Lok Sabha Question No. 408 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-12
Subject: Crime in Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, NISHIKANT  DUBEY, RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 408 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2018

## CRIME IN TRAINS

†408. SHRI ARVIND SAWANT: SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY: SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  increase  in  the  number  of  cases  of  burglary, looting  and  other  crimes  against  passengers  in  various  long distance trains;
- (b) if so, the number of such instances reported during the last three years,  zone-wise  and  the  details  of  relief  given  to  the  affected families/passengers by the Government; and
- (c) the action taken and efforts made by the Railways to check such incidents and ensure fear-free journey of passengers in trains?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN )

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  408  BY  SHRI  ARVIND  SAWANT,  SHRI NISHIKANT  DUBEY,  SHRI  RAVINDRA  KUMAR  PANDEY  AND  SHRI KRUPAL  BALAJI  TUMANE  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 12.12.2018 REGARDING CRIME IN TRAINS

(a)  and  (b):    No,  Madam.    The  cases  of  dacoity,  robbery  and  drugging reported in long distance trains over Indian Railways are in decreasing trend during the last three years except  the cases  of theft of passengers'  belongings.  No  incident  of  burglary  has  been  reported  in long distance trains during the last three years. The number of cases of burglary, dacoity, robbery, theft of passengers' belongings and drugging reported in long distance trains over Indian Railways during the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 is appended.

The amount of compensation paid to the affected families/passengers in  cases  of  burglary,  dacoity,  robbery,  theft  of  passengers  belongings and  drugging  during  the  years  2015,  2016  and  2017  over  Indian Railways is as under:-

|   Year | Amount of compensation/Relief provided to the   |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------|
|   2015 | 1,40,500/-                                      |
|   2016 | 2,23,550/-                                      |
|   2017 | 48,222/-                                        |

(c):  Policing  on  Railways  being  a  State  subject,  prevention  of  crime, registration  of  cases,  their  investigation  and  maintenance  of  law  & order in Railway premises as well as on running trains are the statutory responsibility of the State Governments, which they discharge through Government  Railway  Police  (GRP)/District  Police.  However,  Railway Protection Force (RPF) supplements the efforts of GRP to provide better protection and security of passenger area & passengers and for matters connected therewith.

Besides,  the  following  steps  are  also  being  taken  by  the  Railways  to ensure fear-free journey of passengers:-

1. On  vulnerable  and  identified  routes/sections,  2500  trains  (on  an average) are escorted by Railway Protection Force daily in addition to 2200 trains escorted by Government Railway Police of different States daily.
2. Surveillance is kept through CCTV cameras, provided at about 453 stations  over  Indian  Railways,  to  ensure  safety  and  security  of passengers.
3. Security  Help  Line  number  182  is  made  operational  over  Indian Railways for security related assistance to passengers in distress.
4. An  Integrated  Security  System  (ISS)  consisting  of  surveillance  of vulnerable stations through Close Circuit Television Camera Network,  Access  Control  etc.  has  been  sanctioned  to  improve surveillance mechanism over 202 railway stations.
5. Railways  has  planned  to  provide  CCTV  system  in  all  running passengers trains.
6. Frequent announcements are made through Public Address System to educate passengers to take precautions against theft, snatching, drugging etc.
7. Regular coordination is made with the State Police/GRP authorities at  all  levels  for  prevention  of  crime,  registration  of  cases,  their investigation and maintenance of law & order in Railway premises as well as on running trains.

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APPENDIX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  408  BY  SHRI  ARVIND  SAWANT,  SHRI  NISHIKANT  DUBEY, SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY AND SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 12.12.2018 REGARDING CRIME IN TRAINS

(a)  &  (b):    The  number  of  cases  of  burglary,  dacoity,  robbery,  theft  of passengers'  belongings  and  drugging  reported  in  long  distance  trains  over Indian Railways during the years 2015,  2016 and 2017 are as under:-

| Zonal Railway   |   Year |   Burglary |   Dacoity |   Robbery |   Theft of Passengers' Belongings |   Drugging |
|-----------------|--------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------------|------------|
|                 |   2015 |          0 |         6 |       153 |                              1814 |         37 |
| Central         |   2016 |          0 |        10 |        83 |                              2354 |         40 |
|                 |   2017 |          0 |         6 |        54 |                              3907 |         18 |
|                 |   2015 |          0 |         1 |         2 |                               215 |         42 |
| Eastern         |   2016 |          0 |         1 |         3 |                               196 |         16 |
|                 |   2017 |          0 |         2 |         1 |                               214 |          9 |
| East            |   2015 |          0 |         6 |         6 |                               643 |         22 |
|                 |   2016 |          0 |         2 |         1 |                              1094 |         20 |
| Central         |   2017 |          0 |         1 |        10 |                               675 |         14 |
|                 |   2015 |          0 |         6 |         6 |                               390 |          8 |
| East Coast      |   2016 |          0 |         1 |         2 |                               489 |          2 |
|                 |   2017 |          0 |         1 |         9 |                               466 |          4 |
|                 |   2015 |          0 |         5 |       103 |                              2571 |         38 |
| Northern        |   2016 |          0 |         7 |        93 |                              2746 |         19 |
|                 |   2017 |          0 |         4 |        81 |                              2480 |         20 |
| North           |   2015 |          0 |         4 |        30 |                               746 |         15 |
| Central         |   2016 |          0 |         2 |        42 |                               802 |         10 |
|                 |   2017 |          0 |         0 |        37 |                              1076 |         18 |
|                 |   2015 |          0 |         1 |        15 |                               354 |         18 |
| North Eastern   |   2016 |          0 |         5 |        39 |                               398 |         23 |
|                 |   2017 |          0 |         0 |        16 |                               367 |         13 |
|                 |   2015 |          0 |         1 |         0 |                               122 |          4 |
| Northeast       |   2016 |          0 |         0 |         1 |                               191 |         10 |
| Frontier        |   2017 |          0 |         1 |         2 |                               185 |         12 |
|                 |   2015 |          0 |         0 |         1 |                               475 |         15 |
| North           |   2016 |          0 |         1 |         4 |                               419 |          6 |
| Western         |   2017 |          0 |         0 |         0 |                               410 |         10 |

| Zonal Railway      |   Year |   Burglary |   Dacoity |   Robbery |   Theft of Passengers' Belongings |   Drugging |
|--------------------|--------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------------|------------|
|                    |   2015 |          0 |         0 |         8 |                               152 |          2 |
| Southern           |   2016 |          0 |         0 |        11 |                               154 |         10 |
|                    |   2017 |          0 |         0 |        26 |                               277 |          1 |
| South Central      |   2015 |          0 |         0 |        31 |                              1403 |         22 |
|                    |   2016 |          0 |         0 |        47 |                              1521 |         10 |
|                    |   2017 |          0 |         1 |        35 |                              2093 |          5 |
| South Eastern      |   2015 |          0 |         1 |         2 |                               236 |          9 |
|                    |   2016 |          0 |         0 |         1 |                               362 |          8 |
|                    |   2017 |          0 |         0 |         2 |                               358 |          2 |
| South East Central |   2015 |          0 |         0 |         8 |                               350 |         10 |
|                    |   2016 |          0 |         0 |         4 |                               362 |          7 |
|                    |   2017 |          0 |         1 |         6 |                               516 |          3 |
| South              |   2015 |          0 |         1 |         1 |                               116 |          6 |
| Western            |   2016 |          0 |         1 |         8 |                               149 |          2 |
|                    |   2017 |          0 |         0 |        13 |                               363 |          3 |
|                    |   2015 |          0 |         6 |        10 |                              1028 |         20 |
| Western            |   2016 |          0 |         2 |        24 |                               937 |          9 |
| Western            |   2017 |          0 |         5 |        20 |                              1706 |         14 |
| West               |   2015 |          0 |         2 |        83 |                              2169 |         26 |
| Central            |   2016 |          0 |         3 |        50 |                              2760 |         27 |
|                    |   2017 |          0 |         5 |        68 |                              2844 |          8 |

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