Lok Sabha Question No. 376 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-05
Subject: Escape of Criminals from Police Custody
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 376

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 05 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019/, MAGHA 16, 1940 (SAKA) ESCAPE OF CRIMINALS FROM POLICE CUSTODY

376.  SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK: SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether incidents of escape of goons and criminals from police custody are taking place in the country;

(b) if so, the number of goons and criminals who escaped from police custody during the last three years, State-wise;

(c) whether such incidents are investigated and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d):    Yes  Madam,  some  incidents  of  escape  of  criminals  from  police custody  have  been  reported.  The  State  -  wise  data  available  with  National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for the years from 2014 to 2016 is enclosed as Annexure- I. The latest data is of the year 2016. Police and Public order are State  subjects  as  per  seventh  Schedule  of  Constitution  of  India.  Hence, respective State Governments take action in respect of incidents.

Annexure-I State/UT-wise Cases Registered (CR), Persons Escaped (PES), Persons Rearrested (PREARR), Persons Chargesheeted (PCS) and Persons Convicted (PCV) under Escape from Police Custody during 2014-2016

| SL   | State/UT                      | 2014    | 2014    | 2014   | 2014   | 2014    | 2015        | 2015       | 2015   | 2015   |         |         |        |        |       |
|------|-------------------------------|---------|---------|--------|--------|---------|-------------|------------|--------|--------|---------|---------|--------|--------|-------|
| SL   | State/UT                      | CR      | PES     | PREARR | PCS    | PCV     | CR          | PES PREARR | PCS    | PCV    | CR      | PES     | PREARR | PCS    | PCV   |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh                | 45      | 47      | 32     | 20     | 4 39    | 44          | 25         | 21     | 3      | 33      | 34      | 22     | 19     | 4     |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh             | 3       | 7       | 5 7    | 7      | 10      | 14          | 6          | 7      | 0      | 8       | 18      | 17     | 9      | 0     |
| 3    | Assam                         | 8       | 9 4     | 4      | 1      | 26      | 26          | 9          | 11     | 2      | 39      | 42      | 22     | 10     | 3     |
| 4    | Bihar                         | 60      | 73      | 43 45  | 2      | 43      | 50          | 30         | 38     | 0      | 49      | 51      | 31     | 38     | 0     |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh                  | 37      | 40      | 31 38  |        | 4 37    | 42          | 20         | 25     | 1      | 27      | 28      | 19     | 16     | 0     |
| 6    | Goa                           | 10      | 11      | 10 8   | 1      | 10      | 11          | 7          | 7      | 13     | 3       | 3       | 2      | 3      | 1     |
| 7    | Gujarat                       | 36      | 42      | 38     | 56     | 0 30    | 36          | 24         | 46     | 0      | 39      | 48      | 42     | 52     | 0     |
| 8    | Haryana                       | 30      | 32      | 25 42  |        | 15 31   | 39          | 20         | 33     | 2      | 42      | 56      | 43     | 65     | 0     |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh              | 14      | 22      | 14 10  |        | 5 17    | 17          | 15         | 13     | 3      | 10      | 10      | 10     | 8      | 4     |
| 10   | Jammu& Kashmir                | 21      | 24 20   | 18     | 0      | 24      | 33          | 23         | 15     | 0      | 18      | 23      | 16     | 11     | 1     |
| 11   | Jharkhand                     | 13      | 19      | 12 11  | 2      | 11      | 13          | 4          | 11     | 81     | 9       | 12      | 4      | 10     | 1     |
| 12   | Karnataka                     | 49      | 50      | 33 31  |        | 0 47    | 50          | 19         | 18     | 1      | 26      | 33      | 25     | 20     | 8     |
| 13   | Kerala                        | 53      | 59      | 49     | 40     | 4 56    | 67          | 61         | 44     | 6      | 51      | 58      | 51     | 65     | 2     |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh                | 100     | 135     | 122    | 121    | 1 105   | 118         | 91         | 93     | 1      | 111     | 133     | 95     | 93     | 0     |
| 15   | Maharashtra                   | 95      | 117     | 77     | 62     | 0 106   | 127         | 98         | 65     | 0      | 98      | 118     | 94     | 76     | 0     |
| 16   | Manipur                       | 1       | 1       | 1      | 0      | 0 0     | 0           | 0          | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 17   | Meghalaya                     | 3       | 4       | 3      | 1      | 1 5     | 6           | 4          | 5      | 0      | 5       | 5       | 1      | 1      | 0     |
| 18   | Mizoram                       | 7       | 8       | 6      | 5      | 1 7     | 8           | 7          | 7      | 5      | 7       | 7       | 3      | 5      | 4     |
| 19   | Nagaland                      | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0 0     | 0           | 0          | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 20   | Odisha                        | 51      | 52      | 42     | 40     | 0 50    | 54          | 25         | 33     | 0      | 50      | 51      | 28     | 27     | 0     |
| 21   | Punjab                        | 70      | 80      | 50     | 48     | 12 60   | 79          | 51         | 36     | 12     | 56      | 64      | 32     | 56     | 13    |
| 22   | Rajasthan                     | 80      | 90      | 69     | 71     | 6 65    | 81          | 60         | 65     | 5      | 70      | 81      | 62     | 62     | 0     |
| 23   | Sikkim                        | 1       | 1       | 1      | 1      | 0 0     | 0           | 0          | 0      | 0      | 4       | 4       | 2      | 2      | 0     |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu                    | 22      | 24      | 18     | 16 4   | 26      | 30          | 28         | 24     | 1      | 24      | 24      | 18     | 12     | 3     |
| 25   | Telangana                     | 29      | 32      | 23 22  |        | 3 32    | 39          | 24         | 16     | 0      | 28      | 28      | 21     | 21     | 2     |
| 26   | Tripura                       | 1       | 1       | 0      | 0 0    | 10      | 10          | 6          | 6      | 1      | 4       | 7       | 3      | 4      | 83    |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh                 | 105     | 130     | 75     | 74     | 4 164   | 258         | 154        | 152    | 8      | 282     | 327     | 262    | 260    | 13    |
| 28   | Uttarakhand                   | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0 3     | 3           | 2          | 2      | 1      | 4       | 5       | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 29   | West Bengal                   | 32      | 44      | 32     | 33     | 0 40    | 48          | 27         | 41     | 1      | 21      | 25      | 16     | 14     | 1     |
| 30   | TOTAL STATE(S)                | 976     | 1154 0  | 835 0  | 824 0  | 77      | 1054 1303 0 | 840        | 834    | 147    | 1118    | 1295    | 941    | 959    | 143 0 |
|      | A&NIslands                    | 0       |         |        |        | 0 0     |             | 0          | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0      |       |
| 31   | Chandigarh                    | 5       | 5       | 5      | 2      | 0 8     | 10          | 10         | 9      | 4      | 5       | 5       | 5      | 5      | 7     |
| 32   | D&N Haveli                    | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0      | 1 0     | 0           | 0          | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 33   | Daman& Diu                    | 0       | 0       | 0      | 2      | 0 0     | 0           | 1          | 1      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 34   | Delhi UT                      | 27      | 29      | 15     | 9      | 2 25    | 25          | 19         | 15     | 2      | 20      | 20      | 12     | 5      | 1     |
| 35   | Lakshadweep                   | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0 0     | 0           | 0          | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0     |
|      |                               | 0       | 0       | 0      |        | 0 0     | 0           | 0          |        |        |         | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0     |
| 36   | Puducherry                    |         |         |        | 0      |         | 35          | 30         | 0      | 0      | 0       |         |        |        |       |
|      | TOTAL UT(S) TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 32 1008 | 34 1188 | 20 855 | 13 837 | 3 33 80 | 1087 1338   | 870        | 25 859 | 6 153  | 25 1143 | 25 1320 | 17 958 | 10 969 | 8 151 |

Source: Crime in India