Lok Sabha Question No. 486 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-25
Subject: Criminal Activities in Jails
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 486

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JUNE, 2019/ ASHADHA 4, 1941 (SAKA)

CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES IN JAILS

486. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether criminal incidents/offence against law in different prisons/jails in the country have increased;
- (b) if so, the details of such incidents reported in different prisons including in Naini jail, Uttar Pradesh during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) the details of guilty officials and the action taken against them in each incident;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  steps  in  order  to  stop  such criminal  incidents  and  offences  completely  in  the  different  prisons  in  the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) & (b): National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles prison statistics in  its  publication  'Prison  Statistics  India'.    Published  reports  are  available till the year 2016.  State-wise details of incidents of clashes/group clashes, firing  in  jails,  jail  break,  injuries  and  killings  in  jails  across  the  country, during the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 are given in Annexure I, II, III, IV and V.   Prison/Jail-wise details in this regard are not maintained by the NCRB.

## LS.US.Q.NO.486 FOR 25.06.2019

(c)  to  (e)  :    As  per  Entry  4  in  List-II  of  the  Seventh  Schedule  to  the Constitution,  'prisons'  and  'persons  detained  therein'  are  State  subjects. Custodial management, prison discipline, security and safety of prisons and inmates  is  the  responsibility  of  respective  State  Governments.    The  State Governments are competent to take appropriate action against delinquent officials and inmates as per law.  The Ministry of Home Affairs circulated the Model  Prison  Manual  2016  to  all  States  and  UTs  in  May  2016  which  has chapters on various aspects of prison administration and prison management.    The  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has  also  issued  various advisories  in  this  regard  to  all  States  and  UTs  from  time  to  time.  These advisories are available on MHA's website: https://mha.gov.in.

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Annexure-I State/UT-wise Escapees from inside Prison during the year 2014-2016

| Sl. No.            | State/UT          | 2014   | 2015   | 2016   |
|--------------------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| (1)                | (2)               | (3)    | (4)    | (5)    |
| 1                  | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 4      | 5      | 3      |
| 2                  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 0      | 4      | 0      |
| 3                  | ASSAM             | 0      | 2      | 8      |
| 4 BIHAR            |                   | 7      | 1      | 7      |
| 5 CHHATTISGARH     |                   | 4      | 6      | 1      |
| 6 GOA              |                   | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 7 GUJARAT          |                   | 1      | 1      | 1      |
| 8 HARYANA          |                   | 0      | 2      | 0      |
| 9 HIMACHAL PRADESH |                   | 8      | 0      | 0      |
| 10 JAMMU & KASHMIR | 0                 |        | 0      | 0      |
| 11 JHARKHAND       |                   | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 12 KARNATAKA       | 4                 |        | 10     | 9      |
| 13 KERALA          |                   | 4      | 0      | 2      |
| 14 MADHYA PRADESH  | 7                 |        | 7      | 11     |
| 15 MAHARASHTRA     |                   | 9      | 13     | 22     |
| 16 MANIPUR         | 0                 |        | 0      | 0      |
| 17 MEGHALAYA       | 0                 |        | 6      | 0      |
| 18 MIZORAM         |                   | 2      | 4      | 2      |
| 19 NAGALAND        |                   | 12     | 2      | 5      |
| 20 ODISHA          |                   | 5      | 4      | 8      |
| 21                 | PUNJAB            | 3      | 3      | 6      |
| 22 RAJASTHAN       |                   | 10     | 9      | 4      |
| 23 SIKKIM          |                   | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 24 TAMIL NADU      | 6                 |        | 3      | 6      |
| 25 TELANGANA       | 0                 |        | 0      | 5      |
| 26 TRIPURA         |                   | 0      | 0      | 3      |
| 27 UTTAR PRADESH   |                   | 3      | 4      | 11     |
| 28 UTTARAKHAND     | 0                 |        | 0      | 0      |
| 29 WEST BENGAL     |                   | 7      | 2      | 0      |
| TOTAL (STATES)     |                   | 96     | 88     | 114    |
| 30                 | A & N ISLANDS     | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 31                 | CHANDIGARH        | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 32 D & N HAVELI    | 0                 |        | 0      | 0      |
| 33                 | DAMAN & DIU       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 34                 | DELHI             | 0      | 1      | 0      |
| 35                 | LAKSHADWEEP       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 36                 | PUDUCHERRY        | 0      | 0      | 0      |
|                    | TOTAL (UTs)       | 0      | 1      | 0      |
|                    | TOTAL (ALL-INDIA) | 96     | 89     | 114    |

Source: Prison Statistics India

Annexure-II State/UT-wise Incidence of Jail breaks, Clashes/Group clashes and Firing in jail during

## 2014

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | Incidence of   | Incidence of            | Incidence of   |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------------|----------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | Jail Break     | Clashes / Group Clashes | Firing in Jail |
| (1)       | (2)               | (3)            | (4)                     | (5)            |
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 3         | ASSAM             | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 4         | BIHAR             | 0              | 2                       | 0              |
| 5         | CHHATTISGARH      | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 6         | GOA               | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 7         | GUJARAT           | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 8         | HARYANA           | 0              | 15                      | 0              |
| 9         | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 2              | 0                       | 0              |
| 10        | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 0              | 1                       | 0              |
| 11        | JHARKHAND         | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 12        | KARNATAKA         | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 13        | KERALA            | 0              | 3                       | 0              |
| 14        | MADHYA PRADESH    | 1              | 8                       | 1              |
| 15        | MAHARASHTRA       | 0              | 2                       | 0              |
| 16        | MANIPUR           | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 17        | MEGHALAYA         | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 18        | MIZORAM           | 1              | 0                       | 0              |
| 19        | NAGALAND          | 1              | 0                       | 0              |
| 20        | ODISHA            | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 21        | PUNJAB            | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 22        | RAJASTHAN         | 0              | 33                      | 1              |
| 23        | SIKKIM            | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 24        | TAMILNADU         | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 25        | TELANGANA         | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 26        | TRIPURA           | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 27        | UTTAR PRADESH     | 6              | 2                       | 1              |
| 28        | UTTARAKHAND       | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 29        | WEST BENGAL       | 0              | 12                      | 0              |
|           | TOTAL(STATES)     | 11             | 78                      | 3              |
| 30        | A & NISLANDS      | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 31        | CHANDIGARH        | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 32        | D & N HAVELI      | 5              | 0                       | 0              |
| 33        | DAMAN & DIU       | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 34        | DELHI             | 0              | 177                     | 0              |
| 35        | LAKSHADWEEP       | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 36        | PUDUCHERRY        | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
|           | TOTAL(UTs)        | 5              | 177                     | 0              |
|           | TOTAL (ALL-INDIA) | 16             | 255                     | 3              |

Source: Prison Statistics India

Annexure-III State/UT-wise Incidence of Jail breaks, Clashes/Group clashes and Firing in jail during

## 2015

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | Incidence of   | Incidence of            | Incidence of   |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------------|----------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | Jail Break     | Clashes / Group Clashes | Firing in Jail |
| (1)       | (2)               | (3)            | (4)                     | (5)            |
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 3         | ASSAM             | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 4         | BIHAR             | 0              | 16                      | 0              |
| 5         | CHHATTISGARH      | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 6         | GOA               | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 7         | GUJARAT           | 1              | 0                       | 0              |
| 8         | HARYANA           | 1              | 8                       | 1              |
| 9         | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 1              | 0                       | 0              |
| 10        | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 0              | 1                       | 0              |
| 11        | JHARKHAND         | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 12        | KARNATAKA         | 0              | 2                       | 0              |
| 13        | KERALA            | 0              | 5                       | 0              |
| 14        | MADHYA PRADESH    | 0              | 7                       | 0              |
| 15        | MAHARASHTRA       | 0              | 5                       | 0              |
| 16        | MANIPUR           | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 17        | MEGHALAYA         | 1              | 0                       | 0              |
| 18        | MIZORAM           | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 19        | NAGALAND          | 1              | 0                       | 0              |
| 20        | ODISHA            | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 21        | PUNJAB            | 1              | 6                       | 1              |
| 22        | RAJASTHAN         | 1              | 10                      | 0              |
| 23        | SIKKIM            | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 24        | TAMIL NADU        | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 25        | TELANGANA         | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 26        | TRIPURA           | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 27        | UTTAR PRADESH     | 7              | 3                       | 0              |
| 28        | UTTARAKHAND       | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 29        | WEST BENGAL       | 0              | 12                      | 1              |
|           | TOTAL (STATES)    | 14             | 75                      | 3              |
| 30        | A & N ISLANDS     | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 31        | CHANDIGARH        | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 32        | D & N HAVELI      | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 33        | DAMAN & DIU       | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 34        | DELHI             | 1              | 112                     | 0              |
| 35        | LAKSHADWEEP       | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 36        | PUDUCHERRY        | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
|           | TOTAL (UTs)       | 1              | 112                     | 0 3            |
|           | TOTAL (ALL-INDIA) | 15             | 187                     |                |

Source: Prison Statistics India

Annexure-IV State/UT-wise Incidence of Jail breaks, Clashes/Group clashes and Firing in jail during 2016

| Sl.           |                            | Incidence of   | Incidence of            | Incidence of   |
|---------------|----------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|----------------|
| No.           | State/UT                   | Jail Break     | Clashes / Group Clashes | Firing in Jail |
| (1)           | (2)                        | (3)            | (4)                     | (5)            |
| 1             | ANDHRA PRADESH             | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 2             | ARUNACHAL PRADESH          | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 3             | ASSAM                      | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 4             | BIHAR                      | 1              | 19                      | 0              |
| 5             | CHHATTISGARH               | 1              | 1                       | 0              |
| 6 7           | GOA GUJARAT                | 0 1            | 1 0                     | 0 0            |
| 8             | HARYANA                    | 0              | 3                       | 0              |
| 9 10 JAMMU    | HIMACHAL PRADESH & KASHMIR | 0 0            | 0 1                     | 0 0            |
| 11            | JHARKHAND                  | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 12 13         | KARNATAKA KERALA           | 0 0            | 2 4                     | 0 0            |
| 14            | MADHYA PRADESH             | 4              | 8                       | 0              |
| 15            | MAHARASHTRA                | 0              | 2                       | 0              |
| 16            | MANIPUR                    | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 17            | MEGHALAYA                  | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 18            | MIZORAM                    | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 19            | NAGALAND                   | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 20            | ODISHA                     | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 21            | PUNJAB                     | 1              | 5 1                     | 1              |
| 22            | RAJASTHAN                  | 2              |                         | 0              |
| 23            | SIKKIM                     | 0              | 0                       | 0 0            |
| 24            | TAMIL NADU                 | 0              | 0                       |                |
| 25 26 TRIPURA | TELANGANA                  | 0 3            | 0 0                     | 0 0            |
| 27            | UTTAR PRADESH              | 0              | 3                       | 0              |
| 28            | UTTARAKHAND                | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
|               | TOTAL (STATES)             | 13             | 52                      | 1              |
| 30            | A & N ISLANDS              | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 31            | CHANDIGARH                 | 0              | 2                       | 0              |
|               | D & N HAVELI               | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 32            |                            | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 33 34 DELHI   | DAMAN & DIU                | 0              | 28                      | 0              |
| 35            | LAKSHADWEEP                | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
| 36            | PUDUCHERRY                 | 0              | 0                       | 0              |
|               | TOTAL (UTs)                | 0              | 30                      | 0              |
| TOTAL         | (ALL-INDIA)                | 13             | 82                      | 1              |

Source: Prison Statistics India

Annexure-V State/UT-wise Deaths in Jails due to Murder by Inmates during 2014-2016

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | 2014   | 2015   | 2016   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| (1)       | (2)               | (3)    | (4)    | (5)    |
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 3         | ASSAM             | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 4         | BIHAR             | 3      | 0      | 1      |
| 5         | CHHATTISGARH      | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 6         | GOA               | 0      | 0      | 2      |
| 7         | GUJARAT           | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 8         | HARYANA           | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 9         | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 10        | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 11        | JHARKHAND         | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 12        | KARNATAKA         | 0      | 1      | 1      |
| 13        | KERALA            | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 14        | MADHYA PRADESH    | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 15        | MAHARASHTRA       | 0      | 0      | 2      |
| 16        | MANIPUR           | 0      | 0      | 3      |
| 17        | MEGHALAYA         | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 18        | MIZORAM           | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 19        | NAGALAND          | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 20        | ODISHA            | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 21        | PUNJAB            | 0      | 0      | 1      |
| 22        | RAJASTHAN         | 3      | 0      | 0      |
| 23        | SIKKIM            | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 24        | TAMIL NADU        | 0      | 0      | 1      |
| 25        | TELANGANA         | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 26        | TRIPURA           | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 27        | UTTAR PRADESH     | 1      | 1      | 2      |
| 28        | UTTARAKHAND       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 29        | WEST BENGAL       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
|           | TOTAL (STATES)    | 11     | 2      | 13     |
| 30        | A & N ISLANDS     | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 31        | CHANDIGARH        | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 32        | D & N HAVELI      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 33        | DAMAN & DIU       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 34        | DELHI             | 2      | 9      | 1      |
| 35        | LAKSHADWEEP       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 36        | PUDUCHERRY        | 0      | 0      | 0      |
|           | TOTAL (UTs)       | 2      | 9      | 1      |
| TOTAL     | (ALL-INDIA)       | 13     | 11     | 14     |

Source: Prison Statistics India