Lok Sabha Question No. 1097 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-22
Subject: SIMI Activists
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU, KAMAL NATH, BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1097

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND   NOVEMBER, 2016/ AGRAHAYANA 1, 1938 (SAKA)

SIMI ACTIVISTS

1097.    SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

SHRI P.K. BIJU:

SHRI KAMAL NATH:

SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government is aware that some members of the banned Student's Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) have recently escaped from the high security Bhopal Central Jail and were later on killed in an encounter with police on the outskirts of Bhopal city;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  sought  a  detailed  report  of  the incident from the State Government of Madhya Pradesh;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether any responsibility has been fixed on the escape of such SIMI activists from high security Bhopal Central Jail; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## L.S.U.S.Q.NO.1097 FOR 22.11.2016

(a) to (f):  Yes Madam.  On learning about the incident of Jail break by the SIMI Activists, the Central Government, on 31-10-2016,  sought a detailed  report  from  the  Government  of  Madhya  Pradesh  about  the incident.

The Government of Madhya Pradesh furnished a detailed report vide their letter 12-11-2016 and informed that eight activists of the banned  Organizations  namely,  Students  Islamic  Movement  of  India (SIMI)  and Indian Mujahdeen(IM),  who were allegedly involved in a number  of  criminal  and  terrorist  incidents  in  different  parts  of  the Country, were lodged in Bhopal Central Jail.   They escaped from the Bhopal  Central  Jail  on  the  intervening  night  of  30 th   -  31 st   October, 2016  after  killing  a  Head  Warder  with  sharp  weapons,  who  was deployed for jail security.

In  relation  to  the  Jail  break  incident,  a  case  crime  number 270/2016 under sections 342, 307, 302, 120B, 224, 353 & 34 of the Indian Penal Code r/w sections 3, 10, 13, 16, 18 & 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967  has  been  registered  at  P.  S. Gandhinagar, District Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.  The Madhya Pradesh Police had immediately carried out operation to nab these fugitives. These fugitives were killed in an encounter with MP police near

Acharpura Village, PS Gunga, district Bhopal on 31-10-2016. A case crime number 355/16 under sections 147, 148, 149, 307, 332 of the Indian  Penal  Code  and  sections  25,  27  of  the  Arms  Act,  1959  has been  registered  at  P.S  Gunga  District  Bhopal,  Madhya  Pradesh relating to the incident of the encounter.

Madhya  Pradesh  Government  has  ordered  a  Judicial  Enquiry into the incident under the Commission of Enquiry Act, 1952, to be carried out by a Retired High Court Judge, vide notification dated  7-11-2016.    As  per  the  Terms  of  Reference,  the  Commission will, inter-alia, look into the circumstances of Jail break and officers responsible  for  it,  the  circumstances  in  which  the  encounter  took place, whether the action taken by the police in the encounter was justified under the prevailing circumstances and to suggest measures to prevent recurrence of Jail breaks.

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