Lok Sabha Question No. 504 (STARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: Crime against Foreign Tourists
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*504 ANSWERED ON 10.04.2017

## CRIME AGAINST FOREIGN TOURISTS

## *504. SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY: SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) thereon;
- (b) foreign nationals;
- (c) and
- (d) safety measures for tourists and if so, the details thereof?

whether there has been an increase in the incidents of crime against  foreign  tourists  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof along with the complaints received during the last two years,  State/UT-wise  and  action  taken  by  the  Government the  effective  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to curb  these  crimes  and  to  promote  Indian  tourism  amongst whether  the  Government  has  formulated  guidelines  for  safe, secured  and  dignified  tourism  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof; whether the Government has any plan to convene meetings on regular  intervals  with  State  Governments/UTs  to  review  the

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to (d):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*504 ANSWERED ON 10.04.2017 REGARDING CRIME AGAINST FOREIGN TOURISTS.

(a): No, Madam.

The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Ministry of Home available information,  a  total  of  384  cases  in  2014  and  271  cases  in  2015 were registered under crime against the foreign tourists showing a decrease of 29.4% during 2015 over 2014. NCRB has also informed

Affairs, Govt. of India, has informed that as per that it does not maintain separate data on complaints received.

'State/UT-wise' and 'crime head wise' data for cases registered for crimes  against foreign tourists for the year 2014-2015  is enclosed at Annexure I & II, respectively.

- (b): 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 Info-Helpline on the toll free number 1800111363  or  on  a  short  code  1363  in  12  Languages including  10  international  languages  and  in  Hindi  & English in February  2016, for domestic  and  foreign tourists to provide support service in terms of information  relating  to  Travel  in  India  and  also  offers appropriate guidance to tourists in distress while travelling in India.
- ii) Ministry of Tourism has launched an initiative of presenting  pre-loaded  SIM  Cards  at  the Indira  Gandhi International  Airport,  New  Delhi  and  Cochin  Airport  to foreign  tourists  arriving  in  India  on  e-Visa  with  the objective of providing instant connectivity.
- iii) A Welcome card with 'Tips to enjoy your stay' is being handed  over  to  foreign  tourists  on  arrival  to  make  the visit of tourists a memorable experience.
- iv) The  State  Governments/Union  Territory  Administrations of Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Himachal  Pradesh,  Rajasthan,  Jammu  &  Kashmir,  Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha have deployed Tourist Police, in one form or the other.
- v) The Ministry of Tourism has launched Social Awareness Media Campaigns with the objective of sensitizing stakeholders  in  the  tourism  industry  as  well  as  the masses and general public about the importance of good conduct  and  behavior  towards  tourists  and  to  reinforce the spirit of 'Atithidevo Bhava'.

(c): Ministry  of  Tourism  in  the  year  2010,  has  launched  code  of conduct to be adopted by the Indian travel and tourism industry for Safe  and  Honourable  Tourism  with  the  objectives  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.

The  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  issued  the  Guidelines  on  Safety and  Security  of  Tourists  for  State  Governments/Union  Territories and Tips for Travellers in September 2014 to stress the importance of safety and risk management, assist in identifying best practices and encourage closer cooperation for ensuring a pleasant experience to the tourists.  The Guidelines are indicative references that  may  be  useful  to  the  States  in  sharing  or  adopting  the  best practices  and  design  their  domestic  measures  to  better  protect tourists.

(d): The  Ministry  of  Tourism  conducts  a  constant  dialogue  with State Governments/Union Territory Administrations, various tourism related  institutions  and  stakeholders  for  drawing  up  strategies  for development and promotion of tourism in the country including safe and honourable Tourism.

Ministry of Tourism organized the National Tourism Ministers' Conference on 18 th  July, 2013 and 21 st  August 2014 in New Delhi in which it was resolved  that the Departments of Tourism of all States and UTs will work for ensuring the safety and  security of tourists, especially women.

The Chief Ministers of the State Governments and Administrators of Union Territory Administrations have been advised to  take  immediate  effective  steps  for  ensuring  a  conducive  and friendly  environment  for  all  tourists  and  also  requested  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-I

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO.*504 ANSWERED ON 10.04.2017 REGARDING CRIME AGAINST FOREIGN TOURISTS.

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. No.   | State/UT          | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|           |                   | CR     | PAR    | CS     | PCS    | CV     | PCV    |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 2      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 3         | Assam             | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 4         | Bihar             | 13     | 10     | 5      | 10     | 0      | 0      |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 6         | Goa               | 66     | 43     | 27     | 32     | 2      | 4      |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 3      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 8         | Haryana           | 6      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 2      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 1      | 1      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 11     | 16     | 7      | 16     | 0      | 0      |
| 13        | Kerala            | 7      | 4      | 5      | 2      | 0      | 0      |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | 2      | 1      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 25     | 3      | 8      | 3      | 1      | 1      |
| 16        | Manipur           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 17        | Meghalaya         | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 18        | Mizoram           | 1      | 1      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 19        | Nagaland          | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 20        | Odisha            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 21        | Punjab            | 3      | 0      | 2      | 1      | 1      | 1      |
| 22        | Rajasthan         | 31     | 12     | 8      | 12     | 0      | 0      |
| 23        | Sikkim            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        | 2      | 1      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 25        | Telangana         | 2      | 0      | 2      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 26        | Tripura           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     | 64     | 38     | 30     | 34     | 0      | 0      |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 29        | West Bengal       | 4      | 8      | 2      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| TOTAL     | STATE(S)          | 245    | 138    | 100    | 114    | 4      | 6      |

| 30   | A & N Islands     |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0   | 0   |   0 |
|------|-------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| 31   | Chandigarh        |   2 |   0 |   0 | 0 0 |     |   0 |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0   | 0   |   0 |
| 33   | Daman & Diu       |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0   | 0   |   0 |
| 34   | Delhi UT          | 135 |  52 |  34 | 52  | 1   |   1 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       |   0 |   0 |   0 | 0   | 0   |   0 |
| 36   | Puducherry        |   2 |   0 |   0 | 0   | 0   |   0 |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       | 139 |  52 |  34 | 52  | 1   |   1 |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 384 | 190 | 134 | 166 | 5   |   7 |

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|           |                   | CR     | PAR    | CS     | PCS    | CV     | PCV    |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 1      | 2      | 2      | 2      | 1      | 1      |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 3         | Assam             | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 4         | Bihar             | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 1      |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 6         | Goa               | 26     | 23     | 22     | 29     | 1      | 1      |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 8         | Haryana           | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 12     | 3      | 5      | 3      | 0      | 0      |
| 13        | Kerala            | 7      | 3      | 6      | 3      | 0      | 0      |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | 1      | 2      | 2      | 2      | 0      | 0      |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 36     | 38     | 8      | 18     | 0      | 0      |
| 16        | Manipur           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 17        | Meghalaya         | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 18        | Mizoram           | 2      | 2      | 1      | 2      | 0      | 0      |
| 19        | Nagaland          | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 20        | Odisha            | 2      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 21        | Punjab            | 13     | 2      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 22        | Rajasthan         | 20     | 7      | 5      | 7      | 1      | 1      |
| 23        | Sikkim            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        | 2      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 25        | Telangana         | 1      | 1      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 26        | Tripura           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     | 32     | 11     | 10     | 11     | 0      | 0      |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 29        | West Bengal       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| TOTAL     | STATE(S)          | 158    | 94     | 63     | 79     | 4      | 4      |

| 30   | A & N Islands     |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
|------|-------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| 31   | Chandigarh        |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 33   | Daman & Diu       |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 34   | Delhi UT          | 113 |  18 |  11 |  17 |   1 |   1 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 36   | Puducherry        |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       | 113 |  18 |  11 |  17 |   1 |   1 |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 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. ***********

ANNEXURE-II

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO.*504 ANSWERED ON 10.04.2017 REGARDING CRIME AGAINST FOREIGN TOURISTS.

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

| Sl. No.   | Crime Head                                          | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|           |                                                     | CR     | PAR    | CS     | PCS    | CV     | PC V   |
| 1         | Murder                                              | 4      | 9      | 2      | 8      | 0      | 0      |
| 2         | Attempt to commit Murder                            | 2      | 5      | 3      | 6      | 0      | 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     | 34     | 10     | 25     | 0      | 0      |
| 6         | Attempt to commit Rape                              | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 7         | Assault on women with intent to outrage her Modesty | 33     | 30     | 31     | 31     | 2      | 2      |
| 8         | Insult to the Modesty of Women                      | 3      | 3      | 0      | 2      | 0      | 0      |
| 9         | Kidnapping & Abduction                              | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 10        | Dacoity                                             | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 11        | Robbery                                             | 21     | 14     | 10     | 14     | 0      | 0      |
| 12        | Grievous Hurt                                       | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 13        | Extortion                                           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 14        | Cheating                                            | 17     | 8      | 2      | 2      | 0      | 0      |
| 15        | Theft                                               | 223    | 35     | 36     | 36     | 1      | 3      |
| 16        | Forgery                                             | 6      | 1      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 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     | 25     | 16     | 19     | 1      | 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 |  25 |  23 |  22 |   1 |   1 |
|   24 | Total Crimes Committed against Tourist Foreigners        | 384 | 190 | 134 | 166 |   5 |   7 |

Source: Crime in India

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

| Sl. No.   | Crime Head                                          | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|           |                                                     | CR     | PAR    | CS     | PCS    | CV     | PCV    |
| 1         | Murder                                              | 4      | 5      | 4      | 5      | 1      | 1      |
| 2         | Attempt to commit Murder                            | 0      | 1      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 3         | Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder           | 0      | 1      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 4         | Attempt to commit Culpable Homicide                 | 2      | 2      | 1      | 2      | 0      | 0      |
| 5         | Rape                                                | 7      | 4      | 4      | 4      | 1      | 1      |
| 6         | Attempt to commit Rape                              | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 7         | Assault on women with intent to outrage her Modesty | 15     | 12     | 16     | 14     | 0      | 0      |
| 8         | Insult to the Modesty of Women                      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 9         | Kidnapping & Abduction                              | 4      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 10        | Dacoity                                             | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 11        | Robbery                                             | 9      | 7      | 6      | 7      | 0      | 0      |
| 12        | Grievous Hurt                                       | 4      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 13        | Extortion                                           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 14        | Cheating                                            | 4      | 9      | 4      | 10     | 0      | 0      |
| 15        | Theft                                               | 181    | 25     | 18     | 22     | 1      | 1      |
| 16        | Forgery                                             | 15     | 32     | 6      | 15     | 0      | 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                                                |   24 |   12 |   12 |   12 |   1 |   1 |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------|------|------|------|------|-----|-----|
|   21 | Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956                   |    1 |    2 |    1 |    3 |   0 |   0 |
|   22 | Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |
|   23 | Other SLL                                                |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   1 |   1 |
|   24 | Total Crimes Committed against Tourist Foreigners        |  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.

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