Lok Sabha Question No. 242 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-13
Subject: Mob Lynching Incidents
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN, MOHAMMAD SALIM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *242

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13 TH  MARCH, 2018 /PHALGUNA 22, 1939 (SAKA)

MOB LYNCHING INCIDENTS

*242. SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN: SHRI MOHD. SALIM:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  there  have  been  a  series  of  mob  lynching  incidents  of minorities in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  victims  of  such  incidents reported  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, incident-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  criminals  associated  with  the  lynching  have  been identified and booked;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the measures taken by the Government to curb such heinous crimes/ incidents?

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  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION NO. *242 FOR 13.03.2018 REGARDING MOB LYNCHING INCIDENTS.

(a) to (d) :   The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) does not maintain specific data with respect to mob lynching incidents (involving minorities) in the country.

(e): 'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects  under  the  Seventh Schedule to  the  Constitution  of  India.  The  responsibility  to  maintain  law and  order  and  protect  life  and  property  rests  with  the  respective  State Governments.  The  State  Governments  are  competent  to  deal  with  such offences under the extant provisions of laws.  Advisories have been issued by  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  to  States/  UTs  from  time  to  time,  which  are available  in  the  Ministry's  website  viz  www.mha.nic.in.  These,  inter  alia, clearly require the State Governments/UTs to maintain law and order and ensure that any person who takes law into his/her own hands is dealt with promptly,  and  punished  as  per  law.  States  have  been  advised  that  there should be no tolerance at all for such persons and full majesty of law must come to bear on them, without exception.

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## Lynching of people (2014-2017)as on 07.03.2018

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UT    |      | No. of   | cases   |      | Persons died   | Persons arrested   |
|-----------|-------------------------|------|----------|---------|------|----------------|--------------------|
|           |                         | 2014 | 2015     | 2016    | 2017 |                |                    |
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH          | Nil  | Nil      | Nil     | Nil  | Nil            | Nil                |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH       |      |          |         |      |                |                    |
| 3         | ASSAM                   | 15   | 15       | 15      | 15   | 15             | 100                |
| 4         | BIHAR                   | NA   | NA       | NA      | NA   | NA             | NA                 |
| 5         | CHHATTISGARH            | NA   | NA       | NA      | NA   | NA             | NA                 |
| 6         | GOA                     | NA   | NA       | NA      | NA   | NA             | NA                 |
| 7         | GUJARAT                 | Nil  | Nil      | Nil     | Nil  | Nil            | Nil                |
| 8         | HARYANA                 | Nil  | Nil      | Nil     | Nil  | Nil            | Nil                |
| 9         | HIMACHAL PRADESH        | Nil  | Nil      | Nil     | Nil  | Nil            | Nil                |
| 10        | JAMMU& KASHMIR          | Nil  | Nil      | Nil     | 1    | 1              | N.A.               |
| 11        | JHARKHAND               | Nil  | 2        | 1       | 5    | 11             | 55                 |
| 12        | KARNATAKA               | NA   | NA       | NA      | NA   | NA             | NA                 |
| 13        | KERALA                  | Nil  | Nil      | Nil     | Nil  | Nil            | Nil                |
| 14        | MADHYA PRADESH          | NA   | NA       | NA      | NA   | NA             | NA                 |
| 15        | MAHARASHTRA             | 1    | Nil      | Nil     | Nil  | 1              | 21                 |
| 16        | MANIPUR                 | NA   | NA       | NA      | NA   | NA             | NA                 |
| 17        | MEGHALAYA               | 2    | 4        | Nil     | Nil  | 8              | NA                 |
| 18        | MIZORAM                 | Nil  | Nil      | Nil     | Nil  | Nil            | Nil                |
| 19        | NAGALAND                |      | 2        |         |      | 2              | 2                  |
| 20        | ODISHA                  | NA   | NA       | NA      | NA   | NA             | NA                 |
| 21        | PUNJAB                  | Nil  | Nil      | Nil     | Nil  | Nil            | Nil                |
| 22        | RAJASTHAN               | 2    | Nil      | Nil     | 1    | 4              | 17                 |
| 23        | SIKKIM                  | NA   | NA       | NA      | NA   | NA             | NA                 |
| 24        | TAMIL NADU              | Nil  | Nil      | Nil     | Nil  | Nil            | Nil                |
| 25        | TELANGANA               | Nil  | Nil      | Nil     | Nil  | Nil            | Nil                |
| 26        | TRIPURA                 | Nil  | Nil      | Nil     | 1    | 1              | Nil                |
| 27        | UTTAR PRADESH           | 1    | 1        | 0       | 1    | 2              | 22                 |
| 28        | UTTARAKHAND             | NA   | NA       | NA      | NA   | NA             | NA                 |
| 29        | WEST BENGAL             | NA   | NA       | NA      | NA   | NA             | NA                 |
| 30        | A & N ISLANDS           | NA   | NA       | NA      | NA   | NA             | NA                 |
| 31        | CHANDIGARH              | Nil  | Nil      | Nil     | Nil  | Nil            | Nil                |
| 32        | D & N HAVELI            | NA   | NA       | NA      | NA   | NA             | NA                 |
| 33        | DAMAN & DIU             | Nil  | Nil      | Nil     | Nil  | Nil            | Nil                |
| 34        | DELHI                   | NA   | NA       | NA      | NA   | NA             | NA                 |
| 35        | LAKSHADWEEP             | Nil  | Nil      | Nil     | Nil  | Nil            | Nil                |
| 36        | PUDUCHERRY              | NA   | NA       | NA      | NA   | NA             | NA                 |
|           | GRAND TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 40   | 40       | 40      | 40   | 45             | 217                |

N.A. :Information not sent by the State $ : Assam and Nagaland has not furnished year-wise data