Lok Sabha Question No. 1010 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-22
Subject: Crime against Senior Citizens
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1010

TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  THE  22 ND  NOVEMBER,  2016/AGRAHAYANA  1,  1938 (SAKA)

CRIME AGAINST SENIOR CITIZENS 1010.  SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  rise  in  crime  against  senior citizens who are living alone;

(b) if so, whether the Government has collected any data regarding the number of crime against senior citizens in the country; and

(c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) does not maintain data on crimes  against  senior  citizens  who  are  living  alone  separately.   However,  a total of 18,714 and 20,532 cases of crimes against senior citizens (above 60 years)  were  reported  during  2014  and  2015  respectively.  State/UT-wise  and crime  head-wise  cases  reported,  cases  charge  sheeted,  cases  convicted, persons arrested, persons charge sheeted and persons convicted under crimes against  senior  citizens  (above  60  years)  during  2014-2015  is  enclosed  at Annexure-I & II respectively.

As per the seventh schedule to the Constitution of India `Police` and `Public Order` are State subjects and as such, the primary responsibility of prevention,

## LS.US.Q.No.1010 FOR 22.11.2016

detection,  registration,  investigation  and  prosecution  of  crime,  lies  with  the State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations. Ministry of Home Affairs has issued two detailed advisories dated 27.3.2008 and 30.8.2013 to all State Governments/UTs advising them to take immediate measures to ensure safety and security for elimination of all forms of neglect, abuse and violence against old  persons  through  initiatives  such  as  identification  of  senior  citizens, sensitization  of  police  personnel  regarding  safety,  security  of  older  persons, regular  visit  of  the  beat  staff;  setting  up  of  toll  free  senior  citizen  helpline; setting up of senior citizen security cell; verification of domestic helps, drivers etc.

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Annexure - I

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 crime against senior citizens 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         | 1852   | 1117   | 124    | 1821   | 1449   | 155    | 2495   | 1572   | 213    | 2283   | 1761   | 236     |
| 2                 | Arunachal Pradesh      | 4      | 4      | 0      | 4      | 4      | 0      | 7      | 6      | 0      | 8      | 7      | 0       |
| 3                 | Assam                  | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 17     | 10     | 0      | 18     | 17     | 0       |
| 4                 | Bihar                  | 496    | 391    | 2      | 711    | 596    | 4      | 404    | 360    | 10     | 508    | 505    | 15      |
| 5                 | Chhattisgarh           | 833    | 736    | 74     | 1155   | 1107   | 103    | 1077   | 939    | 157    | 1397   | 1431   | 215     |
| 6                 | Goa                    | 73     | 36     | 1      | 58     | 58     | 1      | 59     | 38     | 0      | 52     | 41     | 0       |
| 7                 | Gujarat                | 372    | 255    | 0      | 465    | 404    | 0      | 195    | 185    | 1      | 290    | 329    | 1       |
| 8                 | Haryana                | 310    | 201    | 4      | 417    | 402    | 6      | 306    | 180    | 18     | 252    | 246    | 27      |
| 9                 | Himachal Pradesh       | 188    | 138    | 1      | 254    | 226    | 1      | 159    | 145    | 0      | 287    | 292    | 0       |
| 10                | Jammu& Kashmir         | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       |
| 11                | Jharkhand              | 12     | 11     | 0      | 12     | 12     | 0      | 6      | 1      | 0      | 7      | 1      | 0       |
| 12                | Karnataka              | 642    | 355    | 6      | 791    | 576    | 6      | 742    | 540    | 9      | 856    | 879    | 9       |
| 13                | Kerala                 | 758    | 582    | 30     | 840    | 755    | 30     | 551    | 463    | 28     | 613    | 605    | 33      |
| 14                | Madhya Pradesh         | 3438   | 3156   | 128    | 5556   | 5466   | 208    | 3456   | 3304   | 407    | 5739   | 5825   | 749     |
| 15                | Maharashtra            | 3981   | 1973   | 79     | 4283   | 3257   | 96     | 4561   | 2306   | 115    | 5062   | 4130   | 142     |
| 16                | Manipur                | 14     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 16     | 4      | 0      | 6      | 4      | 0       |
| 17                | Meghalaya              | 9      | 4      | 0      | 4      | 4      | 0      | 6      | 4      | 0      | 5      | 5      | 0       |
| 18                | Mizoram                | 7      | 4      | 1      | 7      | 4      | 1      | 6      | 5      | 3      | 8      | 7      | 3       |
| 19                | Nagaland               | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       |
| 20                | Odisha                 | 383    | 255    | 0      | 437    | 430    | 0      | 423    | 375    | 1      | 500    | 443    | 2       |
| 21                | Punjab                 | 158    | 82     | 7      | 212    | 122    | 11     | 87     | 80     | 23     | 135    | 150    | 40      |
| 22                | Rajasthan              | 1034   | 615    | 26     | 994    | 994    | 45     | 685    | 339    | 61     | 578    | 578    | 101     |
| 23                | Sikkim                 | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 3      | 3      | 2      | 3      | 3      | 2       |
| 24                | Tamil Nadu             | 2121   | 1054   | 198    | 2454   | 1337   | 223    | 1947   | 1499   | 409    | 2492   | 1867   | 500     |
| 25                | Telangana              | 422    | 196    | 14     | 447    | 285    | 15     | 1519   | 797    | 99     | 960    | 931    | 102     |
| 26                | Tripura                | 6      | 3      | 0      | 8      | 5      | 0      | 12     | 7      | 0      | 9      | 8      | 0       |
| 27                | Uttar Pradesh          | 420    | 349    | 40     | 993    | 871    | 116    | 370    | 325    | 41     | 966    | 830    | 95      |
| 28                | Uttarakhand            | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 5      | 3      | 0      | 3      | 3      | 0       |
| 29                | West Bengal            | 118    | 61     | 0      | 2419   | 2670   | 0      | 125    | 80     | 0      | 149    | 105    | 0       |
|                   | TOTAL STATE(S)         | 17652  | 11578  | 735    | 24342  | 21034  | 1021   | 19239  | 13570  | 1597   | 23186  | 21003  | 2272    |
| 30                | A&NIslands             | 12     | 10     | 1      | 17     | 15     | 1      | 12     | 9      | 6      | 11     | 9      | 6       |
| 31                | Chandigarh             | 13     | 3      | 1      | 15     | 3      | 1      | 26     | 24     | 4      | 25     | 36     | 7       |
| 32                | D&N Haveli             | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       |
| 33                | Daman& Diu             | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       |
| 34 35             | Delhi UT               | 1021   | 189    | 16     | 722    | 203    | 17     | 1248   | 271    | 41 0   | 385 0  | 347    | 57      |
| 36                | Lakshadweep Puducherry | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0 7    | 0 6    | 1      | 8      | 0      | 0       |
|                   | TOTAL UT(S)            | 16     | 14 216 | 18     | 40 794 | 37     | 0 19   | 1293   | 310    | 52     | 429    | 6      | 1       |
|                   |                        | 1062   |        |        |        | 258    |        |        |        | 1649   |        | 398    | 71 2343 |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)      | 18714  | 11794  | 753    | 25136  | 21292  | 1040   | 20532  | 13880  |        | 23615  | 21401  |         |

Source: Crime in India

Disposal of cases/persons by police/courts may includes cases/persons of previous years also.

## Annexure - II

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 crime against senior citizens during 2014-2015

|            |                                                    | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   |
|------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL         | Crime Head                                         | CR     | CS     | CV     | PAR    | PCS    | PCV    | CR     | CS     | CV     | PAR    | PCS    | PCV    |
| 1          | Murder                                             | 1115   | 765    | 41     | 1754   | 1394   | 84     | 1053   | 902    | 106    | 1871   | 1685   | 154    |
| 2          | Attempt to commit Murder                           | 349    | 276    | 6      | 584    | 469    | 15     | 456    | 374    | 23     | 736    | 644    | 41     |
| 3          | Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder          | 68     | 42     | 1      | 114    | 86     | 1      | 78     | 68     | 3      | 119    | 116    | 3      |
| 4          | Attempt to commit Culpable Homicide                | 122    | 115    | 1      | 152    | 145    | 1      | 50     | 42     | 2      | 77     | 66     | 6      |
| 5          | Rape                                               | 58     | 40     | 2      | 57     | 44     | 2      | 58     | 52     | 6      | 57     | 56     | 6      |
| 6          | Dacoity                                            | 40     | 22     | 0      | 138    | 107    | 0      | 47     | 32     | 0      | 176    | 144    | 0      |
| 7 Dacoity  | Making Preparation and Assembly for committing     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 8 Robbery  |                                                    | 1184   | 435    | 36     | 1089   | 758    | 52     | 1294   | 573    | 50     | 1136   | 969    | 74     |
| 9 Grievous | Hurt                                               | 1069   | 913    | 20     | 1703   | 1580   | 31     | 949    | 837    | 94     | 1509   | 1441   | 152    |
| 10         | Extortion                                          | 27     | 9      | 0      | 34     | 13     | 0      | 94     | 48     | 1      | 88     | 79     | 1      |
| 11         | Cheating                                           | 1567   | 385    | 8      | 1059   | 634    | 15     | 1867   | 580    | 25     | 1288   | 965    | 49     |
| 12         | Other IPC Crimes                                   | 13115  | 8792   | 638    | 18452  | 16062  | 839    | 14586  | 10372  | 1339   | 16558  | 15236  | 1857   |
| 13         | Total cognizable IPC Crimes against Senior Citizen | 18714  | 11794  | 753    | 25136  | 21292  | 1040   | 20532  | 13880  | 1649   | 23615  | 21401  | 2343   |

Source: Crime in India