Lok Sabha Question No. 1876 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-14
Subject: Crime against Foreign Tourists
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: BHAGWANTH KHUBA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1876

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  MARCH, 2017 / PHALGUNA 23, 1938 (SAKA)

CRIME AGAINST FOREIGN TOURISTS

1876. SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether incidents of sexual harassment of foreign tourists have been reported in the country;

(b)  if  so,  the  number of such cases registered and persons arrested along with the action taken against the guilty during each of the last three years and the current year, State and crime-wise;

(c) Whether the Government is aware that incidents of sexual harassment on foreign tourists have created negative impact on Indian tourism sector;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the steps taken by the Government to curb such incidents in future along with the advisories issued to the State Governments and Police Departments in this regard?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) As per information provided by National Crime Records Bureau

(NCRB), a total of 33 cases in 2014 and 15 cases in 2015 were registered under  assault  on  women  with  intent  to outrage her modesty under crime

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## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1876 FOR 14.3.2017

against foreign tourists. A total of 3 cases in 2014 and 1 case in 2015 were registered  under  insult  to  the  modesty  of  women  under  crimes  against foreign  tourists.    State/UT-wise  and  crime-head-wise  cases  registered, persons  arrested,  cases  chargesheeted,  persons  chargesheeted,  cases convicted  and  persons  convicted  under  crimes  against  foreign  tourists during 2014 and 2015 are enclosed as Annexure I & II respectively.

(e): 'Police' and 'Public Order' being State subjects as per the provisions of the Constitution of India, the responsibilities of maintaining law and order, registration  and  prosecution  of  crimes  rest  primarily  with  the  respective State  Governments/Union  Territory  Administrations.    Ministry  of  Tourism has  issued  guidelines  on  Safety  &  Security  for  State  Governments/Union Territories and tips for travellers.

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## Annexure - I

## State/UT wise cases registered (CR), persons arrested (PAR), cases charge sheeted (CS), persons charge sheeted (PCS), cases convicted (CV) and persons convicted (PCV) under crime against foreign tourists during 2014-2015

| Sl.   |                   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   |
|-------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| No.   | State/UT          | CR     | PAR    | CS     | PCS    | CV     | PCV    | CR     | PAR    | CS     | PCS    | CV     | PCV    |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 2      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 2      | 2      | 2      | 1      | 1      |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 3     | Assam             | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 4     | Bihar             | 13     | 10     | 5      | 10     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 1      |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 6     | Goa               | 66     | 43     | 27     | 32     | 2      | 4      | 26     | 23     | 22     | 29     | 1      | 1      |
| 7     | Gujarat           | 3      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 8     | Haryana           | 6      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh  | 2      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 10    | Jammu& Kashmir    | 1      | 1      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 11    | Jharkhand         | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 12    | Karnataka         | 11     | 16     | 7      | 16     | 0      | 0      | 12     | 3      | 5      | 3      | 0      | 0      |
| 13    | Kerala            | 7      | 4      | 5      | 2      | 0      | 0      | 7      | 3      | 6      | 3      | 0      | 0      |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh    | 2      | 1      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 2      | 2      | 2      | 0      | 0      |
| 15    | Maharashtra       | 25     | 3      | 8      | 3      | 1      | 1      | 36     | 38     | 8      | 18     | 0      | 0      |
| 16    | Manipur           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 17    | Meghalaya         | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 18    | Mizoram           | 1      | 1      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 2      | 2      | 1      | 2      | 0      | 0      |
| 19    | Nagaland          | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 20    | Odisha            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 2      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 21    | Punjab            | 3      | 0      | 2      | 1      | 1      | 1      | 13     | 2      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 22    | Rajasthan         | 31     | 12     | 8      | 12     | 0      | 0      | 20     | 7      | 5      | 7      | 1      | 1      |
| 23    | Sikkim            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu        | 2      | 1      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 2      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 25    | Telangana         | 2      | 0      | 2      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 1      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 26    | Tripura           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |

| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     |   64 |   38 |   30 |   34 |   0 |   0 |   32 |   11 |   10 |   11 |   0 |   0 |
|------|-------------------|------|------|------|------|-----|-----|------|------|------|------|-----|-----|
| 28   | Uttarakhand       |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |
| 29   | West Bengal       |    4 |    8 |    2 |    0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)    |  245 |  138 |  100 |  114 |   4 |   6 |  158 |   94 |   63 |   79 |   4 |   4 |
| 30   | A & N Islands     |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |
| 31   | Chandigarh        |    2 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |
| 33   | Daman &Diu        |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |
| 34   | Delhi UT          |  135 |   52 |   34 |   52 |   1 |   1 |  113 |   18 |   11 |   17 |   1 |   1 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |
| 36   | Puducherry        |    2 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       |  139 |   52 |   34 |   52 |   1 |   1 |  113 |   18 |   11 |   17 |   1 |   1 |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) |  384 |  190 |  134 |  166 |   5 |   7 |  271 |  112 |   74 |   96 |   5 |   5 |

Source: Crime in India Disposal of cases/persons by police/courts may includes cases/persons of previous years also.

## Crime-head-wise cases registered (CR), persons arrested (PAR), cases charge sheeted (CS), persons charge sheeted (PCS), cases convicted (CV) and persons convicted (PCV) under crime against foreign tourists during 2014-2015

|    |                                                          | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   |
|----|----------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL | Crime Head                                               | CR     | PAR    | CS     | PCS    | CV     | PCV    | CR     | PAR    | CS     | PCS    | CV     | PCV    |
| 1  | Murder                                                   | 4      | 9      | 2      | 8      | 0      | 0      | 4      | 5      | 4      | 5      | 1      | 1      |
| 2  | Attempt to commit Murder                                 | 2      | 5      | 3      | 6      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 3  | Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder                | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 4  | Attempt to commit Culpable Homicide                      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 2      | 2      | 1      | 2      | 0      | 0      |
| 5  | Rape                                                     | 17     | 34     | 10     | 25     | 0      | 0      | 7      | 4      | 4      | 4      | 1      | 1      |
| 6  | Attempt to commit Rape                                   | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 7  | Assault on women with intent to outrage her Modesty      | 33     | 30     | 31     | 31     | 2      | 2      | 15     | 12     | 16     | 14     | 0      | 0      |
| 8  | Insult to the Modesty of Women                           | 3      | 3      | 0      | 2      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 9  | Kidnapping& Abduction                                    | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 4      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 10 | Dacoity                                                  | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 11 | Robbery                                                  | 21     | 14     | 10     | 14     | 0      | 0      | 9      | 7      | 6      | 7      | 0      | 0      |
| 12 | Grievous Hurt                                            | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 4      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 13 | Extortion                                                | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 14 | Cheating                                                 | 17     | 8      | 2      | 2      | 0      | 0      | 4      | 9      | 4      | 10     | 0      | 0      |
| 15 | Theft                                                    | 223    | 35     | 36     | 36     | 1      | 3      | 181    | 25     | 18     | 22     | 1      | 1      |
| 16 | Forgery                                                  | 6      | 1      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 15     | 32     | 6      | 15     | 0      | 0      |
| 17 | Importation of Girls from Foreign Country                | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 18 | Disclosure of Identity of Victims                        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 19 | Human Trafficking                                        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 20 | Other IPC                                                | 28     | 25     | 16     | 19     | 1      | 1      | 24     | 12     | 12     | 12     | 1      | 1      |
| 21 | Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956                   | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 2      | 1      | 3      | 0      | 0      |
| 22 | Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 23 | Other SLL                                                | 26     | 25     | 23     | 22     | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 1      |
| 24 | Total Crimes Committed against Tourist Foreigners        | 384    | 190    | 134    | 166    | 5      | 7      | 271    | 112    | 74     | 96     | 5      | 5      |

Source: Crime in India

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