Lok Sabha Question No. 1160 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Atrocities by Police
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1160

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 th  DECEMBER, 2018 / AGRAHAYANA 27, 1940 (SAKA)

## ATROCITIES BY POLICE

1160.     SHRI D.K. SURESH: SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  that  incidents  of  police brutality, which includes beating suspects and caste-based discrimination etc., are on the rise in the country; (b)  if  so,  the  number  of  such  incidents  reported  and  the  action  taken against  the  guilty  police  officials  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year, State-wise; (c) whether the Government is aware that common people are afraid that police officials would misuse their power, act with brutality, beat suspects and indulge in other types o discrimination; (d)  if so, whether the Government has conducted any investigation in this regard including such complaints against police officials; and (e)  if so, the action taken against such errant police officials and if not, the reasons therefore ?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): Police and Public order are State subjects as per 7 th  schedule of  constitution  of  India.  Hence,  the  actions  are  taken  by  the  respective State Governments. However, as per the latest information available with NCRB, the details regarding cases registered against police personnel for Human  Rights  Violation  during  the  years  2014  to  2016  are  enclosed  as Annexure I & II.

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## State/UT-wise Cases Registered under Police Personnel for Human Rights Violation during 2014-2016

## L.S.US.Q NO. 1160 FOR 18.12.2018 Annexure-I

| SL   | State/UT          | 2014                    | 2014                           | 2014                                    | 2014                              | 2015                    | 2015                           | 2015                                   | 2015                              | 2016                    | 2016                           | 2016                                   | 2016                              |
|------|-------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| SL   | State/UT          | No. of Cases Registered | No. of Cases Found to be False | No. of Police Personnel Charge- sheeted | No. of Police Personnel Convicted | No. of Cases Registered | No. of Cases Found to be False | No. of Police Personnel Charge-sheeted | No. of Police Personnel Convicted | No. of Cases Registered | No. of Cases Found to be False | No. of Police Personnel Charge-sheeted | No. of Police Personnel Convicted |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 0                       | 1                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 13                      | 1                              | 3                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 3    | Assam             | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 3                       | 0                              | 1                                      | 0                                 |
| 4    | Bihar             | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 6    | Goa               | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 8    | Haryana           | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 11                      | 2                              | 5                                      | 0                                 |
| 10   | Jammu& Kashmir    | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 0                       | 12                             | 4                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 29                      | 5                              | 14                                      | 0                                 | 9                       | 6                              | 2                                      | 0                                 | 2                       | 0                              | 2                                      | 0                                 |
| 13   | Kerala            | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 16   | Manipur           | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 6                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 18   | Mizoram           | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 20   | Odisha            | 5                       | 5                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 8                       | 2                              | 1                                      | 0                                 | 13                      | 2                              | 1                                      | 0                                 |
| 21   | Punjab            | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 10                      | 2                              | 1                                      | 0                                 | 1                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 25   | Telangana         | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 26   | Tripura           | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | 46                      | 39                             | 7                                       | 3                                 | 34                      | 1                              | 19                                     | 0                                 | 156                     | 69                             | 39                                     | 0                                 |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 29   | West Bengal       | 1                       | 0                              | 1                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 81                      | 62                             | 26                                      | 3                                 | 74                      | 12                             | 26                                     | 0                                 | 192                     | 73                             | 48                                     | 0                                 |
| 30   | A & N Islands     | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 31   | Chandigarh        | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 1                       | 0                              | 1                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 33   | Daman& Diu        | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 34   | Delhi UT          | 27                      | 0                              | 7                                       | 0                                 | 19                      | 0                              | 7                                      | 0                                 | 17                      | 0                              | 2                                      | 0                                 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
| 36   | Puducherry        | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                       | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 | 0                       | 0                              | 0                                      | 0                                 |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       | 27                      | 0                              | 7                                       | 0                                 | 20                      | 0                              | 8                                      | 0                                 | 17                      | 0                              | 2                                      | 0                                 |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 108                     | 62                             | 33                                      | 3                                 | 94                      | 12                             | 34                                     | 0                                 | 209                     | 73                             | 50                                     | 0                                 |

Source: Crime in India

## L.S.US.Q NO. 1160 FOR 18.12.2018

## Annexure-II

## Crime Head-wise Cases Registered (CR), No. of cases Found to be false (CFF), No. of Police Personnel Chargesheeted (PCS) and No. of Police personnel

## convicted (PCV) for Human Rights Violation during 2014-2016

| S.No.   | Crime Heads                                                       |     |     |     |     | 2015 2016   | 2015 2016   | 2015 2016   | 2015 2016   | 2015 2016   | 2015 2016   | 2015 2016   | 2015 2016   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| S.No.   | Crime Heads                                                       | CR  | CFF | PCS | PCV | CR          | CFF         | PCS         | PCV         | CR          | CFF         | PCS         | PCV         |
| 1.      | Disappearance of persons                                          | 35  | 34  | 01  | 0   | 02          | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 2.      | Illegal detention or arrests                                      | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 02          | 0           | 0           | 0           | 16          | 2           | 1           | 0           |
| 3.      | Fake Encounter Killings                                           | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 13          | 6           | 4           | 0           |
| 4.      | Human Rights Violation Against Terrorists or Extremists           | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 5.      | Extortion                                                         | 3   | 0   | 4   | 0   | 13          | 0           | 8           | 0           | 50          | 18          | 7           | 0           |
| 6.      | Hurt/Injury                                                       | 20  | 4   | 7   | 1   | 14          | 2           | 5           | 0           | 52          | 22          | 22          | 0           |
| 7.      | Failure in Taking Action                                          | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 2           | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 8.      | Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty               | 17  | 3   | 12  | 2   | 7           | 1           | 3           | 0           | 19          | 7           | 2           | 0           |
| 9.      | Insult to the Modesty of Women                                    | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 2           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 3           | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 10.     | Atrocities on SC                                                  | 20  | 13  | 5   | 0   | 6           | 2           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 11.     | Atrocities on ST                                                  | 1   | 7   | 2   | 0   | 3           | 0           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 12.     | Torture                                                           | 1   | 1   | 0   | 0   | 3           | 0           | 2           | 0           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 13.     | Failure in Registering FIR                                        | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 14.     | SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989 - Section 4                                 | 1   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 3           | 2           | 1           | 0           |
| 15.     | Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act, 2012 - Sec. 23(4) | 1   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 3           | 0           | 4           | 0           | 1           | 0           | 1           | 0           |
| 16.     | Others Human Rights Violations                                    | 9   | 0   | 2   | 0   | 38          | 7           | 11          | 0           | 49          | 16          | 12          | 0           |
|         | Total Human Rights Violation by Police                            | 108 | 62  | 33  | 3   | 94          | 12          | 34          | 0           | 209         | 73          | 50          | 0           |