                        | 2                          | 0                          | 0                                | 0                          |                            |
| 24 UTTAR PRADESH |                | 15                         | 4                          | 11                         | 10                         | 3                          | 7                          | 15 2                       | 13                         | 6                          | 0                                | 6                          |                            |
| 25 WEST          | BENGAL         | 11                         | 4                          | 7                          | 8                          | 1                          | 7                          | 10 2                       | 8                          | 5                          | 2                                | 3                          |                            |
| 26 NICOBAR       | 0              | 0                          |                            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 1 0                        | 1                          | 0                          | 0                                | 0                          |                            |
| 27 CHANDIGARH    | 0              |                            | 0 0                        |                            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0 0                        | 0                          | 0                          | 0                                | 0                          |                            |
| 28 HAVELI        |                | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0 0                        | 0                          | 0                          | 0                                | 0                          |                            |
| 29 DAMAN &       | DIU 0          |                            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0 0                        | 0                          | 0                          | 0                                | 0                          |                            |
| 30 DELHI         |                | 4                          | 1                          | 3                          | 2                          | 1                          | 1                          | 4 2                        | 2                          | 1                          | 0                                | 1                          |                            |
| 31               | LAKSHADWEEP    | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0 0                        | 0                          | 0                          | 0                                | 0                          |                            |
| 32               | PUDUCHERRY     | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 1 0                        | 1                          | 0                          | 0                                | 0                          |                            |
| 33               | CHHATTISGARH   | 2 1                        | 1                          |                            | 1                          | 0                          | 1                          | 3                          | 0                          | 3 2                        | 0                                | 2                          |                            |
| 34               | JHARKHAND      | 6                          | 1                          | 5                          | 5                          | 0                          | 5                          | 4 0                        | 4                          |                            | 4 1                              | 3                          |                            |
| 35               | UTTARAKHAND    | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 2                          | 1                          | 1                          | 1                          | 0 1                        | 0                          | 0                                | 0                          |                            |
| 36               | TELANGANA      | 5                          | 2                          | 3                          | 4                          | 3                          | 1                          | 4                          | 2 2                        |                            | 0 0                              | 0                          |                            |
|                  | GRAND TOTAL    | 140                        | 50                         | 90                         | 130                        | 46                         | 84                         | 153                        | 56                         | 97                         | 88 27                            | 61                         |                            |

## INFORMATION IN RESPECT OF PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2197 FOR 29.11.2016

## Statement showing Statewise Total No. of Cases Registered, Disposed, Pending during the last three years and current year in CUSTODIAL TORTURE (Police)

| Sr.No.   |                       | 01/04/2013 to 31/03/2014   | 01/04/2013 to 31/03/2014   | 01/04/2013 to 31/03/2014   | 01/04/2014 to 31/03/2015   | 01/04/2014 to 31/03/2015   | 01/04/2014 to 31/03/2015   | 01/04/2015 to 31/03/2016   | 01/04/2015 to 31/03/2016   | 01/04/2015 to 31/03/2016   | 01/04/2016 to 31/10/2016   | 01/04/2016 to 31/10/2016   | 01/04/2016 to 31/10/2016   |
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Sr.No.   | State/UT Name         | No. of Cases Registered    | Disposed                   | Pending                    | No. of Cases Registered    | Disposed                   | Pending                    | No. of Cases Registered    | Disposed                   | Pending                    | No. of Cases Registered    | Disposed                   | Pending                    |
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH        | 8                          | 7 1                        | 9                          |                            | 4 5                        | 7                          | 5                          | 2                          | 2                          | 2                          |                            | 0                          |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH     | 0                          | 0 0                        |                            | 1                          | 1                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0 0                        | 0                          |                            | 0                          | 0                          |
| 3        | ASSAM                 | 1                          | 1 0                        |                            | 7                          | 7                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0 0                        | 0                          |                            | 0                          | 0                          |
| 4        | BIHAR                 | 12                         | 10                         | 2                          | 19                         | 11                         | 8                          | 14                         | 8                          | 6                          | 4                          | 2                          | 2                          |
| 5        | GOA                   | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 3                          | 3                          | 0                          | 1                          | 1                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 6        | GUJARAT               | 4                          | 4                          | 0                          | 4                          | 4                          | 0                          | 8                          | 4 4                        |                            | 2                          | 0                          | 2                          |
| 7        | HARYANA               | 22                         | 22                         | 0                          | 34                         | 24                         | 10                         | 35                         | 25                         | 10                         | 23                         | 11                         | 12                         |
| 8        | PRADESH               | 0                          | 0 0                        |                            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 1                          | 1                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 9        | JAMMU & KASHMIR       | 2                          | 2                          | 0                          | 1                          | 1                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 10       | KARNATAKA             | 3                          | 2                          | 1                          | 3                          | 2                          | 1                          | 5                          | 2                          | 3                          | 1                          | 0                          | 1                          |
| 11       | KERALA                | 3                          | 2                          | 1                          | 4                          | 3                          | 1                          | 5                          | 2                          | 3                          | 2                          | 1                          | 1                          |
| 12       | MADHYA PRADESH        | 14                         | 10                         | 4                          | 19                         | 8                          | 11                         | 16                         | 13                         | 3                          | 15                         | 7                          | 8                          |
| 13       | MAHARASHTRA           | 11                         | 8                          | 3                          | 13                         | 5                          | 8                          | 7                          | 4                          | 3                          | 4                          | 1                          | 3                          |
| 14       | MANIPUR               | 2                          | 2                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 2                          | 1                          | 1                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 15       | MEGHALAYA             | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 2                          | 2                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 16       | MIZORAM               | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 17       | NAGALAND              | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 18       | ODISHA                | 11                         | 11                         | 0                          | 29                         | 13                         | 16                         | 19                         | 14                         | 5                          | 6                          | 6                          | 0                          |
| 19       | PUNJAB                | 3                          | 3                          | 0                          | 9                          | 9                          | 0                          | 6                          | 4                          | 2                          | 4                          | 2                          | 2                          |
| 20       | RAJASTHAN             | 18                         | 17                         | 1                          | 32                         | 15                         | 17                         | 19                         | 14                         | 5                          | 23                         | 8                          | 15                         |
| 21       | SIKKIM                | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 22       | TAMIL NADU            | 5                          | 4                          | 1                          | 7                          | 2                          | 5                          | 18                         | 9                          | 9                          | 7                          | 1                          | 6                          |
| 23       | TRIPURA               | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 24       | UTTAR PRADESH         | 121                        | 101                        | 20                         | 145                        | 106                        | 39                         | 246                        | 154                        | 92                         | 154                        | 75                         | 79                         |
| 25       | WEST BENGAL ANDAMAN & | 7                          | 6                          | 1                          | 21                         | 8                          | 13                         | 17 5                       |                            | 12                         | 3                          | 3                          | 0                          |
| 26 27    | NICOBAR CHANDIGARH    | 0 1                        | 0 1                        | 0 0                        | 0 0                        | 0 0                        | 0 0                        | 0 4                        | 0 0                        | 0 4                        | 0 0                        | 0 0                        | 0 0                        |
| 28       | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI  | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0 0                        |                            |                            | 0                          | 0                          |
|          |                       |                            |                            |                            |                            |                            |                            | 0                          | 0                          |                            | 0                          |                            |                            |
| 29       | DAMAN & DIU           | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |                            | 0                          |                            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 30       | DELHI                 | 41                         | 32                         | 9                          | 44                         | 29                         | 15                         | 35                         | 17                         | 18                         | 27                         | 9                          | 18                         |
| 31       | LAKSHADWEEP           | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 1                          | 1                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 2                          | 0                          | 2                          |
| 32       | PUDUCHERRY            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 3                          | 1                          | 2                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 33       | CHHATTISGARH          | 6                          | 3                          | 3                          | 3                          | 2                          | 1                          | 7                          | 0                          | 7                          | 3                          | 3                          | 0                          |
| 34       | JHARKHAND             | 4                          | 4                          | 0                          | 10                         | 6                          | 4                          | 9                          | 3                          | 6                          | 3                          | 0                          | 3                          |
| 35       | UTTARAKHAND           | 2                          | 2                          | 0                          | 5                          | 5                          | 0                          | 5                          | 2                          | 3                          | 4                          | 1                          | 3                          |
| 36       | TELANGANA             | 2                          | 2                          | 0                          | 3                          | 3                          | 0                          | 7                          | 4                          | 3                          | 4                          | 1                          | 3                          |
|          | GRAND TOTAL           | 303                        | 256                        | 47                         | 431                        | 275                        | 156                        | 493                        | 292                        | 201                        | 293                        | 133                        | 160                        |

## INFORMATION IN RESPECT OF PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2197 FOR 29.11.2016 where NHRC recommended Monetary Relief during the last three years and current year (01/04/2013 to

Statement showing Statewise No. of Cases under Incident Head CUSTODIAL DEATH (Police) 31/10/2016)

| State/UT Name     |   No of Cases |   Amount (in RS.) |
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH    |             8 |           1240000 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH |             1 |            100000 |
| ASSAM             |             2 |            500000 |
| BIHAR             |             3 |            250000 |
| CHHATTISGARH      |             1 |            100000 |
| DELHI             |             1 |            100000 |
| GUJARAT           |            11 |           1700000 |
| HARYANA           |             6 |           1150000 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  |             2 |            200000 |
| JHARKHAND         |             7 |           1700000 |
| KARNATAKA         |             4 |            700000 |
| KERALA            |             6 |            550000 |
| MADHYA PRADESH    |             8 |           2300000 |
| MAHARASHTRA       |            25 |           7875000 |
| MIZORAM           |             2 |            200000 |
| NAGALAND          |             1 |            100000 |
| PUDUCHERRY        |             2 |            500000 |
| RAJASTHAN         |             2 |            400000 |
| TAMIL NADU        |             3 |           1300000 |
| TELANGANA         |             5 |            680000 |
| UTTAR PRADESH     |            22 |           5925000 |
| UTTARAKHAND       |             2 |            200000 |
| WEST BENGAL       |             2 |            700000 |

Statement showing Statewise No. of Cases under Incident Head CUSTODIAL DEATH (Police) where NHRC recommended Disciplinary Action in 3 Cases and Prosecution in 0 Case during the last three years and current year (01/04/2013 to 31/10/2016)

| BIHAR         |   1 |
|---------------|-----|
| UTTAR PRADESH |   1 |
| UTTARAKHAND   |   1 |

INFORMATION IN RESPECT OF PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2197 FOR 29.11.2016 Statement showing Statewise No. of Cases under Incident Head CUSTODIAL TORTURE (Police) where NHRC recommended Monetary Relief during the last three years and current year (01/04/2013 to 31/10/2016)

| State/UT Name   |   No of Cases |   Amount (in RS.) |
|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
| ASSAM           |             1 |            200000 |
| BIHAR           |             2 |             75000 |
| DELHI           |             4 |            175000 |
| HARYANA         |             2 |             75000 |
| JHARKHAND       |             1 |             50000 |
| MADHYA PRADESH  |             1 |            300000 |
| ODISHA          |             1 |            500000 |
| RAJASTHAN       |             1 |             25000 |
| TAMIL NADU      |             2 |             65000 |
| TRIPURA         |             1 |             30000 |
| UTTAR PRADESH   |            15 |           1855000 |
| WEST BENGAL     |             1 |             75000 |

Statement showing Statewise No. of Cases under Incident Head CUSTODIAL TORTURE (Police) where NHRC recommended Disciplinary Action in 1 Case and Prosecution in 0 Case during the last three years and current year (01/04/2013 to 31/10/2016)

HARYANA

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