Lok Sabha Question No. 3248 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-06
Subject: Honour Killings
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3248

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

HONOUR KILLINGS

3248. SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the Government has taken any step to address the rise in the  incidents  of  honour  killings  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;

(b) whether surveys have been conducted with regard to honour killings, if so, the details and outcome thereof;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  identified  the  reasons  behind  such killings and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government, thereto;

(d) whether the Government has identified the areas where such killings have taken place the most; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): As  per  information  provided  by  National  Crime  Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 28 cases and 251 cases were reported under murder  (section  302  IPC)  and  culpable  homicide  not  amounting  to murder (section 304 IPC) with the motive of honour killings in the .....2/

## L.S.US.Q.NO.3248 FOR 06.12.2016

country  during  2014  and  2015  respectively.      Ministry  of  Home  Affairs has advised the States/UTs to take effective measures to check honour killings. State wise details have been annexed.

As  per  the  seventh  schedule  to  the  Constitution  of  India  `Police` and  `Public Order` are State subjects and, as such, the primary responsibility  of  prevention,  detection,  registration,  investigation  and prosecution  of  all  crimes,  within  their  jurisdiction  lies  with  the  State Governments/  Union  Territory  Administrations.  The  Ministry  of  Home Affairs  had  issued  an  advisory  on  crime  against  women  dated  4th September, 2009, wherein the States/UTs had been directed to conduct a  comprehensive  review  of  the  effectiveness  of  their  law  and  order machinery  in  tackling  the  problem  of  violence  against  women  and  to take appropriate measures aimed at increasing responsiveness to such violence.    The  advisory  specifically  advised  the  States/UTs  to  take Special steps to curb the 'Violation of Women's Rights by the so called Honour Killings, to prevent forced marriage in some northern States, and other forms of Violence'.   The Advisory is available on www.mha.nic.in

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## L.S.US.Q.NO.3248 FOR 06.12.2016

## State/UT-wise Statement on Murder - Honour Killing during 2014-2015

| SL   | State/UT                      | 2014   | 2015   |
|------|-------------------------------|--------|--------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh                | 0      | 2      |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh             | 0      | 0      |
| 3    | Assam                         | 0      | 0      |
| 4    | Bihar                         | 0      | 0      |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh                  | 0      | 2      |
| 6    | Goa                           | 0      | 0      |
| 7    | Gujarat                       | 2      | 21     |
| 8    | Haryana                       | 1      | 2      |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh              | 0      | 0      |
| 10   | Jammu &Kashmir                | 3      | 1      |
| 11   | Jharkhand                     | 0      | 0      |
| 12   | Karnataka                     | 2      | 0      |
| 13   | Kerala                        | 0      | 3      |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh                | 7      | 14     |
| 15   | Maharashtra                   | 5      | 1      |
| 16   | Manipur                       | 0      | 0      |
| 17   | Meghalaya                     | 0      | 0      |
| 18   | Mizoram                       | 0      | 0      |
| 19   | Nagaland                      | 0      | 0      |
| 20   | Odisha                        | 0      | 0      |
| 21   | Punjab                        | 5      | 8      |
| 22   | Rajasthan                     | 0      | 2      |
| 23   | Sikkim                        | 0      | 0      |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu                    | 0      | 1      |
| 25   | Telangana                     | 0      | 1      |
| 26   | Tripura                       | 0      | 0      |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh                 | 1      | 131    |
| 28   | Uttarakhand                   | 0      | 0      |
| 29   | West Bengal                   | 0      | 0      |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)                | 26     | 189    |
| 30   | A & N Islands                 | 0      | 1      |
| 31   | Chandigarh                    | 0      | 0      |
| 32   | D&N Haveli                    | 0      | 0      |
| 33   | Daman &Diu                    | 0      | 0      |
| 34   | Delhi UT                      | 0      | 2      |
| 35   | Lakshadweep                   | 0      | 0      |
| 36   | Puducherry                    | 2      | 0      |
|      | TOTAL UT(S) TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 2 28   | 3 192  |

Source: Crime in India