Lok Sabha Question No. 753 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Crime against Foreign Tourists
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.753 ANSWERED ON 21.11.2016

## CRIME AGAINST FOREIGN TOURISTS

## 753.  SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  the  increasing cases  of  crime  against  tourists  at  tourist  centres  in  the country;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) to (c): The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Ministry  of Home  Affairs,  Govt.  of  India,  collects  the  data  on  crime  against foreign tourists  since 2014.  They  have reported a total number of 384  and  271  cases  of  crimes  against  foreign  tourists  during  2014 and  2015  respectively  showing  a  decrease  of  29.4%  during  2015 over  2014.  NCRB  has  started  collecting  data  on  crimes  against foreign tourists  since  2014  only  using  MHA  approved  revised proformae of 'Crime in India' hence no patterns on such crimes can be drawn.

Crime categorised as registered, cases charge-sheeted, cases convicted,  persons  arrested,  persons  charge-sheeted  and  persons convicted  under  crime  against  foreign  tourists  during  2014  is  at Annexure.

The  measures  taken  by  Ministry  of  Tourism  to  ensure  the safety and security of tourists including foreign tourists are as given below:

- i) The Ministry of Tourism has launched the 24x7 Toll Free Multi-Lingual Tourist Helpline in 12 Languages including 10  international  languages  and  in  Hindi  &  English  on 8.2.2016. This service is available on the toll free number 1800111363  or  on  a  short  code  1363  and  operational 24X7 365 days in a year offering a 'multi-lingual helpdesk' in the designated languages to provide support service  in  terms  of  providing  information  relating  to Travel & Tourism in India to the domestic and International tourists and  to assist the callers  with advice  on  action  to  be  taken  during  times  of  distress while travelling in India and if need be alert the concerned authorities.
2. ii) Adoption  of  code  of  conduct  by  the  Indian  travel  and tourism industry for Safe and Honourable Tourism, which contains a set of guidelines to encourage tourism activities  to  be  undertaken  with  respect  to  basic  rights like dignity, safety and freedom from exploitation of both tourists  and  local  residents,  in  particular  women  and children.
3. iii) All  the  Chief  Ministers  of  the  State  Governments  and Administrators  of  Union  Territory  Administrations  have been asked to take immediate effective steps for ensuring  a  conducive  and  friendly  environment  for  all tourists  and  also  request  them  to  publicize  the  steps being taken/proposed to be taken to increase the sense of security amongst the present/prospective visitors and also to counter the negative publicity, if any.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.753 ANSWERED ON 21.11.2016 REGARDING CRIME AGAINST FOREIGN TOURISTS.

CRIME  HEAD  WISE  CASES  REGISTERED  (CR),  CASES  CHARGE  SHEETED (CS),  CASES  CONVICTED  (CV),  PERSONS  ARRESTED  (PAR),  PERSONS CHARGE SHEETED (PCS) AND PERSONS CONVICTED (PCV) UNDER CRIME AGAINST FOREIGN TOURISTS DURING 2014.

|   Sl. No. | Crime Head                                               |   CR |   CS |   CV |   PAR |   PCS |   PCV |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|------|------|------|-------|-------|-------|
|         1 | Murder                                                   |    4 |    2 |    0 |     9 |     8 |     0 |
|         2 | Attempt to commit Murder                                 |    2 |    3 |    0 |     5 |     6 |     0 |
|         3 | Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder                |    1 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |
|         4 | Attempt to commit Culpable Homicide                      |    0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |
|         5 | Rape                                                     |   17 |   10 |    0 |    34 |    25 |     0 |
|         6 | Attempt to commit Rape                                   |    1 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |
|         7 | Assault on women with intent to outrage her Modesty      |   33 |   31 |    2 |    30 |    31 |     2 |
|         8 | Insult to the Modesty of Women                           |    3 |    0 |    0 |     3 |     2 |     0 |
|         9 | Kidnapping & Abduction                                   |    1 |    0 |    0 |     1 |     0 |     0 |
|        10 | Dacoity                                                  |    0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |
|        11 | Robbery                                                  |   21 |   10 |    0 |    14 |    14 |     0 |
|        12 | Grievous Hurt                                            |    1 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |
|        13 | Extortion                                                |    0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |
|        14 | Cheating                                                 |   17 |    2 |    0 |     8 |     2 |     0 |
|        15 | Theft                                                    |  223 |   36 |    1 |    35 |    36 |     3 |
|        16 | Forgery                                                  |    6 |    1 |    0 |     1 |     1 |     0 |
|        17 | Importation of Girls from Foreign Country                |    0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |
|        18 | Disclosure of Identity of Victims                        |    0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |
|        19 | Human Trafficking                                        |    0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |
|        20 | Other IPC                                                |   28 |   16 |    1 |    25 |    19 |     1 |
|        21 | Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956                   |    0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |
|        22 | Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 |    0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |
|        23 | Other SLL                                                |   26 |   23 |    1 |    25 |    22 |     1 |
|        24 | Total Crimes Committed against Tourist Foreigners        |  384 |  134 |    5 |   190 |   166 |     7 |

Source: Crime in India