Lok Sabha Question No. 1035 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-24
Subject: Mob Attacks on Tribals
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1035

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 th  JULY, 2018/SHRAVANA 2, 1940 (SAKA)

MOB ATTACKS ON TRIBALS

1035.

PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of number of attacks on tribals reported in the country during the last one year, State-wise;
- (b) the details of steps taken to check frequent mob attacks on tribals in the country;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  issued  directions  to  the  concerned  State Governments to take stern action against those attackers; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): As per the latest available published information with NCRB, State/UTwise  details  of  cases  registered  under  crimes  against  Scheduled  Tribes under murder, attempt to murder, assault on women with intent to outrage her modesty, kidnapping & abduction, grievous hurt, rape, dacoity, robbery, riots,  arson  and  total  SC/ST  (Prevention  of  Atrocities)  Act  during  2016  are given in Annexure-I. Latest published data is available for the year 2016.

(b) to (d): 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the  Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The responsibility to maintain law and order and protect life and property rests with the respective State Governments.  The  State  Governments  are  competent  to  deal  with  such offences  under  the extant provisions of  laws.  Advisories have  been issued

## LS.US.Q.NO.1035 FOR 24.07.2018

by  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  to  States/  UTs  from  time  to  time,  the  State Governments/UTs to maintain law and order and ensure that any person who takes law into his/her own hands is dealt with promptly, and punished as per law. States have been advised that there should be no tolerance at all for such persons and full majesty of law must come to bear on them, without exception. These are available in the Ministry's website viz www.mha.nic.in.

## Statement on Cases Registered under Crimes against STs during 2016

| SL    | State/UT               | Murder   | Attempt to Commit Murder   | Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty   | Kidnapping &Abduction   | Grievous Hurt   | Rape   |   Dacoity |   Robbery | Riots Arson   |   Total of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act |
|-------|------------------------|----------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|--------|-----------|-----------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh         | 8        | 7 39                       | 5                                                     | 2                       | 29              | 0      |         0 |         2 | 2             |                                             405 |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh      | 0        | 0                          | 0 0                                                   | 0                       | 0               | 0      |         0 |         0 | 0             |                                               0 |
| 3     | Assam                  | 0        | 0                          | 0                                                     | 0 0                     | 0               | 0      |         0 |         0 | 0             |                                               1 |
| 4     | Bihar                  | 0        | 0 0                        | 0                                                     | 0                       | 0               | 0      |         0 |         0 | 0             |                                              25 |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh           | 6        | 3                          | 88                                                    | 14 5                    | 157             | 5      |         0 |         6 | 0             |                                             402 |
| 6     | Goa                    | 0        | 1                          | 0                                                     | 0 1                     | 0               | 0      |         0 |         1 | 0             |                                              11 |
| 7     | Gujarat                | 15       | 10                         | 24                                                    | 25 18                   | 34              | 0      |         4 |        21 | 1             |                                             281 |
| 8     | Haryana                | 0        | 0                          | 0                                                     | 0 0                     | 0               | 0      |         0 |         0 | 0             |                                               0 |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh       | 0        | 0                          | 0                                                     | 0 0                     | 0               | 0      |         0 |         0 | 0             |                                               2 |
| 10    | Jammu &Kashmir         | 0        | 0                          | 0                                                     | 0 0                     | 0               | 0      |         0 |         0 | 0             |                                               0 |
| 11    | Jharkhand              | 1        | 1                          | 3                                                     | 5 3                     | 14              | 0      |         1 |         2 | 1             |                                             280 |
| 12    | Karnataka              | 10       | 6                          | 6                                                     | 1 2                     | 19              | 0      |         0 |         0 | 0             |                                             371 |
| 13    | Kerala                 | 1        | 3                          | 31                                                    | 2 4                     | 47              | 0      |         0 |         8 | 0             |                                             182 |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh         | 41       | 24                         | 399                                                   | 51 26                   | 377             | 1      |         2 |        17 | 4             |                                            1823 |
| 15    | Maharashtra            | 18       | 9                          | 109                                                   | 10 13                   | 85              | 0      |         1 |        47 | 1             |                                             403 |
| 16    | Manipur                | 1        | 0                          | 0                                                     | 0 0                     | 0               | 0      |         0 |         0 | 0             |                                               1 |
| 17    | Meghalaya              | 0        | 0                          | 0                                                     | 0 0                     | 0               | 0      |         0 |         0 | 0             |                                               0 |
| 18    | Mizoram                | 0        | 0                          | 0                                                     | 0 0                     | 0               | 0      |         0 |         0 | 0             |                                               0 |
| 19    | Nagaland               | 0        | 0                          | 0                                                     | 0 0                     | 0               | 0      |         0 |         0 | 0             |                                               0 |
| 20    | Odisha                 | 12       | 13                         | 43                                                    | 18 41                   | 91              | 0      |         1 |        34 | 2             |                                             681 |
| 21    | Punjab                 | 0        | 0                          | 0                                                     | 1 0                     | 0               | 0      |         0 |         0 | 0             |                                               2 |
| 22    | Rajasthan              | 16       | 2                          | 31                                                    | 15 7                    | 71              | 0      |         1 |         0 | 0             |                                            1195 |
| 23    | Sikkim                 | 0        | 0                          | 0                                                     | 0 0                     | 0               | 0      |         0 |         0 | 0             |                                               0 |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu             | 0        | 0                          | 0                                                     | 0 0                     | 1               | 0      |         0 |         0 | 0             |                                              19 |
| 25    | Telangana              | 10       | 12                         | 49                                                    | 15 16                   | 41              | 0      |         0 |         3 | 0             |                                             375 |
| 26    | Tripura                | 0        | 0                          | 0                                                     | 0 1                     | 0               | 0      |         0 |         0 | 0             |                                               3 |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh          | 0        | 0                          | 0                                                     | 0 1                     | 0               | 0      |         0 |         0 | 0             |                                               4 |
| 28    | Uttarakhand            | 0        | 0                          | 1                                                     | 0 0                     | 0               | 0      |         0 |         1 | 0             |                                               3 |
| 29    | West Bengal            | 0        | 2                          | 12                                                    | 0 4                     | 6               | 0      |         0 |         1 | 2             |                                              83 |
|       | TOTAL STATE(S)         | 139      | 93                         | 835                                                   | 162 144                 | 972             | 6      |        10 |       143 | 13            |                                            6552 |
| 30    | A & N Islands          | 0        | 0                          | 0                                                     | 0 0                     | 2               | 0      |         0 |         0 | 0             |                                               6 |
| 31    | Chandigarh             | 0        | 0                          | 0                                                     | 0 0                     | 0               | 0      |         0 |         0 | 0             |                                               0 |
| 32    | D&N Haveli             | 0        | 0                          | 0                                                     | 0 0                     | 0               | 0      |         0 |         0 | 0             |                                               2 |
| 33    | Daman &Diu             | 0        | 0                          | 0                                                     | 0 0                     | 0               | 0      |         0 |         0 | 0             |                                               0 |
| 34    | Delhi UT               | 0        | 0                          | 0                                                     | 0 0                     | 0               | 0      |         0 |         0 | 0             |                                               2 |
|       |                        |          |                            |                                                       | 0 0                     | 0               | 0      |         0 |         0 | 0             |                                               1 |
| 35 36 | Lakshadweep Puducherry | 0 0      | 0 0                        | 0 0                                                   | 1                       | 0               |        |         0 |         0 | 0 0           |                                               1 |
|       | TOTAL UT(S)            | 0        | 0                          | 0                                                     | 1                       | 0 2             | 0      |         0 |         0 | 0             |                                              12 |

Source: Crime in India