Lok Sabha Question No. 1510 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Killing of Farmers
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN, V. SATHYABAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1510

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

KILLING OF FARMERS

1510. SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN: SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  total  number  of  farmers  killed  by  State  police  during  the  last  one year and the current year, State-wise including Madhya Pradesh;

(b) the reasons behind the killings; and

(c) the total number of culprits involved in killing of farmers and the action taken against them, State-wise including Madhya Pradesh?

ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):    The  State/UT-wise  cases  registered  under  police  firing  and injuries  &  deaths  of  civilians,  'which  may  also  include  farmers,  'during 2015-2016  is  at  Annexure.  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  does  not maintain specific data on killing of farmers separately.  'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The responsibilities to maintain law and order, protection of life and property  of  the  citizens,  which  includes  farmers  rest  primarily  with  the respective  State  Governments.  The  State  Governments  are  competent  to deal with incidents under the extant provisions of laws.

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Annexure

State/UT-wise number of occasions in which police firing occurred, number of cases registered, civilians killed and civilians injured in police firing during 2015-2016

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|                   |                         | 2015             | 2015             | 2015              | 2016*            | 2016*            | 2016*             |
|-------------------|-------------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|                   |                         | Cases Registered | Civilians Killed | Civilians Injured | Cases Registered | Civilians Killed | Civilians Injured |
| SL 1              | State/UT Andhra Pradesh | 0                | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                | 0                 |
| 2                 | Arunachal Pradesh       | 0                | 0                | 0                 | 3                | 3                | 13                |
| 3                 | Assam                   | 7                | 7                | 2                 | 1                | 16               | 0                 |
| 4                 | Bihar                   | 2                | 3                | 1                 | 0                | 0                | 0                 |
| 5                 | Chhattisgarh            | 0                | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                | 0                 |
| 6                 | Goa                     | 0                | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                | 0                 |
| 7                 | Gujarat                 | 3                | 4                | 0                 | 6                | 1                | 3                 |
| 8                 | Haryana                 | 7                | 2                | 3                 | 11               | 22               | 107               |
| 9                 | Himachal Pradesh        | 0                | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                | 0                 |
| 10                | Jammu &Kashmir          | 7                | 1                | 0                 | 359              | 16               | 248               |
| 11                | Jharkhand               | 1                | 1                | 0                 | 1                | 1                | 0                 |
| 12                | Karnataka               | 8                | 1                | 3                 | 8                | 2                | 16                |
| 13                | Kerala                  | 0                | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                | 0                 |
| 14                | Madhya Pradesh          | 4                | 0                | 10                | 1                | 8                | 0                 |
| 15                | Maharashtra             | 30               | 3                | 6                 | 44               | 11               | 19                |
| 16                | Manipur                 | 3                | 4                | 9                 | 0                | 0                | 0                 |
| 17                | Meghalaya               | 0                | 0                | 0                 | 1                | 1                | 0                 |
| 18                | Mizoram                 | 0                | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                | 0                 |
| 19                | Nagaland                | 0                | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                | 0                 |
| 20                | Odisha                  | 2                | 0                | 0                 | 5                | 5                | 0                 |
| 21                | Punjab                  | 0                | 0                | 0                 | 2                | 2                | 0                 |
| 22                | Rajasthan               | 27               | 1                | 2                 | 25               | 1                | 1                 |
| 23                | Sikkim                  | 0                | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                | 0                 |
| 24                | Tamil Nadu              | 2                | 1                | 1                 | 0                | 0                | 0                 |
| 25                | Telangana               | 8                | 3                | 0                 | 0                | 0                | 0                 |
| 26                | Tripura                 | 0                | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                | 0                 |
| 27                | Uttar Pradesh           | 29               | 9                | 2                 | 19               | 3                | 1                 |
| 28                | Uttarakhand             | 0                | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                | 0                 |
| 29                | West Bengal             | 3                | 0                | 0                 | 2                | 0                | 2                 |
|                   | TOTAL STATE(S)          | 143              | 40               | 39                | 488              | 92               | 410               |
| 30                | A & N Islands           | 0                | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                | 0                 |
| 31                | Chandigarh              | 0                | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                | 0                 |
| 32                | D&N Haveli              | 0                | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                | 0                 |
| 33                | Daman &Diu              | 0                | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                | 0                 |
| 34                | Delhi UT                | 2                | 2                | 0                 | 1                | 1                | 0                 |
| 35                | Lakshadweep             | 0                | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                | 0                 |
| 36                | Puducherry              | 0                | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                | 0 0               |
|                   | TOTAL UT(S)             | 2                | 2                | 0                 | 1                | 1                |                   |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)       | 145              | 42               | 39                | 489              | 93               | 410               |

Source: Crime in India

*provisional