Lok Sabha Question No. 273 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: Racial Violence
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: R. VANAROJA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *273

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST  MARCH, 2017 / PHALGUNA 30, 1938 (SAKA)

RACIAL VIOLENCE

*273. SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  incidents  of  racial  violence  have  been  increasing  in  various parts of the country;

- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  such  incidents  reported  and  arrests  made  in  this regard during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and

(c)  the  corrective  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  prevent/curb such violence in the country?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

...2/-

## L.S.S.Q. NO. *273 FOR 21.03.2017

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. S *273 FOR 21.3.2017

- (a) &(b)   With regard to crimes, atrocities and discrimination of racial nature, data  is  available  in  respect  of  North  East.    Cases  reported,  guilty arrested and the action taken during the last three years, State/Union Territory wise is at Annexure.
- (c) The Bezbaruah Committee, recommended insertion of sections 153C and  509A  for  making  imputations  and  assertions  prejudicial  to human dignity and word gesture or act intended to insult a member of particular racial group.

Based  on the Bezbaruah Committee  recommendations,  the Government has proposed amendments in Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Criminal Procedure  Code  (Cr.PC) vide 'The  Criminal  Law Amendment Bill, 2016' and circulated the proposed amendments to all the Stakeholders on 1st February, 2017.

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## Annexure

## Statement  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.273  due  for  answer  on  21.03.2017 raised by Shrimati Vanaroja R., regarding Racial Violence

The total number of cases of crimes, atrocities and discrimination against people hailing from the North-Eastern  Region  reported,  guilty  arrested  and  the  action  taken  against  them  during  the  last three years, State/Union Territory wise is as under: -

| S. No.   | Name of State/City   | Total no. of cases of crimes against NE People registered/guilty arrested during the last three years   | Total no. of cases of crimes against NE People registered/guilty arrested during the last three years   | Total no. of cases of crimes against NE People registered/guilty arrested during the last three years   |
|----------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of State/City   | 2014                                                                                                    | 2015                                                                                                    | 2016 (upto 31.10.2016)                                                                                  |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh       | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh    | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 3        | Assam                | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 4        | Bihar                | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh         | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 6        | Goa                  | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 7        | Gujarat              | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 8        | Haryana (Gurgaon)    | 9/12                                                                                                    | 5/4                                                                                                     | 9/5                                                                                                     |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir      | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 11       | Jharkhand            | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 12       | Karnataka            | 11/12                                                                                                   | 7/8                                                                                                     | 4/12                                                                                                    |
| 13       | Kerala               | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh       | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 15       | Maharashtra          | 1/1                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | 2/3                                                                                                     |
| 16       | Manipur              | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 17       | Meghalaya            | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 18       | Mizoram              | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 19       | Nagaland             | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 20       | Odisha               | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 21       | Punjab               | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 22       | Rajasthan            | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 23       | Sikkim               | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu           | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 25       | Telangana            | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 26       | Tripura              | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh        | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 28       | Uttarakhand          | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 29       | West Bengal          | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 30       | A&N Island           | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 31       | Chandigarh           | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 32       | D&N Haveli           | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 33       | Daman & Diu          | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |

|   34 | Delhi      | 282/258   | 277/174   | 145/84   |
|------|------------|-----------|-----------|----------|
|   35 | Lakshdweep | NIL       | NIL       | NIL      |
|   36 | Puducherry | NIL       | NIL       | NIL      |