Lok Sabha Question No. 1728 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Road Rage
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: RATTAN LAL KATARIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1728

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 06 TH  MARCH, 2018/ PHALGUNA 15, 1939 (SAKA) ROAD RAGE

†1728. SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware of the rise in the incidents of road rage in the country;

(b)  if  so,  the  number  of  such  cases  registered, persons killed/injured during each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  State-wise  including Haryana;

(c) whether the Government proposes to formulate new and stringent laws to check the growing problem of road rage in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether there is any scheme to provide any compensation to the family members of the persons deceased or injured in road rage incidents; and

(e)  if  so,  the  number  of  people  to  whom  such  compensation  has  been provided along with the amount of compensation during the said period? ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): As per data collected by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 3,782 and 1,643 cases of road rage incidents were reported in 2015 and 2016 respectively. These incidents resulted in injuries to 4,702 and 1,863 persons and death of 1,388 and 788 persons in the country during 2015 and 2016 respectively. Data for 2017 is yet to be compiled. Statewise details are at Annexure. Further, 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule  to  the  Constitution  of India,  the  State  Governments are

## LS.US.Q.No.1728 FOR 06.03.2018

primarily responsible for prevention, detection, registration and investigation of  crime  and  for  prosecuting  the  criminals  through  their  law  enforcement agencies,  as  also  for  protecting  the  life  and  property  of  the  citizens. Moreover, there are adequate provisions in the Indian Penal Code and CrPc to deal with road rage incidents. Section 166 & 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 provide for grant of compensation to victims of road accidents.

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## State/UT wise number of Cases, Injuries and Deaths due to road rage incidents during 2015-2016

| Sl. No.   |                   | 2015   | 2015    | 2015   | 2016*   | 2016*   | 2016*   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------|---------|--------|---------|---------|---------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | Cases  | Injured | Died   | Cases   | Injured | Died    |
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 18     | 15      | 3      | 52      | 70      | 11      |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 40     | 54      | 58     | 34      | 49      | 39      |
| 3         | ASSAM             | 5      | 5       | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 4         | BIHAR             | 47     | 41      | 7      | 5       | 9       | 1       |
| 5         | CHHATTISGARH      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 6         | GOA               | 4      | 2       | 2      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 7         | GUJARAT           | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 8         | HARYANA           | 10     | 9       | 1      | 12      | 12      | 0       |
| 9         | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 46     | 384     | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 10        | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 264    | 433     | 43     | 319     | 610     | 70      |
| 11        | JHARKHAND         | 0      | 0       | 0      | 125     | 132     | 63      |
| 12        | KARNATAKA         | 1      | 0       | 1      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 13        | KERALA            | 4      | 4       | 0      | 8       | 7       | 0       |
| 14        | MADHYA PRADESH    | 106    | 556     | 87     | 137     | 130     | 8       |
| 15        | MAHARASHTRA       | 1      | 0       | 1      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 16        | MANIPUR           | 23     | 28      | 21     | 23      | 28      | 21      |
| 17        | MEGHALAYA         | 11     | 6       | 2      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 18        | MIZORAM           | 10     | 10      | 4      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 19        | NAGALAND          | 2      | 14      | 1      | 36      | 14      | 36      |
| 20        | ODISHA            | 2239   | 2357    | 852    | 132     | 135     | 58      |
| 21        | PUNJAB            | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 22        | RAJASTHAN         | 139    | 86      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 23        | SIKKIM            | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 24        | TAMIL NADU        | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 25        | TELANGANA         | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 25        | TRIPURA           | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 26        | UTTAR PRADESH     | 265    | 272     | 4      | 217     | 220     | 6       |
| 27        | UTTARAKHAND       | 0      | 0       | 0      | 151     | 129     | 120     |
| 28        | WEST BENGAL       | 455    | 379     | 252    | 285     | 229     | 208     |
|           | TOTAL (STATES)    | 3690   | 4655    | 1339   | 1536    | 1774    | 641     |
|           | UNION TERRITORIES |        |         |        |         |         |         |
| 29        | A & N ISLANDS     | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 30        | CHANDIGARH        | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 31        | D & N HAVELI      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 32        | DAMAN & DIU       | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 33        | DELHI (UT)        | 43     | 47      | 0      | 40      | 22      | 2       |
| 34        | LAKSHADWEEP       | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| 35        | PUDUCHERRY        | 49     | 0       | 49     | 67      | 67      | 145     |
|           | TOTAL (UTs)       | 92     | 47      | 49     | 107     | 89      | 147     |
|           | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 3782   | 4702    | 1388   | 1643    | 1863    | 788     |

Source: 'Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India'

Note: *  provisional data