Lok Sabha Question No. 3045 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: Attack on North Eastern Citizens
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: BHAGWANTH KHUBA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3045

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 st  MARCH, 2017/ PHALGUNA 30, 1938 (SAKA) ATTACK ON NORTH EASTERN CITIZENS

3045.

SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether various crimes, racial attacks and derogatory remarks against citizens hailing from the North Eastern States are on the rise in the country;
- (b) if so, the total number of such cases reported, guilty arrested and the action  taken  against  them  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the current year, crime and State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has assessed the reasons for the increase in the  said  incidents,  if  so,  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  reaction  of  the Government thereto;
- (d) whether the Government has any proposal to promulgate an anti-racial law or amend the Indian Penal Code to make 'racial discrimination' a nonbailable criminal offence; and
- (e)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  other  corrective  measures  taken  to stop  such  cases  in  future  along  with  the  details  of  advisories  issued  to States and police departments in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to(c): The number of racial attacks reported against the people hailing from the North Eastern States, as available with the Ministry during the last three years is at Annexure-I.

(d)&(e): The  Government  has  proposed  amendments  in  Indian  Penal Code (IPC) and Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.PC) vide 'The Criminal Law

## LS.US.Q.No.3045 FOR 21.03.2017

Amendment Bill, 2016' and circulated the proposed amendments to all the Stakeholders on 1 st  February, 2017. Various steps have also been taken by the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  for  the  security  of  the  North  Eastern  people such as issuing of advisories to all the State Governments, strengthening facilities  for  legal  assistance,  extending  facilities  in  the  field  of  sport, educating  the  people  about  the  North  East  in  various  forms,  focusing attention  on  the  North  East  on  media,  providing  of  helpline  numbers, appointment of Nodal Officers to address the grievances of North Eastern people, etc.

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## LS.US.Q.No.3045 FOR 21.03.2017

## Annexure-I

## Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.3045  due  for  answer  on  21.03.2017  raised  by  Sh.  Bhagwanth Khuba regarding attack on North Eastern Citizens

The total  number  of  cases  of  crimes,  atrocities  and  discrimination  against  people  hailing  from  the  NorthEastern Region reported, guilty arrested and the action taken against them during the last three years, [crime and State-wise including NCT of Delhi]

| S. No.   | Name of State/City   | Total no. of cases of crimes against NE People registered/guilty arrested during the last three years   | Total no. of cases of crimes against NE People registered/guilty arrested during the last three years   | Total no. of cases of crimes against NE People registered/guilty arrested during the last three years   |
|----------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of State/City   | 2014                                                                                                    | 2015                                                                                                    | 2016 (upto 31.12.2016)                                                                                  |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh       | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh    | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 3        | Assam                | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 4        | Bihar                | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh         | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 6        | Goa                  | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 7        | Gujarat              | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 8        | Haryana (Gurgaon)    | 9/12                                                                                                    | 5/4                                                                                                     | 9/5                                                                                                     |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir       | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 11       | Jharkhand            | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 12       | Karnataka            | 11/12                                                                                                   | 7/8                                                                                                     | 4/12                                                                                                    |
| 13       | Kerala               | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh       | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 15       | Maharashtra          | 1/1                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | 2/3                                                                                                     |
| 16       | Manipur              | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 17       | Meghalaya            | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 18       | Mizoram              | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 19       | Nagaland             | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 20       | Odisha               | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 21       | Punjab               | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 22       | Rajasthan            | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 23       | Sikkim               | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu           | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 25       | Telangana            | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 26       | Tripura              | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh        | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 28       | Uttarakhand          | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 29       | West Bengal          | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 30       | A&N Island           | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 31       | Chandigarh           | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 32       | D&N Haveli           | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 33       | Daman &Diu           | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 34       | Delhi                | 282/258                                                                                                 | 277/174                                                                                                 | 145/84                                                                                                  |
| 35       | Lakshdweep           | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |
| 36       | Puducherry           | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     | NIL                                                                                                     |