Lok Sabha Question No. 3370 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-06
Subject: Illegal Trade of Weapons
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE, UDAY PRATAP SINGH, MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA, LAXMAN GILUWA, KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3370

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH  DECEMBER, 2016/ AGRAHAYANA 15, 1938 (SAKA)

## ILLEGAL TRADE OF WEAPONS

†3370.

SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:

SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether illegal trade and manufacturing of weapons and explosives have been reported in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  illegal  weapons  seized/confiscated  and  persons arrested  for  involvement  in  the  said  activities  and  the  action  taken against the guilty by the Central authorities and State Police during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has received complaints with regard to use of  unlicensed/illegal/banned  arms  by  criminals  in  several  parts  of  the country;
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reaction  of  the  Government  in  this regard; and
- (e) the details of directives issued by the Government to the States and the Police Departments in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Yes,  Madam,  some  instances  of  illegal  manufacturing  and trade of weapons and explosives have been reported from different parts of the country.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.3370 FOR 6.12.2016

National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has started collecting data on  seizures  on  arms  since  2014.  As  per  data  collected  from  State/UT, details on State/UT-wise cases  of seizures reported under the Arms Act and arms  &  ammunitions  seized  during 2014-2015  is enclosed  as Annexure-I.  State/UT-wise  cases  reported,  cases  charge  sheeted,  cases convicted, persons arrested, persons charge sheeted and persons convicted under the Arms Act during 2013-2015 is enclosed as AnnexureII.  State/UT-wise cases reported and seizures made under the Explosives and Explosive Substances Act during 2015 is enclosed as Annexure-III.

(c): Yes,  Madam,  some  instances  of  use  of  unlicensed/  illegal/  banned arms by criminals have been reported from different parts of the country.

(d) & (e): As  per  the  seventh  Schedule  to  the  Constitution  of  India, 'Police and Public order' are State subjects. The compliance of various provisions  of  the  Arms  Act  and  Explosive  Substance  Act,  1908  and Explosive Act, 1884 is the responsibility of all concerned in particularly the State Governments/UTs. The Arms Act, 1959 has elaborate regulatory provisions,  under  Section  19  to  25  of  the  Act,  to  curb  illegal  trade  in firearms.   Under   the   Act,  in  addition  to  the  State Police Authorities,

## L.S.US.Q.NO.3370 FOR 6.12.2016

personnel  of  Central  Armed  Police  Forces  have  been  empowered  to search  and  seize  arms  and  ammunition,  illegally  held/  traded  by  any person. From time to time, concerned agencies take necessary action to check  violation of these Acts.  The  Union  Government  has  issued advisories to States/UTs from time to time to take strict action against the offenders.

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|       |                        | State/UT-wise cases reported and seizures made under the Arms Act during 2014-2015 2015   | State/UT-wise cases reported and seizures made under the Arms Act during 2014-2015 2015   | State/UT-wise cases reported and seizures made under the Arms Act during 2014-2015 2015   | State/UT-wise cases reported and seizures made under the Arms Act during 2014-2015 2015   | State/UT-wise cases reported and seizures made under the Arms Act during 2014-2015 2015   | State/UT-wise cases reported and seizures made under the Arms Act during 2014-2015 2015   | State/UT-wise cases reported and seizures made under the Arms Act during 2014-2015 2015   | State/UT-wise cases reported and seizures made under the Arms Act during 2014-2015 2015   | State/UT-wise cases reported and seizures made under the Arms Act during 2014-2015 2015   | State/UT-wise cases reported and seizures made under the Arms Act during 2014-2015 2015   | State/UT-wise cases reported and seizures made under the Arms Act during 2014-2015 2015   | State/UT-wise cases reported and seizures made under the Arms Act during 2014-2015 2015   | State/UT-wise cases reported and seizures made under the Arms Act during 2014-2015 2015   |
|-------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SL    | State/UT               | 2014                                                                                      | 2014                                                                                      | 2014                                                                                      | 2014                                                                                      | 2014                                                                                      | 2014                                                                                      | Ammunition                                                                                | Ammunition                                                                                | Ammunition                                                                                | Ammunition                                                                                | Ammunition                                                                                | Ammunition                                                                                | Ammunition                                                                                |
| SL    | State/UT               | Cases Reported                                                                            | Total Arms Seized                                                                         | Unlicensed Arms                                                                           | Licensed Arms                                                                             | Others Seized in                                                                          | Ammunition Seized in KGs                                                                  | Cases Reported                                                                            | Total Arms Seized                                                                         | Unlicensed Arms                                                                           | Licensed Arms                                                                             | Others                                                                                    | Ammunition Seized in Number                                                               | Ammunition Seized in KGs                                                                  |
|       | State/UT               |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           | Number                                                                                    |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           | 4                                                                                         |
|       |                        |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           | 1                                                                                         |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |
|       |                        | 1                                                                                         | 2                                                                                         | 2.1                                                                                       | 2.2                                                                                       | 2.3 3                                                                                     | 4                                                                                         |                                                                                           | 2                                                                                         | 2.1                                                                                       | 2.2                                                                                       | 2.3                                                                                       | 3                                                                                         |                                                                                           |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh         | 121                                                                                       | 109                                                                                       | 62                                                                                        | 7                                                                                         | 40 77                                                                                     | 0.0                                                                                       | 96                                                                                        | 123                                                                                       | 103                                                                                       | 5                                                                                         | 15                                                                                        | 26                                                                                        | 0.0                                                                                       |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh      | 26                                                                                        | 47                                                                                        | 42                                                                                        | 5 0                                                                                       | 3065                                                                                      | 61.0                                                                                      | 7                                                                                         | 9                                                                                         | 1                                                                                         | 7                                                                                         | 1                                                                                         | 45                                                                                        | 62.0                                                                                      |
| 3     | Assam                  | 473                                                                                       | 423                                                                                       | 322                                                                                       | 73                                                                                        | 3279                                                                                      | 186.0                                                                                     | 470                                                                                       | 526                                                                                       | 360                                                                                       | 152                                                                                       | 14                                                                                        | 4263                                                                                      | 1.3                                                                                       |
| 4     | Bihar                  | 1764                                                                                      | 1942                                                                                      | 1790                                                                                      | 28 24 128                                                                                 | 7811                                                                                      | 651.2                                                                                     | 1700                                                                                      | 2158                                                                                      | 2006                                                                                      | 83                                                                                        | 69                                                                                        | 158934                                                                                    | 164.4                                                                                     |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh           | 782                                                                                       | 684                                                                                       | 225 1                                                                                     | 458                                                                                       | 129                                                                                       | 259.0                                                                                     | 543                                                                                       | 568                                                                                       | 216                                                                                       | 0                                                                                         | 352                                                                                       | 350                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                       |
| 6     | Goa                    | 2                                                                                         | 1                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 1 0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                       | 3                                                                                         | 4                                                                                         | 4                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 6                                                                                         | 0.0                                                                                       |
| 7     | Gujarat                | 586                                                                                       | 682                                                                                       | 560 32                                                                                    | 90                                                                                        | 822                                                                                       | 5.0                                                                                       | 514                                                                                       | 591                                                                                       | 507                                                                                       | 84                                                                                        | 0                                                                                         | 548                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                       |
| 8     | Haryana                | 1564                                                                                      | 1697 1451                                                                                 |                                                                                           | 8                                                                                         | 238 1843                                                                                  | 81.6                                                                                      | 1741                                                                                      | 1821                                                                                      | 1711                                                                                      | 11                                                                                        | 99                                                                                        | 2092                                                                                      | 42.8                                                                                      |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh       | 18                                                                                        | 20                                                                                        | 4                                                                                         | 15                                                                                        | 1 0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                       | 16                                                                                        | 16                                                                                        | 5                                                                                         | 11                                                                                        | 0                                                                                         | 29                                                                                        | 0.0                                                                                       |
| 10    | Jammu& Kashmir         | 181                                                                                       | 230                                                                                       | 142                                                                                       | 5                                                                                         | 83 6747                                                                                   | 6.0 75.8                                                                                  | 122                                                                                       | 470                                                                                       | 325                                                                                       | 2                                                                                         | 143                                                                                       | 16948                                                                                     | 10.5                                                                                      |
| 11 12 | Jharkhand              | 459                                                                                       | 408                                                                                       | 343                                                                                       | 15 50                                                                                     | 586 206                                                                                   |                                                                                           | 332                                                                                       | 469                                                                                       | 455                                                                                       | 7                                                                                         | 7                                                                                         | 2149                                                                                      | 46.5                                                                                      |
|       | Karnataka              | 107                                                                                       | 290                                                                                       | 72                                                                                        | 12                                                                                        | 122 154 92                                                                                | 3.0                                                                                       | 116                                                                                       | 103                                                                                       | 83                                                                                        | 19                                                                                        | 1                                                                                         | 719 80823                                                                                 | 0.7                                                                                       |
| 13 14 | Kerala Madhya Pradesh  | 273 11595                                                                                 | 234 10077                                                                                 | 77 3228                                                                                   | 3 87                                                                                      | 6762 1712                                                                                 | 1.0 38.5                                                                                  | 170 8946                                                                                  | 269 8676                                                                                  | 155 1933                                                                                  | 9 174                                                                                     | 105 6569                                                                                  | 2936                                                                                      | 0.0 342.0                                                                                 |
| 15    | Maharashtra            | 1412                                                                                      | 1488                                                                                      | 788 50                                                                                    | 0                                                                                         | 660 1674 1 793                                                                            | 0.0                                                                                       | 1192                                                                                      | 1260                                                                                      | 628                                                                                       | 12                                                                                        | 620                                                                                       | 1144                                                                                      | 0.0 0.0                                                                                   |
| 16    | Manipur                | 11                                                                                        |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           | 11                                                                                        |                                                                                           | 16                                                                                        | 46                                                                                        | 23                                                                                        |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |
|       |                        |                                                                                           | 51                                                                                        |                                                                                           | 40                                                                                        |                                                                                           | 33.0                                                                                      |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           | 23                                                                                        | 0                                                                                         | 260                                                                                       |                                                                                           |
| 17    | Meghalaya              | 59                                                                                        | 29                                                                                        | 18                                                                                        | 0                                                                                         | 346                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                       | 38                                                                                        | 41                                                                                        | 38                                                                                        | 3                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 482                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                       |
| 18    | Mizoram                | 20                                                                                        | 49                                                                                        | 12                                                                                        | 1                                                                                         | 12717                                                                                     | 76.9                                                                                      | 30                                                                                        | 40                                                                                        | 31                                                                                        | 7                                                                                         | 2                                                                                         | 2533                                                                                      | 0.0                                                                                       |
| 19 20 | Nagaland Odisha        | 222 533                                                                                   | 377 763                                                                                   | 329 241                                                                                   | 36 19 92                                                                                  | 29 3704 430 1364                                                                          | 647.0 36.4                                                                                | 145 335                                                                                   | 200 215                                                                                   | 200 192                                                                                   | 0 4                                                                                       | 0 19                                                                                      | 16874 746                                                                                 | 46.5 2.5                                                                                  |
| 21    |                        |                                                                                           |                                                                                           | 495                                                                                       |                                                                                           | 861                                                                                       |                                                                                           | 442                                                                                       |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |
|       | Punjab                 | 513                                                                                       | 557                                                                                       |                                                                                           | 11                                                                                        | 51                                                                                        | 810.0                                                                                     |                                                                                           | 635                                                                                       | 536                                                                                       | 60                                                                                        | 39                                                                                        | 1972                                                                                      | 0.0                                                                                       |
| 22    | Rajasthan              | 5232                                                                                      | 4939                                                                                      | 1746 293                                                                                  | 0                                                                                         | 2900 1651 0 0                                                                             | 122.2 0.0                                                                                 | 5894 1                                                                                    | 6030 1                                                                                    | 3345 1                                                                                    | 17 0                                                                                      | 2668 0                                                                                    | 2164 0                                                                                    | 122.5                                                                                     |
| 23 24 | Sikkim Tamil Nadu      | 2 275                                                                                     | 1 172                                                                                     | 1 97                                                                                      | 6                                                                                         | 69 29                                                                                     | 15.0                                                                                      | 219                                                                                       | 218                                                                                       | 154                                                                                       | 5                                                                                         | 59                                                                                        | 235                                                                                       | 0.0 0.6                                                                                   |
| 25    | Telangana              | 105                                                                                       |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           | 56 65                                                                                     | 0.0                                                                                       | 77                                                                                        | 69                                                                                        | 61                                                                                        | 2                                                                                         | 6                                                                                         | 375                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                       |
| 26    | Tripura                | 4                                                                                         | 88 2                                                                                      | 28 2                                                                                      | 4 0                                                                                       | 0 0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                       | 4                                                                                         | 4                                                                                         | 3                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 1                                                                                         | 86                                                                                        | 0.0                                                                                       |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh          | 25097                                                                                     | 24583                                                                                     | 15327                                                                                     | 400 8856                                                                                  | 31554                                                                                     | 208.0                                                                                     | 24609                                                                                     | 24498                                                                                     | 15833                                                                                     | 416                                                                                       | 8249                                                                                      | 35263                                                                                     | 1800.0                                                                                    |
| 28    | Uttarakhand            | 636                                                                                       | 636                                                                                       | 483                                                                                       | 0                                                                                         | 223                                                                                       | 32.0                                                                                      | 317                                                                                       | 246                                                                                       | 105                                                                                       | 75                                                                                        | 66                                                                                        | 304                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                       |
| 29    | West Bengal            | 2360                                                                                      | 3632                                                                                      | 3506                                                                                      | 153 1 125                                                                                 | 7040                                                                                      | 301.0                                                                                     | 2365                                                                                      | 3206                                                                                      | 3129                                                                                      | 0                                                                                         | 77                                                                                        | 5072                                                                                      | 1893.6                                                                                    |
|       | TOTAL STATE(S)         | 54432                                                                                     | 54211                                                                                     | 31441 1189                                                                                | 21581                                                                                     | 88306                                                                                     | 3649.6                                                                                    | 50460                                                                                     | 52512                                                                                     | 32143                                                                                     | 1188                                                                                      | 19181                                                                                     | 337378                                                                                    | 4535.8                                                                                    |
| 30    |                        |                                                                                           | 18                                                                                        | 14                                                                                        |                                                                                           | 4 10                                                                                      | 41.0                                                                                      | 11                                                                                        | 12                                                                                        |                                                                                           |                                                                                           | 6                                                                                         |                                                                                           | 0.0                                                                                       |
| A 31  | & N Islands Chandigarh | 0 17                                                                                      | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0 0                                                                                       | 0 0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0 6                                                                                       | 0 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                         | 0 51                                                                                      | 0.0                                                                                       |
| 32    | D&N Haveli             | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                         | 0.0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0.0                                                                                       |
| 34    | Daman& Diu             | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 9                                                                                         | 0 0 20794                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                                       | 1                                                                                         | 1                                                                                         | 1 413                                                                                     | 53                                                                                        | 280                                                                                       |                                                                                           | 0.0                                                                                       |
| 33    | Delhi UT               | 753                                                                                       | 1205                                                                                      | 859                                                                                       | 0                                                                                         | 337                                                                                       | 1955.0                                                                                    | 685                                                                                       | 746                                                                                       | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 2 5047                                                                                    | 159.5                                                                                     |
| 35    | Lakshadweep            | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0.0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |                                                                                           | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |                                                                                           | 0.0                                                                                       |
| 36    | Puducherry             |                                                                                           | 19                                                                                        |                                                                                           | 0 14                                                                                      |                                                                                           | 0.0                                                                                       | 1                                                                                         | 1                                                                                         | 1                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |                                                                                           |
|       | TOTAL UT(S)            | 53 823                                                                                    | 1242                                                                                      | 5 878                                                                                     | 0 9                                                                                       | 0 355 20804                                                                               | 1996.0                                                                                    | 698                                                                                       | 760                                                                                       | 421                                                                                       | 53                                                                                        | 286                                                                                       | 0 5100                                                                                    | 1.0 160.5                                                                                 |
|       |                        |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           | 109110                                                                                    |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |
|       | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)      | 55255                                                                                     | 55453                                                                                     | 32319                                                                                     | 1198                                                                                      | 21936                                                                                     | 5645.6                                                                                    | 51158                                                                                     | 53272                                                                                     | 32564                                                                                     | 1241                                                                                      | 19467                                                                                     | 342478                                                                                    | 4696.3                                                                                    |

## ANNEXURE-II

## L.S.US.Q.NO.3370 FOR 6.12.2016

## State/UT-wise Cases reported (CR), Cases ChargeSheeted (CS), Cases Convicted (CV), Persons arrested (PAR), Persons Charge Sheeted (PCS), Persons Convicted (PCV )under the Arms Act, 1959 during 2013-2015

| SL   | State/UT                      | 2013 CR    | 2013 CR         | 2013 CR       | 2013 CR   | 2013 CR   | 2013 CR   |           |         |       |       |           |           | 2015      | 2015      | 2015      | 2015   | 2015   |
|------|-------------------------------|------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|-------|-------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|--------|
| SL   | State/UT                      | CR         | CS              | CV            | PAR       | PCS       | PCV       | CS        | 2014 CV | PAR   | PCS   | PCV       | CR        | CS        | CV        | PAR       | PCS    | PCV    |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh                | 280        | 215 35          | 374           | 380       | 65        | 121       | 88        | 14      | 264   | 166   | 39        | 128       | 129       | 17        | 247       | 202    | 23     |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh             | 15         | 9 2             | 10            | 7         | 2         | 26        | 14        | 1       | 29    | 31    | 1         | 9         | 5         | 1         | 7         | 5      | 1      |
| 3    | Assam                         | 630        | 281 14          | 563           | 347       | 22        | 473       | 290       | 32      | 1166  | 378   | 33        | 473       | 453       | 35        | 564       | 488    | 39     |
| 4    | Bihar                         | 1614       | 1519 534        | 2306          | 2397      | 817       | 1764      | 1648      | 363     | 2433  | 1978  | 488       | 1846      | 1845      | 543       | 2530      | 2350   | 603    |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh                  | 954        | 952 190         | 978           | 977       | 257       | 782       | 778       | 418     | 801   | 1479  | 426       | 591       | 586       | 217       | 618       | 637    | 225    |
| 6    | Goa                           | 7          | 3               | 0 12          | 5         | 0         | 2         | 4         | 0       | 0     | 6     | 0         | 8         | 8         | 0         | 4         | 10     | 0      |
| 7    | Gujarat                       | 417        | 410 25          | 583           | 583       | 29        | 586       | 426       | 18      | 819   | 642   | 22        | 546       | 499       | 13        | 768       | 767    | 19     |
| 8    | Haryana                       | 1446       | 1436 439        | 1539          | 1546      | 477       | 1564      | 1523      | 373     | 1715  | 1661  | 373       | 1741      | 1667      | 319       | 1898      | 1850   | 373    |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh              | 21         | 16              | 1 33          | 36        | 1         | 18        | 13        | 1       | 32    | 26    | 1         | 17        | 19        | 1         | 30        | 43     | 1      |
| 10   | Jammu& Kashmir                | 173        | 103             | 9 207         | 207       | 6         | 181       | 79        | 5       | 161   | 150   | 8         | 146       | 92        | 7         | 147       | 143    | 10     |
| 11   | Jharkhand                     | 515        | 484 264         | 1039          | 1100      | 434       | 459       | 442       | 208     | 639   | 801   | 238       | 498       | 537       | 243       | 731       | 696    | 275    |
| 12   | Karnataka                     | 116        | 98 6            | 187           | 171       | 9         | 107       | 105       | 4       | 260   | 223   | 5         | 136       | 96        | 1         | 185       | 180    | 1      |
| 13   | Kerala                        | 259        | 219             | 17 407        | 410       | 32        | 273       | 236       | 18      | 398   | 350   | 43        | 250       | 192       | 22        | 323       | 284    | 30     |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh                | 12798      | 12796 3600      | 13026         | 13042     | 3700      | 11595     | 11592     | 4473    | 12536 | 12536 | 4641      | 9773      | 9759      | 4057      | 10064     | 10060  | 4116   |
| 15   | Maharashtra                   | 1000 968   | 36              | 1408          | 1275      | 47        | 1412      | 1270      | 38      | 1888  | 1766  | 45        | 1253      | 1137      | 43        | 1690      | 1516   | 52     |
| 16   | Manipur                       | 17         | 1               | 2 22          | 1         | 3         | 11        | 12        | 2       | 10    | 12    | 2         | 16        | 2         | 2         | 13        | 3      | 2      |
| 17   | Meghalaya                     | 26         | 13              | 0 27          | 13        | 0         | 59        | 17        | 0       | 63    | 33    | 0         | 40        | 14        | 0         | 52        | 16     | 0      |
| 18   | Mizoram                       | 37         | 36 11           | 61            | 29        | 19        | 20        | 27        | 22      | 30    | 46    | 26        | 31        | 32        | 23        | 34        | 42     | 30     |
| 19   | Nagaland                      | 186        | 132 84          | 267           | 122       | 62        | 222       | 170       | 92      | 251   | 197   | 104       | 161       | 186       | 134       | 210       | 229    | 140    |
| 20   | Odisha                        | 719        | 604             | 20 1250       | 1196      | 31        | 533       | 471       | 29      | 721   | 779   | 45        | 349       | 434       | 33        | 540       | 571    | 62     |
| 21   | Punjab                        | 647        | 701             | 499 742       | 751       | 515       | 513       | 483       | 401     | 573   | 593   | 419       | 492       | 486       | 365       | 565       | 567    | 390    |
| 22   | Rajasthan                     | 5304       | 5248 4163       | 5501          | 5489      | 4456      | 5232      | 5161      | 4597    | 5536  | 5536  | 4741      | 5894      | 5899      | 4558      | 6288      | 6305   | 4725   |
| 23   | Sikkim                        | 2          | 2               | 2 2           | 2         | 6         | 2         | 0         | 2       | 3     | 0     | 2         | 2         | 3         | 0         | 1         | 3      | 0      |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu                    | 193 162    | 35              | 285           | 273       | 62        | 275       | 224       | 40      | 447   | 416   | 74        | 227       | 242       | 57        | 364       | 343    | 90     |
| 25   | Telangana                     | -          | -               | -             | - -       | -         | 105       | 137       | 4       | 226   | 209   | 9         | 109       | 115       | 7         | 169       | 159    | 55     |
| 26   | Tripura                       | 15         | 11              | 1 23          | 31        | 1         | 4         | 9         | 1       | 6     | 23    | 4         | 5         | 5         | 0         | 9         | 5      | 0      |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh                 | 22822      | 22663 18727     | 22983         | 22837     | 18752     | 25097     | 24990     | 17359   | 25322 | 25227 | 17436     | 24702     | 24448     | 17259     | 24913     | 24661  | 17515  |
| 28   | Uttarakhand                   | 587        | 557 792         | 600           | 572       | 654       | 636       | 645       | 597     | 762   | 752   | 645       | 753       | 729       | 568       | 787       | 801    | 596    |
| 29   | West Bengal                   | 2531       | 1993 32         | 3186          | 3139      | 48        | 2360      | 2564      | 16      | 4660  | 3374  | 19        | 2379      | 2573      | 9         | 3362      | 2965   | 9      |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)                | 53331      | 51632 29540     | 57621         | 56938     | 30507     | 54432     | 53418     | 29128   | 61751 | 59390 | 29889     | 52575     | 52192     | 28534     | 57113     | 55901  | 29382  |
| 30   | A & N Islands                 | 1          | 1               | 0 5           | 5         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 2       | 0     | 0     | 6         | 0         | 0         | 0 0       |           | 0      | 0      |
| 31   | Chandigarh                    | 16         | 14 12           | 22            | 19        | 12        | 17        | 14        | 14      | 18    | 14    | 15        | 11        | 12        | 15        | 10        | 13     | 20     |
| 32   | D&N Haveli                    | 1          | 2 0             | 1             | 3         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0       | 0     | 0     | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0      | 0      |
| 33   | Daman& Diu                    | 1          | 0 0             | 1             | 0         | 0         | 0         | 1         | 0       | 0     | 1     | 0         | 1         | 1         | 0         | 1         | 0      | 0      |
| 34   | Delhi UT                      | 921 872    | 1079            | 1086          | 1071      | 1372      | 753       | 686       | 687     | 838   | 814   | 820       | 700       | 565       | 501       | 843       | 724    | 566    |
| 35   |                               |            | 0               |               | 0         |           |           |           |         |       |       |           | 0         | 0         |           |           |        |        |
| 36   | Lakshadweep                   | 0 91       | 0 91            | 0 27          | 241       | 30        | 0 0 53    | 0 55      | 0 3     | 0 63  | 0 55  | 0         |           | 14        | 0 4       | 13        | 0 0 20 | 0 7    |
|      | Puducherry                    |            |                 | 241 1118 1356 | 1339      | 1414      | 823       |           | 706     | 919   | 884   | 4         | 13        |           |           |           | 757    | 593    |
|      | TOTAL UT(S) TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 1031 54362 | 980 52612 30658 | 58977         | 58277     | 31921     | 55255     | 756 54174 | 29834   | 62670 | 60274 | 845 30734 | 725 53300 | 592 52784 | 520 29054 | 867 57980 | 56658  | 29975  |

Source: Crime in India

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

## State/UT-wise cases reported and seizures made under the Explosives and Explosive Substances Act during 2015

| SL   | State/UT         | Cases Reported   | Factory Made        | Factory Made   | Factory Made   | Factory Made            | Factory Made                 | Factory Made          | Factory Made             | Factory Made        | Factory Made           | Country Made Bombs   | IEDs or Landmines   | Other Explosives or substances   | Other Explosives or substances   |
|------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| SL   | State/UT         | Cases Reported   | Detonators (Number) | RDX( KG)       | TNT( KG)       | Gelatin Sticks (Number) | Grenades/ Landmines (Number) | Plastic explosives KG | Plastic explosives Litre | Other explosives KG | Other explosives Litre | Number               | Number              | KG                               | Litre                            |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh   | 114              | 7435                | 0.00           | 0.00           | 5480.00                 | 0.00                         | 0.00                  | 1020.00                  | 552.00              | 66.78                  | 23                   | 0.00                | 2586.00                          | 243.50                           |
|      | Arunachal        |                  |                     |                |                |                         |                              |                       |                          |                     |                        |                      |                     |                                  |                                  |
| 2    | Pradesh          | 3                | 4 0.00              | 0.00           | 0.00           | 1.00                    |                              | 4.00                  | 0.00                     | 1.00                | 0.00                   | 0                    | 0.00                | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 3    | Assam            | 84               | 976                 | 10.00          | 0.00           | 434.00                  | 133.00                       | 2.00                  | 7.00                     | 3.00                | 0.00                   | 9                    | 7.00                | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 4    | Bihar            | 53               | 451                 | 0.00           | 0.00           | 125.00 54.00            |                              | 1485.00               | 0.00                     | 1702.00             | 1.00                   | 113                  | 83.00               | 37.00                            | 0.25                             |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh     | 187              | 7                   | 1.00           | 0.00           | 6.00                    | 0.50                         | 3.00                  | 1.25                     | 0.00                | 0.00                   | 52                   | 4.00                | 39741.13                         | 299.60                           |
| 6    | Goa              | 1                | 0                   | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00                    | 0.00                         | 0.00                  | 0.00                     | 0.00                | 0.00                   | 6                    | 0.00                | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 7    | Gujarat          | 43               | 5000                | 0.00           | 0.00           | 2910.00                 | 0.00                         | 0.00                  | 200.00                   | 0.00                | 0.00                   | 48                   | 0.00                | 40.00                            | 4.75                             |
| 8    | Haryana          | 35               | 120                 | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00                    | 0.00                         | 0.00                  | 0.00                     | 433.00              | 56.00                  | 0                    | 0.00                | 92.00                            | 151.10                           |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh | 4                | 4                   | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00                    | 0.00                         | 0.00                  | 0.00                     | 500.00              | 519.00                 | 0                    | 0.00                | 16.00                            | 372.00                           |
| 10   | Jammu& Kashmir   | 17               | 15                  | 0.00           | 0.00           | 9.00                    | 42.00                        | 0.00                  | 4.50                     | 0.00                | 0.00                   | 0                    | 24.00               | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 11   | Jharkhand        | 72               | 13466               | 0.00           | 0.00           | 562.00                  | 4807.00                      | 0.00                  | 100.18                   | 15.00               | 0.00                   | 129                  | 2.00                | 1.00                             | 1.00                             |
| 12   | Karnataka        | 48               | 1436                | 0.00           | 0.00           | 1010.00                 | 0.00                         | 6.00                  | 1.00                     | 309.00              | 27.50                  | 4                    | 0.00                | 758.00                           | 602.00                           |
| 13   | Kerala           | 201              | 6920                | 0.00           | 0.00           | 17218.00                | 0.00                         | 0.00                  | 250.00                   | 3011.50             | 135.40                 | 116                  | 0.00                | 285.00                           | 6576.20                          |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh   | 352              | 1096                | 0.00           | 0.00           | 1381.00                 | 1.00                         | 3.00                  | 0.00                     | 34.00               | 156225.00              | 284                  | 0.00                | 530.00                           | 7329.00                          |
| 15   | Maharashtra      | 38               | 1696                | 2.00           | 0.00           | 2506.00                 | 0.00                         | 0.00                  | 120.00                   | 0.00                | 0.00                   | 1                    | 1.00                | 18.00                            | 769.00                           |
| 16   | Manipur          | 21               | 53                  | 8.00           | 437.30         | 22.00                   | 32.00                        | 16.00                 | 0.00                     | 0.00                | 0.00                   | 7                    | 1.00                | 1.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 17   | Meghalaya        | 3                | 132                 | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00                    | 0.00                         | 0.00                  | 0.00                     | 0.00                | 0.00                   | 1                    | 0.00                | 1.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 18   | Mizoram          | 6                | 35472               | 0.00           | 0.00           | 4300.00                 | 0.00                         | 0.00                  | 0.00                     | 5520.00             | 0.00                   | 0                    | 0.00                | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 19   | Nagaland         | 16               | 2003                | 0.00           | 0.00           | 40.00                   | 3.00                         | 25.00                 | 0.00                     | 0.00                | 0.00                   | 0                    | 2.00                | 1.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 20   | Odisha           | 159              | 5353                | 0.00           | 0.00           | 879.00                  | 0.00                         | 7.00                  | 200.00                   | 46.00               | 46.85                  | 136                  | 0.00                | 1394.00                          | 3774.50                          |
| 21   | Punjab           | 4                | 2                   | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00                    | 1.00                         | 0.00                  | 0.00                     | 1.00                | 0.00                   | 5                    | 0.00                | 1400.00                          | 0.00                             |
| 22   | Rajasthan        | 798              | 43046               | 2585.48        | 46.00          | 25704.00                | 0.00                         | 604.95                | 550.00                   | 4816.50             | 50135.50               | 0                    | 22392.00            | 24121.00                         | 16947.00                         |
| 23   | Sikkim           | 1                | 0                   | 0.00           | 0.00           | 2.00                    | 0.00                         | 0.00                  | 0.00                     | 0.00                | 0.00                   | 0                    | 0.00                | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu       | 530              | 39027               | 0.00           | 0.00           | 8570.00                 | 0.00                         | 0.00                  | 0.00                     | 77121.00            | 7739.50                | 258                  | 0.00                | 2004.00                          | 2391.65                          |
| 25   | Telangana        | 142              | 20537               | 0.00           | 0.00           | 12142.00                | 7.00                         | 600.00                | 516.00                   | 5.00                | 1513.00                | 0                    | 3.00                | 9.00                             | 510.00                           |
| 26   | Tripura          | 0                | 0                   | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00                    | 0.00                         | 0.00                  | 0.00                     | 0.00                | 0.00                   | 0                    | 0.00                | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh    | 456              | 5                   | 0.00           | 1.05           | 96.00                   | 1100.00                      | 3186.00               | 1.47                     | 18515.00            | 0.00                   | 9949                 | 664.00              | 1703.00                          | 3040.00                          |
| 28   | Uttarakhand      | 2                | 4                   | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00                    | 0.00                         | 0.00                  | 125.00                   | 0.00                | 0.00                   | 0                    | 0.00                | 0.00                             | 348.00                           |
| 29   | West Bengal      | 176              | 40140               | 0.00           | 0.00           | 9380.00                 | 0.00                         | 0.00                  | 38.00                    | 8356.00             | 4014.07                | 13509                | 12.00               | 42.00                            | 3496.00                          |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)   | 3566             | 224400              | 2606.48        | 484.35         | 92776.00                | 6181.50                      | 5941.95               | 3134.40                  | 120941.00           | 220479.60              | 24650                | 23195.00            | 74780.13                         | 46855.55                         |
| 30   | A & N Islands    | 0                | 0                   | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00                    | 0.00                         | 0.00                  | 0.00                     | 0.00                | 0.00                   | 0                    | 0.00                | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 31   | Chandigarh       | 0                | 0                   | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00                    | 0.00                         | 0.00                  | 0.00                     | 0.00                | 0.00                   | 0                    | 0.00                | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 32   | D&N Haveli       | 0                | 0                   | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00                    | 0.00                         | 0.00                  | 0.00                     | 0.00                | 0.00                   | 0                    | 0.00                | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 33   | Daman& Diu       | 0                | 0                   | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00                    | 0.00                         | 0.00                  | 0.00                     | 0.00                | 0.00                   | 0                    | 0.00                | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 34   | Delhi UT         | 5                | 0                   | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00                    | 0.00                         | 0.00                  | 0.00                     | 0.00                | 1.00                   | 2                    | 0.00                | 184.68                           | 0.00                             |
| 35   | Lakshadweep      | 0                | 0                   | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00                    | 0.00                         | 0.00                  | 0.00                     | 0.00                | 0.00                   | 0                    | 0.00                | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 36   | Puducherry       | 0                | 0                   | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00                    | 0.00                         | 0.00                  | 0.00                     | 0.00                | 0.00                   | 0                    | 0.00                | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)      | 5                | 0                   | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00                    | 0.00                         | 0.00                  | 0.00                     | 0.00                | 1.00                   | 2                    | 0.00                | 184.68                           | 0.00                             |
|      | TOTAL (ALL       |                  |                     |                | 484.35         | 92776.00                | 6181.50                      | 5941.95               | 3134.40                  |                     |                        |                      |                     | 74964.81                         | 46855.55                         |
|      | INDIA)           | 3571             | 224400              | 2606.48        |                |                         |                              |                       |                          | 120941.00           | 220480.60              | 24652                | 23195.00            |                                  |                                  |

Source: Crime in India