Lok Sabha Question No. 1133 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-22
Subject: Complaints against Police Personnel
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1133.

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

## COMPLAINTS AGAINST POLICE PERSONNEL

## 1133.     SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of complaints registered against Police personnel by the  National  Human  Rights  Commission  (NHRC)  and  First  Information Reports filed as per the records of the National Crime Records Bureau during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;

(b) whether it is an fact that the number of complaints received against police personnel is around 30 per cent of the total cases received by the NHRC and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;

(c) the total number of cases solved, unsolved and steps taken to solve all  the  said  cases along with the details of action taken against guilty personnel during the said period State-wise; and

(d) the other measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d)    The  total  number of State-wise cases registered by National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) on the basis of  complaints  received about alleged violation of human rights by Police  and disposed of as well as pending  cases out of registered  cases during the last three

..2

years (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16) and current year up to 31.10.2016 is given at Annexure-1.   NCRB has no information in this regard.

In  addition, a statement in respect of State-wise details of cases where the Commission has recommended monetary relief and/or disciplinary action/prosecution during the said period is at Annexure-2.

The  number  of  complaints  registered  about  alleged  violation  by Police personnel has been around 30 percent in each of the last three years.  Central  Govt.  as  well  as  the  Commission  makes  efforts  to sensitize Public servants for better protection of Human Rights by giving trainings and organizing seminars as well as workshops.

As per Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, 'Police' is a State subject and it is primarily the responsibility of State Governments to formulate legislation, rules, regulations etc for bringing transparency in  investigations  in  cases  in  respect  of  violation  of  human  rights. However, NHRC has issued guidelines to all the State Governments for the procedure to be followed in the cases of death during the course of police action, involving expeditious magisterial enquiry and reporting of deaths in police action to NHRC within 48 hours of such incidents.

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## Annexure-1

| Information in respect of part (a) to (d) of Lok   | Information in respect of part (a) to (d) of Lok   | Information in respect of part (a) to (d) of Lok     | Information in respect of part (a) to (d) of Lok     | Information in respect of part (a) to (d) of Lok     | Information in respect of part (a) to (d) of Lok                      | Information in respect of part (a) to (d) of Lok                      | Information in respect of part (a) to (d) of Lok                      | Information in respect of part (a) to (d) of Lok               | Information in respect of part (a) to (d) of Lok               | Information in respect of part (a) to (d) of Lok               | Information in respect of part (a) to (d) of Lok   | Information in respect of part (a) to (d) of Lok   | Information in respect of part (a) to (d) of Lok   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|                                                    | Statement showing                                  | State-wise Total No. of cases Registered, 01.04.2013 | State-wise Total No. of cases Registered, 01.04.2013 | State-wise Total No. of cases Registered, 01.04.2013 | Disposed, Pending during the last 31.03.2014 01.04.2014 to 31.03.2015 | Disposed, Pending during the last 31.03.2014 01.04.2014 to 31.03.2015 | Disposed, Pending during the last 31.03.2014 01.04.2014 to 31.03.2015 | current year in respect of complaints 01.04.2015 to 31.03.2016 | current year in respect of complaints 01.04.2015 to 31.03.2016 | current year in respect of complaints 01.04.2015 to 31.03.2016 | registered against Police 01.04.2016 to 31.10.2016 | registered against Police 01.04.2016 to 31.10.2016 | registered against Police 01.04.2016 to 31.10.2016 |
| Sr.No.                                             | State/UT Name                                      | No. of Cases Registered                              | to Disposed                                          | Pending                                              | No. of Cases Registered                                               | Disposed                                                              | Pending                                                               | No. of Cases Registered                                        | Disposed                                                       | Pending                                                        | No. of Cases Registered                            | Disposed                                           | Pending                                            |
| 1                                                  | ANDHRA PRADESH                                     | 205                                                  | 190                                                  | 15                                                   | 271                                                                   | 214                                                                   | 57                                                                    | 352                                                            | 262                                                            | 90                                                             | 177                                                | 148                                                | 29                                                 |
| 2                                                  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                  | 10                                                   | 7                                                    | 3                                                    | 14                                                                    | 5                                                                     | 9                                                                     | 9                                                              | 2                                                              | 7                                                              | 5                                                  | 1                                                  | 4                                                  |
| 3                                                  | ASSAM                                              | 134                                                  | 77                                                   | 57                                                   | 156                                                                   | 61                                                                    | 95                                                                    | 108                                                            | 50                                                             | 58                                                             | 53                                                 | 17                                                 | 36                                                 |
| 4                                                  | BIHAR                                              | 1232                                                 | 1121                                                 | 111                                                  | 1211                                                                  | 986                                                                   | 225                                                                   | 1336                                                           | 1151                                                           | 185                                                            | 823                                                | 670                                                | 153                                                |
| 5                                                  | GOA                                                | 10                                                   | 9                                                    | 1                                                    | 15                                                                    | 12                                                                    | 3                                                                     | 17                                                             | 15                                                             | 2                                                              | 9                                                  | 7                                                  | 2                                                  |
| 6                                                  | GUJARAT                                            | 318                                                  | 297                                                  | 21                                                   | 359                                                                   | 322                                                                   | 37                                                                    | 328                                                            | 269                                                            | 59                                                             | 152                                                | 115                                                | 37                                                 |
| 7                                                  | HARYANA                                            | 2891                                                 | 2834                                                 | 57                                                   | 2727                                                                  | 2551                                                                  | 176                                                                   | 3162                                                           | 2996                                                           | 166                                                            | 1129                                               | 969                                                | 160                                                |
| 8                                                  | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                   | 56                                                   | 53                                                   | 3                                                    | 48                                                                    | 44                                                                    | 4                                                                     | 52                                                             | 45                                                             | 7                                                              | 25                                                 | 16                                                 | 9                                                  |
| 9                                                  | JAMMU & KASHMIR                                    | 68                                                   | 60                                                   | 8                                                    | 47                                                                    | 39                                                                    | 8                                                                     | 38                                                             | 32                                                             | 6                                                              | 26                                                 | 22                                                 | 4                                                  |
| 10                                                 | KARNATAKA                                          | 156                                                  | 147                                                  | 9                                                    | 263                                                                   | 177                                                                   | 86                                                                    | 241                                                            | 218                                                            | 23                                                             | 150                                                | 121                                                | 29                                                 |
| 11                                                 | KERALA                                             | 78                                                   | 70                                                   | 8                                                    | 144                                                                   | 130                                                                   | 14                                                                    | 272                                                            | 247                                                            | 25                                                             | 43                                                 | 28                                                 | 15                                                 |
| 12                                                 | MADHYA PRADESH                                     | 642                                                  | 589                                                  | 53                                                   | 675                                                                   | 598                                                                   | 77                                                                    | 718                                                            | 635                                                            | 83                                                             | 398                                                | 321                                                | 77                                                 |
| 13                                                 | MAHARASHTRA                                        | 748                                                  | 697                                                  | 51                                                   | 712                                                                   | 612                                                                   | 100                                                                   | 682                                                            | 622                                                            | 60                                                             | 288                                                | 237                                                | 51                                                 |
| 14                                                 | MANIPUR                                            | 36                                                   | 26                                                   | 10                                                   | 34                                                                    | 26                                                                    | 8                                                                     | 29                                                             | 8                                                              | 21                                                             | 8                                                  | 2                                                  | 6                                                  |
| 15                                                 | MEGHALAYA                                          | 30                                                   | 18                                                   | 12                                                   | 47                                                                    | 17                                                                    | 30                                                                    | 27                                                             | 7                                                              | 20                                                             | 7                                                  | 1                                                  | 6                                                  |
| 16                                                 | MIZORAM                                            | 6                                                    | 4                                                    | 2                                                    | 2                                                                     | 2                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 9                                                              | 3                                                              | 6                                                              | 4                                                  | 1                                                  | 3                                                  |
| 17                                                 | NAGALAND                                           | 3                                                    | 1                                                    | 2                                                    | 6                                                                     | 5                                                                     | 1                                                                     | 1                                                              | 1                                                              | 0                                                              | 1                                                  | 0                                                  | 1                                                  |
| 18                                                 | ODISHA                                             | 403                                                  | 343                                                  | 60                                                   | 664                                                                   | 492                                                                   | 172                                                                   | 981                                                            | 861                                                            | 120                                                            | 303                                                | 265                                                | 38                                                 |
| 19                                                 | PUNJAB                                             | 531                                                  | 510                                                  | 21                                                   | 438                                                                   | 384                                                                   | 54                                                                    | 435                                                            | 391                                                            | 44                                                             | 205                                                | 172                                                | 33                                                 |
| 20                                                 | RAJASTHAN                                          | 807                                                  | 756                                                  | 51                                                   | 917                                                                   | 748                                                                   | 169                                                                   | 989                                                            | 790                                                            | 199                                                            | 556                                                | 415                                                | 141                                                |
| 21                                                 | SIKKIM                                             | 3                                                    | 2                                                    | 1                                                    | 5                                                                     | 4                                                                     | 1                                                                     | 1                                                              | 0                                                              | 1                                                              | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 22                                                 | TAMIL NADU                                         | 484                                                  | 453                                                  | 31                                                   | 516                                                                   | 452                                                                   | 64                                                                    | 987                                                            | 916                                                            | 71                                                             | 351                                                | 281                                                | 70                                                 |
| 23                                                 | TRIPURA                                            | 10                                                   | 6                                                    | 4                                                    | 8                                                                     | 6                                                                     | 2                                                                     | 13                                                             | 8                                                              | 5                                                              | 7                                                  | 7                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 24                                                 | UTTAR PRADESH                                      | 19890                                                | 19125                                                | 765                                                  | 21276                                                                 | 19643                                                                 | 1633                                                                  | 20394                                                          | 18213                                                          | 2181                                                           | 11170                                              | 9683                                               | 1487                                               |
| 25                                                 | WEST BENGAL                                        | 313                                                  | 289                                                  | 24                                                   | 468                                                                   | 366                                                                   | 102                                                                   | 439                                                            | 380                                                            | 59                                                             | 217                                                | 178                                                | 39                                                 |
| 26                                                 | ANDAMAN& NICOBAR                                   | 7                                                    | 6                                                    | 1                                                    | 3                                                                     | 3                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 7                                                              | 5                                                              | 2                                                              | 3                                                  | 2                                                  | 1                                                  |
| 27                                                 | CHANDIGARH                                         | 46                                                   | 46                                                   | 0                                                    | 45                                                                    | 40                                                                    | 5                                                                     | 54                                                             | 43                                                             | 11                                                             | 26                                                 | 20                                                 | 6                                                  |
| 28                                                 | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI                               | 1                                                    | 1                                                    | 0                                                    | 5                                                                     | 4                                                                     | 1                                                                     | 2                                                              | 2                                                              | 0                                                              | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 29                                                 | DAMAN&DIU                                          | 5                                                    | 5                                                    | 0                                                    | 4                                                                     | 3                                                                     | 1                                                                     | 4                                                              | 3                                                              | 1                                                              | 2                                                  | 1                                                  | 1                                                  |
| 30                                                 | DELHI                                              | 2419                                                 | 2272                                                 | 147                                                  | 2139                                                                  | 1887                                                                  | 252                                                                   | 2313                                                           | 1963                                                           | 350                                                            | 1175                                               | 914                                                | 261                                                |
| 31                                                 | LAKSHADWEEP                                        | 2                                                    | 2                                                    | 0                                                    | 2                                                                     | 2                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 2                                                              | 1                                                              | 1                                                              | 3                                                  | 0                                                  | 3                                                  |
| 32                                                 | PUDUCHERRY                                         | 17                                                   | 15                                                   | 2                                                    | 26                                                                    | 19                                                                    | 7                                                                     | 26                                                             | 20                                                             | 6                                                              | 25                                                 | 21                                                 | 4                                                  |
|                                                    |                                                    |                                                      |                                                      | 40                                                   | 311                                                                   |                                                                       |                                                                       |                                                                |                                                                | 110                                                            | 148                                                | 84                                                 | 64                                                 |
| 33                                                 | CHHATTISGARH                                       | 209                                                  | 169                                                  |                                                      |                                                                       | 206                                                                   | 105                                                                   | 269                                                            | 159                                                            |                                                                |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |
| 34 35                                              | JHARKHAND UTTARAKHAND                              | 473 574                                              | 416 564                                              | 57 10                                                | 506 702                                                               | 418 666                                                               | 88 36                                                                 | 498 522                                                        | 405 469                                                        | 93 53                                                          | 312 304                                            | 235 261                                            | 77 43                                              |
| 36                                                 | TELANGANA                                          |                                                      | 125                                                  | 11                                                   | 158                                                                   | 133                                                                   | 25                                                                    | 189                                                            | 158                                                            | 31                                                             | 116                                                | 92                                                 | 24                                                 |
|                                                    | TOTAL                                              | 136 32953                                            | 31305                                                | 1648                                                 | 34924                                                                 | 31277                                                                 | 3647                                                                  | 35506                                                          | 31350                                                          | 4156                                                           | 18221                                              | 15307                                              | 2914                                               |

Information in respect of part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1133 for 22.11.2016

## Statement showing State wise No. of Cases where NHRC recommended Monetary Relief, Disciplinary Action and Prosecution during the last three years and current year (01.04.2013 to 31.10.2016)

## -A) Monetary Relief

| State/UT Name     |   No of Cases | Amount (in RS.)   |
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|
| ANDAMAN& NICOBAR  |             1 | 300000            |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    |            12 | 1475000           |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH |             2 | 2100000           |
| ASSAM             |            34 | 19070000          |
| BIHAR             |            21 | 1445000           |
| CHANDIGARH        |             3 | 415000            |
| CHHATTISGARH      |             8 | 2260000           |
| DELHI             |            31 | 5115000           |
| GUJARAT           |            15 | 2445000           |
| HARYANA           |            27 | 5730000           |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  |             3 | 700000            |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR    |             1 | 500000            |
| JHARKHAND         |            29 | 8515000           |
| KARNATAKA         |             8 | 1155000           |
| KERALA            |             8 | 800000            |
| MADHYA PRADESH    |            19 | 5420000           |
| MAHARASHTRA       |            33 | 12000000          |
| MANIPUR           |            34 | 19650000          |
| MEGHALAYA         |             5 | 4500000           |
| MIZORAM           |             2 | 200000            |
| NAGALAND          |             1 | 100000            |
| ODISHA            |            14 | 1785000           |
| PUDUCHERRY        |             2 | 500000            |
| PUNJAB            |             6 | 1350000           |
| RAJASTHAN         |            11 | 3185000           |
| SIKKIM            |             1 | 300000            |
| TAMIL NADU        |            10 | 2365000           |
| TELANGANA         |             7 | 880000            |
| TRIPURA           |             3 | 155000            |
| UTTAR PRADESH     |           241 | 59075000          |
| UTTARAKHAND       |            11 | 3115000           |
| WEST BENGAL       |             8 | 1710000           |
| Total             |           614 | 16,83,15,000      |

## B) Disciplinary Action

| State/UT Name   |   No. of Cases |
|-----------------|----------------|
| BIHAR           |              2 |
| DELHI           |              1 |
| HARYANA         |              1 |
| MADHYA PRADESH  |              1 |
| MEGHALAYA       |              1 |
| ODISHA          |              1 |
| PUNJAB          |              3 |
| UTTAR PRADESH   |             19 |
| UTTARAKHAND     |              2 |
| WEST BENGAL     |              1 |
| Total           |             32 |

## C) Prosecution

| State/UT Name   |   No. of Cases |
|-----------------|----------------|
| UTTAR PRADESH   |              1 |
| Total           |              1 |