Lok Sabha Question No. 130 (STARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Incidents of Lynching
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: PRASUN BANERJEE, K. C. VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *130

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25TH JULY, 2017 / SHRAVANA 3, 1939 (SAKA)

## INCIDENTS OF LYNCHING

*130. SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE: SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether incidents of lynching/ lynching by mob are reportedly on the rise in the country and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b)  the  total  number  of  such  cases  reported,  persons  killed/injured,  persons arrested and the action taken against them during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c)  the  total  number  of  such  cases  related  to  cow  vigilantes,  cow  trade/ trafficking reported and the action taken in this regard during the said period, State/ UT-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has any proposal to bring a stringent law against mob lynching and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the other measures taken by the Government to stop such cases in future?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred in Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *130 for reply on 25 th July, 2017 regarding 'Incidents of Lynching'

(a) to (c):  National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) maintains data on offences promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion, race, place of birth etc. (Section 153A & 153B of IPC) and  State/UT-wise cases reported under  offences  promoting  enmity  between  different groups  (Section 153A  & 153B of IPC) is at Annexure. However, NCRB does not maintain data on cases relating to cow 'vigilantes', cow trade and trafficking.

(d): No  such  proposal  is  under  consideration  at  present  in  the  Ministry  of Home Affairs.

(e): 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to  the  Constitution  of  India.  The  responsibilities  to  maintain  law  and  order, protection  of  life  and  property  rest  primarily  with  the  respective  State Governments.  The  State  Governments  are  competent  to  deal  with  such offences under the provisions of law.

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|                        | State/UT         |                                                                                                     |                                               |                                                                                   |                                                           |                                                                                                         |                                                                           |                                                          |                                                                                                                |                                                                             |
|------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                        | State/UT         | 2014 Offences Enmity Different Groups Promoting between groups on of religion, place of (Sec.153A A | enmity different ground race, birth, etc IPC) | Imputation, assertions prejudicial to national integration (Sec.153B IPC) Between | Total Offences Promoting Enmity Different Groups of place | 2015 Promoting enmity between different groups on ground religion, race, of birth, etc (Sec.153A IPC) A | Imputation, assertions prejudicial to national integration (Sec.153B IPC) | Total Offences Promoting Enmity Between Different Groups | 2016 Promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion, race, place of birth, etc (Sec.153A IPC) | Imputation, assertions prejudicial to national integration (Sec.153B IPC) B |
|                        | (A+B)            | 2014 Offences Enmity Different Groups Promoting between groups on of religion, place of (Sec.153A A | enmity different ground race, birth, etc IPC) | B                                                                                 | (A+B)                                                     | 2015 Promoting enmity between different groups on ground religion, race, of birth, etc (Sec.153A IPC) A | B                                                                         | (A+B)                                                    | A                                                                                                              | Imputation, assertions prejudicial to national integration (Sec.153B IPC) B |
| 1 Andhra               | Pradesh          |                                                                                                     | 21                                            | 0                                                                                 | 49                                                        | 26                                                                                                      | 23                                                                        | 14                                                       | 14                                                                                                             | 0                                                                           |
| 2 Arunachal            | Pradesh          | 21 0                                                                                                | 0                                             | 0                                                                                 | 2                                                         | 2                                                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 1                                                        | 1                                                                                                              | 0                                                                           |
| 3                      | Assam            | 0                                                                                                   | 0                                             | 0                                                                                 | 1                                                         | 1                                                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 1                                                        | 1                                                                                                              | 0                                                                           |
| 4                      | Bihar            | 0                                                                                                   | 0                                             | 0                                                                                 | 1                                                         | 1                                                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 8                                                        | 8                                                                                                              | 0                                                                           |
| 5                      | Chhattisgarh     | 3                                                                                                   | 3                                             | 0                                                                                 | 0                                                         | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                           |
| 6                      | Goa              | 1                                                                                                   | 1                                             | 0                                                                                 | 0                                                         | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                           |
| 7                      | Gujarat          | 11                                                                                                  | 10                                            | 1                                                                                 | 14                                                        | 13                                                                                                      | 1                                                                         | 9                                                        | 9                                                                                                              | 0                                                                           |
| 8                      | Haryana          | 3                                                                                                   | 3                                             | 0                                                                                 | 7                                                         | 6                                                                                                       | 1                                                                         | 16                                                       | 12                                                                                                             | 4                                                                           |
| 9                      | Himachal Pradesh | 0                                                                                                   | 0                                             | 0                                                                                 | 2                                                         | 1                                                                                                       | 1                                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                           |
| 10                     | Jammu & Kashmir  | 0                                                                                                   | 0                                             | 0                                                                                 | 0                                                         | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 5                                                        | 5                                                                                                              | 0                                                                           |
| 11                     | Jharkhand        | 0                                                                                                   | 0                                             | 0                                                                                 | 9                                                         | 9                                                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 1                                                        | 1                                                                                                              | 0                                                                           |
| 12                     | Karnataka        | 46                                                                                                  | 46                                            | 0                                                                                 | 46                                                        | 46                                                                                                      | 0                                                                         | 22                                                       | 22                                                                                                             | 0                                                                           |
| 13                     | Kerala           | 65                                                                                                  | 59                                            | 6                                                                                 | 36                                                        | 33                                                                                                      | 3                                                                         | 50                                                       | 48                                                                                                             | 2                                                                           |
| 14                     | Madhya Pradesh   | 5                                                                                                   | 3                                             | 2                                                                                 | 11                                                        | 9                                                                                                       | 2                                                                         | 26                                                       | 22                                                                                                             | 4                                                                           |
| 15                     | Maharashtra      | 33                                                                                                  | 31                                            | 2                                                                                 | 35                                                        | 34                                                                                                      | 1                                                                         | 35                                                       | 31                                                                                                             | 4 0                                                                         |
| 16                     | Manipur          | 1                                                                                                   | 1                                             | 0                                                                                 | 0                                                         | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                                                                                              |                                                                             |
| 17                     | Meghalaya        | 0                                                                                                   | 0                                             | 0                                                                                 | 0                                                         | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 4                                                        | 4                                                                                                              | 0                                                                           |
| 18                     | Mizoram          | 1                                                                                                   | 1                                             | 0                                                                                 | 0                                                         | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                           |
| 19                     | Nagaland         | 0                                                                                                   | 0                                             | 0                                                                                 | 0                                                         | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                           |
| 20                     | Odisha           | 5                                                                                                   | 5                                             | 0                                                                                 | 2                                                         | 2                                                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 2                                                        | 2                                                                                                              | 0                                                                           |
| 21                     | Punjab           | 0                                                                                                   | 0                                             | 0                                                                                 | 2                                                         | 1                                                                                                       | 1                                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                           |
| 22                     | Rajasthan        | 39                                                                                                  | 39                                            | 0                                                                                 | 23                                                        | 23                                                                                                      | 0                                                                         | 22                                                       | 19                                                                                                             | 3                                                                           |
| 23 Sikkim              |                  | 0                                                                                                   | 0                                             | 0                                                                                 | 1                                                         | 1                                                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                           |
| 24 Tamil               | Nadu             | 16                                                                                                  | 16                                            | 0                                                                                 | 41                                                        | 41                                                                                                      | 0                                                                         | 33                                                       | 32                                                                                                             | 1                                                                           |
| 25                     | Telangana        | 18                                                                                                  | 18                                            | 0                                                                                 | 53                                                        | 52                                                                                                      | 1                                                                         | 33                                                       | 33                                                                                                             | 0                                                                           |
| 26                     | Tripura          | 0                                                                                                   | 0                                             | 0                                                                                 | 0                                                         | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 1                                                        | 1                                                                                                              | 0                                                                           |
| 27 Uttar               | Pradesh          | 26                                                                                                  | 25                                            | 1                                                                                 | 60                                                        | 51                                                                                                      | 9                                                                         | 116                                                      | 106                                                                                                            | 10                                                                          |
| 28 Uttarakhand         |                  | 4                                                                                                   | 3                                             | 1                                                                                 | 6                                                         | 6 15                                                                                                    | 0                                                                         | 22                                                       | 21                                                                                                             | 1                                                                           |
| 29 West TOTAL STATE(S) | Bengal           | 20                                                                                                  | 20 305                                        | 0                                                                                 | 18                                                        | 373                                                                                                     | 3 46                                                                      | 53 474                                                   | 51 443                                                                                                         | 2 31                                                                        |
| 30 A & N               | Islands          | 318 1                                                                                               | 1                                             | 13 0                                                                              | 419 0                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                           |
| 31                     | Chandigarh       | 0                                                                                                   | 0                                             | 0                                                                                 | 0                                                         | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                           |
| 33 Daman               | & Diu            | 0                                                                                                   | 0                                             | 0                                                                                 | 0                                                         | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                           |
| 32 D&N                 | Haveli           | 0                                                                                                   | 0                                             | 0                                                                                 | 0                                                         | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                           |
| 34 Delhi               | UT               | 13                                                                                                  | 13                                            | 0                                                                                 | 5                                                         | 5                                                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                           |
| 35                     | Lakshadweep      | 0                                                                                                   | 0                                             | 0                                                                                 | 0                                                         | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 1                                                        | 1                                                                                                              | 0                                                                           |
| 36 Puducherry          |                  | 4                                                                                                   | 4                                             | 0                                                                                 | 0                                                         | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                           |
| TOTAL UT(S)            |                  | 18                                                                                                  | 18                                            | 0                                                                                 | 5                                                         | 5                                                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 1                                                        | 1                                                                                                              | 0                                                                           |
| TOTAL (ALL             | INDIA)           | 336                                                                                                 | 323                                           |                                                                                   |                                                           |                                                                                                         |                                                                           |                                                          |                                                                                                                |                                                                             |
|                        |                  |                                                                                                     |                                               | 13                                                                                | 424                                                       | 378                                                                                                     | 46                                                                        | 475                                                      | 444                                                                                                            | 31                                                                          |
| Source: Crime in India |                  | Note: '*' Data is                                                                                   | provisional                                   |                                                                                   |                                                           |                                                                                                         |                                                                           |                                                          |                                                                                                                |                                                                             |