Lok Sabha Question No. 74 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Police Encounters
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: A.P. JITHENDER REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 74

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2018/AGRAHAYANA 20, 1940 (SAKA) POLICE ENCOUNTERS

74. SHRI A.P. JITHENDER REDDY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  cases  of  deaths  in  police  encounters  as  reported  to  the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) by the Director General of Police of all the States in the six monthly statements from 2014-2018;
- (b) whether the NHRC has initiated inquiries suo moto in any encounter cases from  Haryana,  Rajasthan  and  Uttar  Pradesh  from  2015-2017,  and  if  so,  the details  thereof  along  with  the  case  numbers  assigned  to  each  case  by  the NHRC, year-wise, State-wise and case-wise; and
- (c) whether the said inquiry was initiated before the case was reported by the Superintendent of Police or after it was reported and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): In the light of directives of the Supreme Court in the case of PUCL & Ors Vs  State  of  Maharashtra,  Director  General  of  Police  of  the  States  were required  to  send  half  yearly  statement  of  the  encounters  to  the  National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). However, since the statements from many of the States were  not being received, the Secretary General of the Commission  addressed  letter  dated  26.07.2018  to  the  Director  General  of Police of all the States/ UTs impressing upon the need for timely submission of the Statements.

## LS.US.Q.NO.74 FOR 11.12.2018

Further, pursuant to the direction of the Commission every encounter is to be reported  by  the  concerned  authorities  within  48  hours  of  its  occurrence.  A statement indicating the number of cases registered by NHRC on the basis of intimation  received  during  the  period  01.01.2014  to  30.11.2018,  is  placed  at Annexure.

(b) & (c): In one case pertaining to encounter death of Sumit Sagar Gujjar in Greater Noida, UP on 03.10.2017, the Commission took suo-motu cognizance on  05.10.2017  as  case  No.  30160/24/30/2017-AD.  A  report  dated  04.10.2017 was  received  from  the  Superintendent  of  Police,  Gautam  Budh  Nagar.  The Commission  called  for  the various  reports  including  the  Magisterial  enquiry report, inquest, Post-mortem report, FSL Report, etc. in the case.

## Information in respect of part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 74 for 11.12.2018

## Statement Showing State-wise Total No. of Cases Registered on the basis of Intimation received by NHRC during 01.01.2014 to 30.11.2018

| S No   | State/UT Name       |   Cases Registered |
|--------|---------------------|--------------------|
| 1      | ANDHRA PRADESH      |                 14 |
| 2      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   |                 18 |
| 3      | ASSAM               |                195 |
| 4      | BIHAR               |                 14 |
| 5      | GOA                 |                  0 |
| 6      | GUJARAT             |                  1 |
| 7      | HARYANA             |                 20 |
| 8      | HIMACHAL PRADESH    |                  1 |
| 9      | JAMMU &KASHMIR      |                  0 |
| 10     | KARNATAKA           |                  7 |
| 11     | KERALA              |                  1 |
| 12     | MADHYA PRADESH      |                 12 |
| 13     | MAHARASHTRA         |                 42 |
| 14     | MANIPUR             |                 15 |
| 15     | MEGHALAYA           |                 54 |
| 16     | MIZORAM             |                  0 |
| 17     | NAGALAND            |                  0 |
| 18     | ODISHA              |                 42 |
| 19     | PUNJAB              |                  7 |
| 20     | RAJASTHAN           |                  4 |
| 21     | SIKKIM              |                  0 |
| 22     | TAMIL NADU          |                  5 |
| 23     | TRIPURA             |                  0 |
| 24     | UTTAR PRADESH       |                 81 |
| 25     | WEST BENGAL         |                 10 |
| 26     | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR    |                  0 |
| 27     | CHANDIGARH          |                  0 |
| 28     | DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI |                  0 |
| 29     | DAMAN&DIU           |                  0 |
| 30     | DELHI               |                  8 |
| 31     | LAKSHADWEEP         |                  0 |
| 32     | PUDUCHERRY          |                  0 |
| 33     | CHHATTISGARH        |                232 |
| 34     | JHARKHAND           |                 58 |
| 35     | UTTARAKHAND         |                  1 |
| 36     | TELANGANA           |                  7 |
|        | TOTAL               |                849 |