Lok Sabha Question No. 1124 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-22
Subject: Road Rage and Robbery on Roads
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: HARISH DWIVEDI, KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1124.

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  NOVEMBER, 2016/ AGRAHAYANA 1, 1938 (SAK

## ROAD RAGE AND ROBBERY ON ROADS

†1124. SHRI HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI: DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

## Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether cases of road rage and robbery on roads are on the rise in various parts of the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the total number of persons killed/injured separately, alongwith the number of persons arrested, convicted and the action taken against the guilty during each of the last three years and the  current  year,  State-wise  including  NCT  of  Delhi,  NCR,  Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata;

(c)  whether  the  Government  had  identified  the  reasons  behind  such increase and if so, the details thereof;

(d)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  issued  any  advisory  to  State Governments in this regard; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the State Governments along with other measures taken to stop such cases in future?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b): There  is  no  definition  of  road  rage  either  in  the  Motor  Vehicle Act, 1988 or in the Indian Penal Code (IPC).  However, State/UT-wise cases

## L.S.US.Q.NO.1124 FOR 22.11.2016

reported  under  robbery  (Under  Section  392-394,  397  &  398  IPC)  on Road/Highways during 2013-2015 is at Annexure-I. State/UT-wise (including  NCT  of  Delhi,  NCR,  Mumbai,  Chennai  and  Kolkata)  cases reported, cases chargesheeted, cases convicted, persons arrested, persons chargesheeted and persons convicted under causing injury due to rash driving (section 279 & 283 to be read with section 337 & 338 IPC) during  2014-2015  is  enclosed  at  Annexure-II.  Information  on  persons killed  under  causing injury due  to  road rage/rash driving (section 279  & 283  to  be  read  with  section  337  &  338  IPC)  and  persons  injured/killed under  robbery (section 392-394, 397 & 398 IPC) on road/highways is not maintained separately by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

(c): Dangerous/violent or angry behaviour by a driver of an automobile or a  motor  vehicle  including  rude  gestures,  verbal  insults,  making  threats, dangerous driving  in  a  threatening  manner  etc.  may  be  the  reasons  for road  rage  which  may  lead  to  collisions,  altercations  and  assaults, resulting in injuries and even deaths.

(d) to (e): 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India and therefore, the State Governments are primarily responsible for prevention, detection, registration and investigation of crime and for prosecuting the criminals through  the  machinery  of  their  law  enforcement  agencies,  as  also  for protecting  the  life  and  property  of  the  citizens.  The  Ministry  of  Home Affairs  has  issued  an  Advisory  on  road  safety  and  accidents  to  all  the States/UT Administrations on 17 th  December 2015, which is available on the website of Ministry of Home Affairs viz.  http://mha.nic.in.

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## Annexure - I

## L.S.UN.Q.NO.1124 FOR 22.11.2016

State/UT-wise cases reported under robbery (Under Section 392-394, 397 & 398 IPC) on Road/Highways during 2013-2015

| SL                | State/UT          | 2013   |   2014 |   2015 |
|-------------------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh    | 109    |    155 |    174 |
| 2                 | Arunachal Pradesh | 12     |     23 |     21 |
| 3                 | Assam             | 92     |     74 |     60 |
| 4                 | Bihar             | 1244   |   1224 |   1236 |
| 5                 | Chhattisgarh      | 51     |     92 |     98 |
| 6                 | Goa               | 4      |      5 |      5 |
| 7                 | Gujarat           | 68     |    230 |    206 |
| 8                 | Haryana           | 167    |    236 |    254 |
| 9                 | Himachal Pradesh  | 1      |      3 |      1 |
| 10                | Jammu &Kashmir    | 1      |      0 |      6 |
| 11                | Jharkhand         | 259    |    221 |    290 |
| 12                | Karnataka         | 93     |    734 |    917 |
| 13                | Kerala            | 55     |    188 |    221 |
| 14                | Madhya Pradesh    | 256    |    577 |    694 |
| 15                | Maharashtra       | 555    |   3461 |   3121 |
| 16                | Manipur           | 1      |      4 |      3 |
| 17                | Meghalaya         | 9      |     48 |     26 |
| 18                | Mizoram           | 1      |      3 |      4 |
| 19                | Nagaland          | 22     |     19 |     25 |
| 20                | Odisha            | 421    |    338 |    360 |
| 21                | Punjab            | 27     |     48 |     42 |
| 22                | Rajasthan         | 107    |    328 |    192 |
| 23                | Sikkim            | 1      |      3 |      1 |
| 24                | Tamil Nadu        | 197    |    711 |    963 |
| 25                | Telangana         |        |     60 |    156 |
| 26                | Tripura           | 4      |      2 |      3 |
| 27                | Uttar Pradesh     | 1584   |   1989 |   2250 |
| 28                | Uttarakhand       | 20     |    105 |     67 |
| 29                | West Bengal       | 78     |    144 |    167 |
|                   | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 5439   |  11025 |  11563 |
| 30                | A & N Islands     | 0      |      0 |      0 |
| 31                | Chandigarh        | 0      |      0 |     29 |
| 32                | D&N Haveli        | 0      |      1 |      2 |
| 33                | Daman &Diu        | 0      |      0 |      1 |
| 34                | Delhi UT          | 37     |   4180 |   3969 |
| 35                | Lakshadweep       | 0      |      0 |      0 |
| 36                | Puducherry        | 0      |      2 |      2 |
|                   | TOTAL UT(S)       | 37     |   4183 |   4003 |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA) |                   | 5476   |  15208 |  15566 |

Source: Crime in India

## State/UT wise cases registered (CR), cases charge sheeted (CS), cases convicted (CV), persons arrested (PAR), persons charge sheeted (PCS) and persons convicted (PCV) under causing injuries due to rash driving (Under Section 279  & 283 read with sections 337 & 338 IPC)  during 2014-2015

|                   |                   | 2014              | 2014          | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   |
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL                | State/UT          | CR                | CS            | CV     | PAR    | PCS    | PCV    | CR     | CS     | CV     | PAR    | PCS    | PCV    |
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh    | 14653             | 12663         | 6451   | 13498  | 13507  | 6478   | 16522  | 15441  | 8532   | 15348  | 15245  | 8301   |
| 2                 | Arunachal Pradesh | 102               | 48            | 0      | 72     | 65     | 0      | 149    | 78     | 0      | 113    | 84     | 0      |
| 3                 | Assam             | 3202              | 1424          | 69     | 3209   | 1425   | 69     | 4859   | 2895   | 395    | 4828   | 2899   | 394    |
| 4                 | Bihar             | 3485              | 2215          | 30     | 3442   | 2357   | 33     | 4886   | 3453   | 150    | 4722   | 3557   | 158    |
| 5                 | Chhattisgarh      | 7759              | 6847          | 5153   | 7150   | 7083   | 5843   | 9800   | 8591   | 4561   | 9584   | 9858   | 4936   |
| 6                 | Goa               | 607               | 587           | 124    | 514    | 547    | 130    | 599    | 604    | 130    | 443    | 503    | 126    |
| 7                 | Gujarat           | 29677             | 27154         | 10533  | 29108  | 28253  | 10554  | 27251  | 25598  | 6919   | 27161  | 26908  | 6920   |
| 8                 | Haryana           | 6202              | 4947          | 599    | 5123   | 5033   | 630    | 7043   | 5265   | 633    | 5534   | 5375   | 639    |
| 9                 | Himachal Pradesh  | 2336              | 1879          | 232    | 2061   | 1972   | 238    | 2276   | 1888   | 271    | 2105   | 2045   | 301    |
| 10                | Jammu& Kashmir    | 5003              | 4248          | 3368   | 4701   | 4649   | 3525   | 5113   | 4684   | 3539   | 4904   | 4821   | 3679   |
| 11                | Jharkhand         | 2561              | 1672          | 230    | 2233   | 1917   | 268    | 2550   | 1489   | 419    | 1996   | 1834   | 419    |
| 12                | Karnataka         | 31907             | 27883         | 22603  | 33306  | 29471  | 22896  | 34201  | 29701  | 22993  | 32077  | 32120  | 23015  |
| 13                | Kerala            | 108962            | 107329        | 71792  | 111020 | 109367 | 72232  | 130907 | 128326 | 101088 | 132642 | 131536 | 103318 |
| 14                | Madhya Pradesh    | 39259             | 34432         | 16725  | 35201  | 34994  | 17053  | 41529  | 37462  | 21674  | 38455  | 38611  | 22271  |
| 15                | Maharashtra       | 26060             | 21326         | 4302   | 24076  | 22047  | 4468   | 31161  | 25413  | 9086   | 27884  | 26209  | 9277   |
| 16                | Manipur           | 635               | 2             | 0      | 181    | 2      | 0      | 556    | 23     | 1      | 86     | 23     | 1      |
| 17                | Meghalaya         | 92                | 59            | 1      | 76     | 59     | 1      | 141    | 86     | 23     | 102    | 86     | 23     |
| 18                | Mizoram           | 20                | 15            | 5      | 20     | 16     | 6      | 18     | 19     | 4      | 18     | 19     | 5      |
| 19                | Nagaland          | 11                | 4             | 1      | 2      | 2      | 0      | 15     | 7      | 3      | 12     | 7      | 3      |
| 20                | Odisha            | 4166              | 3095          | 142    | 3531   | 3268   | 142    | 5710   | 5146   | 87     | 5513   | 5336   | 104    |
| 21                | Punjab            | 1692              | 1061          | 326    | 1360   | 1183   | 348    | 2255   | 1387   | 443    | 1733   | 1438   | 469    |
| 22                | Rajasthan         | 14127             | 12295         | 6219   | 12828  | 12827  | 6584   | 13933  | 11956  | 5735   | 12394  | 12425  | 6028   |
| 23                | Sikkim            | 162               | 106           | 10     | 165    | 120    | 10     | 156    | 125    | 39     | 143    | 125    | 39     |
| 24                | Tamil Nadu        | 52844             | 41655         | 31454  | 51366  | 46267  | 33222  | 54253  | 46829  | 33197  | 49968  | 48764  | 33819  |
| 25                | Telangana         | 14953             | 13105         | 7280   | 17062  | 15745  | 7154   | 14725  | 13675  | 9498   | 12655  | 15044  | 13856  |
| 26                | Tripura           | 548               | 499           | 55     | 499    | 615    | 56     | 511    | 389    | 93     | 495    | 393    | 95     |
| 27                | Uttar Pradesh     | 16199             | 10687         | 823    | 12943  | 11031  | 829    | 16492  | 12742  | 2659   | 15427  | 13481  | 2780   |
| 28                | Uttarakhand       | 485               | 362           | 48     | 381    | 382    | 48     | 747    | 401    | 201    | 510    | 518    | 205    |
| 29                | West Bengal       | 11722             | 8640          | 1556   | 11040  | 8640   | 1556   | 11932  | 9590   | 2058   | 11016  | 9604   | 2070   |
|                   | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 399431            | 346239        | 190131 | 386168 | 362844 | 194373 | 440290 | 393263 | 234431 | 417868 | 408868 | 243251 |
| 30                | A & N Islands     | 198               | 195           | 316    | 205    | 195    | 317    | 236    | 154    | 72     | 210    | 154    | 72     |
| 31                | Chandigarh        | 277               | 222           | 83     | 227    | 222    | 88     | 321    | 252    | 127    | 274    | 260    | 129    |
| 32                | D&N Haveli        | 34                | 38            | 0      | 33     | 39     | 0      | 33     | 25     | 1      | 30     | 25     | 1      |
| 33                | Daman& Diu        | 25                | 24            | 1      | 26     | 25     | 1      | 32     | 16     | 1      | 27     | 22     | 1      |
| 34                | Delhi UT          | 8760              | 3438          | 1253   | 6221   | 4009   | 1343   | 8903   | 5347   | 1825   | 6852   | 6248   | 1970   |
| 35                | Lakshadweep       | 1                 | 0             | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 4      | 1      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 36                | Puducherry        | 1173              | 1057          | 407    | 1124   | 1151   | 820    | 1250   | 989    | 511    | 1173   | 1148   | 511    |
|                   | TOTAL UT(S)       | 10468             | 4974          | 2060   | 7836   | 5641   | 2569   | 10779  | 6784   | 2537   | 8567   | 7857   | 2684   |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 409899 351213 | 192191 | 394004 | 368485 | 196942 | 451069 | 400047 | 236968 | 426435 | 416725 | 245935 |

Source: Crime in India