Lok Sabha Question No. 2016 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: Registration of Cases related to Murder,Looting and Rape
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kapil Moreshwar Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2016

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 03 RD  MARCH, 2020/ PHALGUNA 13, 1941 (SAKA)

REGISTRATION OF CASES RELATED TO MURDER, LOOTING AND RAPE

†2016. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of cases of murder, looting and rape registered in the year 2019-20;
- (b) the names of the five States which top the list with maximum number of such cases registered;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  scheme  to  bring  down such cases in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) & (b): National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes information  on  crime  in  its  publication  'Crime  in  India'.  The  published reports are available till the year 2018. State / UT wise cases registered under the head Murder, Rape, Robbery and Dacoity during the year 2018 is at  Annexure.   NCRB  does  not  maintain  data under  the head  'looting'.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2016 FOR 03.03.2020

(c) to (e):   'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India and State Governments are responsible  for  prevention,  detection,  registration  and  investigation  of crime  and  for  prosecuting  the  criminals  through  their  law  enforcement agencies. However, the Ministry of Home Affairs have issued advisories to States and UTs, from time to time, to maintain law and order and ensure that any person who takes law into his/her hand is punished promptly as per law. These  advisories are available on the Ministry's website: www.mha.gov.in.  Further,  in  order  to  facilitate  police  in  States/UTs  to effectively deal with the crimes, Government of India has inter alia taken following measures:

(i) A common platform for filing reports, collecting and sharing information  on  crime  and  criminal  at  national  level,  Crime  and  Criminal Tracking Networks and Systems (CCTNS) has been implemented.

(ii) In order to improve investigation, steps have been taken to modernize and upgrade Central and State Forensic Science Laboratories.

(iii) Cyber Crime Forensic Training Labs have been set up in several States, and training is being imparted to Public Prosecutors and Judicial Officers in identifying, detecting and resolving cyber-crimes.

L.S.US.Q.NO.2016 FOR 03.03.2020 (iv)  In  order  to  facilitate  States/UTs,  an  online  analytic  tool  for  police called 'Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences' to monitor and track time-bound investigation in sexual assault cases in accordance with Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018 has been launched. (v) To facilitate integration of data in major pillars of Criminal Justice in the country, i.e., Police, Prisons, Forensics, Prosecution and Courts, MHA has  commenced  'Inter-operable  Criminal  Justice  System'  in  a  phased manner. (vi) Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  (MHA)  has  prepared  'Witness  Protection Scheme, 2018' in consultation with the National Legal Service Authority, Bureau  of  Police  Research  &  Development  and  the  State  Governments. This  scheme  provides  for  protection  of  witnesses  based  on  the  threat assessment. (vii)  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has  also  been  providing  funds  to  the  State Governments for modernization of their Police Forces.

(viii)  Capacity  building  of  Investigating  officers,  Prosecutors,  Judicial officers  through  training  is  continuously  being  undertaken  in  Bureau  of Police  Research  &  Development  (BPR&D)  and  Lok  Nayak  Jayprakash Narayan National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science (NICFS).

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## ANNEXURE

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2016 FOR 03.03.2020

## State/UT-wise Cases Registered (CR) under Murder, Rape, Robbery and Dacoity during 2018

| SL   | State/UT          |   Murder |   Rape |   Robbery |   Dacoity |
|------|-------------------|----------|--------|-----------|-----------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    |      935 |    971 |       252 |        51 |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh |       62 |     67 |        63 |         5 |
| 3    | Assam             |     1241 |   1648 |      1501 |       156 |
| 4    | Bihar             |     2934 |    651 |      1731 |       280 |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      |      917 |   2091 |       420 |        84 |
| 6    | Goa               |       29 |     61 |        18 |         3 |
| 7    | Gujarat           |     1072 |    553 |      1483 |       334 |
| 8    | Haryana           |     1104 |   1296 |       502 |       194 |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  |       99 |    344 |         9 |         1 |
| 10   | Jammu & Kashmir   |      181 |    320 |        83 |         9 |
| 11   | Jharkhand         |     1712 |   1090 |       557 |       152 |
| 12   | Karnataka         |     1334 |    492 |      2024 |       246 |
| 13   | Kerala            |      292 |   1945 |       867 |        71 |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    |     1879 |   5433 |      1361 |        91 |
| 15   | Maharashtra       |     2199 |   2142 |      7430 |       769 |
| 16   | Manipur           |       52 |     52 |         6 |         0 |
| 17   | Meghalaya         |       95 |     87 |        56 |        27 |
| 18   | Mizoram           |       27 |     50 |         5 |         1 |
| 19   | Nagaland          |       31 |     10 |        17 |         3 |
| 20   | Odisha            |     1378 |    918 |      2125 |       480 |
| 21   | Punjab            |      684 |    831 |       131 |        47 |
| 22   | Rajasthan         |     1508 |   4335 |      1022 |        75 |
| 23   | Sikkim            |       12 |     16 |         8 |         0 |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        |     1569 |    331 |      2295 |       100 |
| 25   | Telangana         |      786 |    606 |       576 |        52 |
| 26   | Tripura           |      137 |     97 |        25 |        10 |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     |     4018 |   3946 |      3218 |       144 |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       |      211 |    561 |       180 |        10 |
| 29   | West Bengal       |     1933 |   1069 |       291 |        56 |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)    |    28431 |  32013 |     28256 |      3451 |
| 30   | A&N Islands       |       11 |     30 |         2 |         4 |
| 31   | Chandigarh        |       20 |     86 |        58 |         5 |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        |        7 |      7 |         1 |         3 |
| 33   | Daman& Diu        |        5 |      3 |         3 |         0 |
| 34   | Delhi             |      513 |   1215 |      2444 |        25 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       |        1 |      2 |         0 |         0 |
| 36   | Puducherry        |       29 |      0 |        58 |         4 |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       |      586 |   1343 |      2566 |        41 |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) |    29017 |  33356 |     30822 |      3492 |

Source: Crime in India