Lok Sabha Question No. 1655 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-13
Subject: Indians in Prisons of Foreign Countries
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1655

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2019

## INDIANS IN PRISONS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES

1655.     SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state

- (a) the details of Indian under-trials lodged in prisons in foreign countries, according to their domicile, sex and offence committed-wise; and
- (b) the   details   of   Indian   convicts   lodged   in   prisons   in   foreign   countries, according to their domicile, sex and offence committed-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

[GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

(a) & (b) As per the information available with the Ministry, the number of Indian prisoners in foreign jail as of 08.02.2019 is 8567 which also includes under-trials. Detailed country-wise list is given at Annexure. However, due to strong privacy laws prevailing in many countries, the local authorities do not share information on prisoners unless the person concerned consents to the disclosure of such information. Even countries which share information do not generally provide the detailed information about the people of foreign countries imprisoned.

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| ANNEXURE   | ANNEXURE        | ANNEXURE                                                           | ANNEXURE                                                                                                | ANNEXURE                    | ANNEXURE                                                                                                                                                      |
|------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.     | Name of Country | Total number of Indians in foreign jails (convicts & under trials) | Domicile-wise                                                                                           | Sex-wise                    | Offence-wise                                                                                                                                                  |
| 1          | Armenia         | 9                                                                  | N/A                                                                                                     | N/A                         | N/A                                                                                                                                                           |
| 2          | Austria         | 5                                                                  | N/A                                                                                                     | N/A                         | Murder etc.                                                                                                                                                   |
| 3          | Australia       | 74                                                                 | 1- Maharashtra 1- Andhra Pradesh 1- Nagaland 3- Punjab 1- Kerala 1- Orissa 2- Haryana 64- Domicile N/A  | N/A                         | Sexual offence, armed robbery, stalking, murder, drugs etc.                                                                                                   |
| 4          | Bahrain         | 121                                                                | N/A                                                                                                     | N/A                         | Theft, bribe, alcohol consumption, financial fraud etc.                                                                                                       |
| 5          | Belarus         | 2                                                                  | 2- Haryana                                                                                              | 2 - Male                    | Human trafficking etc.                                                                                                                                        |
| 6          | Bangladesh      | 43                                                                 | 15 - West Bengal 4 - Tripura 4 -Meghalaya 1 - Assam 2 - Jharkhand 4 - Delhi 1 - Bihar 12 - Domicile N/A | 30 - Male 4 -Female 9 - N/A | Narcotics act, Arms act, smuggling, illegal entry, human trafficking etc.                                                                                     |
| 7          | Belgium         | 19                                                                 | N/A                                                                                                     | 19 - Male                   | Various criminal offences etc.                                                                                                                                |
| 8          | Bhutan          | 56                                                                 | 33- West Bengal 17- Assam 1- Jharkhand 1- Delhi 1- Tamil Nadu 3- Bihar                                  | 54-Male 2-Female            | Drugs, Robbery, counterfeiting etc.                                                                                                                           |
| 9          | Brazil          | 2                                                                  | 2- Punjab                                                                                               | 2-Male                      | Illegal entry etc.                                                                                                                                            |
| 10         | Brunei          | 1                                                                  | 1- Tamil Nadu                                                                                           | N/A                         | Murder                                                                                                                                                        |
| 11         | Cambodia        | 3                                                                  | 1- J&K 1- Punjab 1- Tamil Nadu                                                                          | 3 - Male                    | Drug trafficking, sexual offence, ATM fraud case etc.                                                                                                         |
| 12         | Canada          | 69                                                                 | N/A                                                                                                     | N/A                         | Murder, Sexual interference etc.                                                                                                                              |
| 13         | China           | 242                                                                | N/A                                                                                                     | 229 - Male 13 - Female      | Drug smuggling, Murder, theft, contract forgery etc.                                                                                                          |
| 14         | Cote D' Ivoire  | 1                                                                  | 1- Kerala                                                                                               | 1 - Male                    | Commercial dispute                                                                                                                                            |
| 15         | Cuba            | 1                                                                  | N/A                                                                                                     | 1 - Male                    | drug trafficking                                                                                                                                              |
| 16         | Cyprus          | 15                                                                 | N/A                                                                                                     | N/A                         | Murder, Drugs smuggling/possession, physical assault, culpable homicide, traffic accident, burglary, sexual abuse, attempt to murder, drink and driving, etc. |

|   17 | Denmark             |   5 | N/A                                                                                                              | 5 - Male              | Illegal stay & Murder etc.                                                                     |
|------|---------------------|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   18 | Egypt               |   1 | 1- Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                | 1 - Male              | Drug trafficking                                                                               |
|   19 | Fiji                |   1 | 1- Punjab                                                                                                        | 1 - Female            | Drugs                                                                                          |
|   20 | Finland             |   1 | N/A                                                                                                              | N/A                   | NA                                                                                             |
|   21 | France              |  12 | 9- Punjab 1- Gujarat 1- West Bengal 1- Tamil Nadu                                                                | 11 - Male 1 - Female  | Attempt to murder, murder, sexual abuse, boarder crossing and fighting with the employer, etc. |
|   22 | Germany             |  51 | N/A                                                                                                              | N/A                   | NA                                                                                             |
|   23 | Ghana               |   1 | 1- Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                | 1 - Male              | Misappropriation of funds                                                                      |
|   24 | Greece              |  20 | N/A                                                                                                              | N/A                   | Carrying explosive material etc.                                                               |
|   25 | Guatemala           |   2 | 1- Haryana 1- Gujarat                                                                                            | 2 - Male              | N/A                                                                                            |
|   26 | Hungary             |   2 | 2- Punjab                                                                                                        |                       | forged visa etc.                                                                               |
|   27 | Indonesia           |  18 | 1- Uttar Pradesh 3- Manipur 4- Tamil Nadu 4- Maharashtra 1- Delhi 1- Gujarat 1- Kerala 1- Punjab 2- Domicile N/A | 16 - Male, 2 - Female | Narcotics etc.                                                                                 |
|   28 | Iran                |   2 | 1- J&K 1- Maharashtra                                                                                            | 2 - Male              | Oil smuggling etc.                                                                             |
|   29 | Iraq                |   3 | 1- Tamil Nadu 1- Uttar Pradesh 1- Karnataka                                                                      | 3 - Male              | fake travel document, drug smuggling and impersonation etc.                                    |
|   30 | Israel              |   8 | 3- Kerala 1- Andhra Pradesh 4- Domicile N/A                                                                      | 4 - Male 4 - Female   | Murder and visa violation etc.                                                                 |
|   31 | Italy               | 154 | N/A                                                                                                              | 152 - Male 2 - Female | NA                                                                                             |
|   32 | Japan               |   7 | 2- Kerala 1- Uttrakhand 1- Uttar Pradesh 1- Maharashtra 1- West Bengal 1- Domicile N/A                           | 7 - Male              | Murder cum robbery, narcotics, murder etc.                                                     |
|   33 | Jordan              |   6 | N/A                                                                                                              | 6 - Male              | Murder, kidnapping, drug abuse, etc.                                                           |
|   34 | Korea (Republic of) |   2 | 1- Kerala 1- West Bengal                                                                                         | 2 - Male              | fake passport and unfair trade practices etc.                                                  |
|   35 | Kuwait              | 483 | N/A                                                                                                              | N/A                   | Murder, drug charges etc.                                                                      |
|   36 | Kyrgyzstan          |   2 | 1- J&K 1- Chhattisgarh                                                                                           | 2 - Male              | Economic offence and forging educational documents etc.                                        |
|   37 | Lao PDR             |   2 | 2- Kerala                                                                                                        | N/A                   | Human trafficking and cheating case etc.                                                       |
|   38 | Lebanon             |   4 | 4- Punjab                                                                                                        | 4 - Male              | Murder and kidnapping etc.                                                                     |

|   39 | Malaysia           |   486 | N/A                                                                                                                                                                        | N/A                    | Drug smuggling, immigration violation, murder, rape etc.                                    |
|------|--------------------|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   40 | Maldives           |    14 | 7 - Kerala 7 - Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                  | 14 - Male              | Drug trafficking etc.                                                                       |
|   41 | Mauritius          |     5 | 1- Kerala 1- Uttrakhand 1- Punjab 2- Maharashtra                                                                                                                           | 5 - Male               | Drug smuggling etc.                                                                         |
|   42 | Mozambique         |     2 | 2- kerala                                                                                                                                                                  | 2 - Male               | Kidnapping etc.                                                                             |
|   43 | Myanmar            |    78 | 4- Tamil Nadu 14- Manipur 6- Mizoram 1- Tripura 53- Domicile N/A                                                                                                           | N/A                    | Immigration offence etc.                                                                    |
|   44 | Nepal              |   886 | N/A                                                                                                                                                                        | 838 - Male 48 - Female | Murder, rape, drugs and arms smuggling, robbery, kidnapping, organized crime etc.           |
|   45 | Netherlands        |     1 | N/A                                                                                                                                                                        | N/A                    | Murder                                                                                      |
|   46 | New Zealand        |    13 | N/A                                                                                                                                                                        | N/A                    | NA                                                                                          |
|   47 | Nigeria            |     1 | N/A                                                                                                                                                                        | 1 - Male               | Oil smuggling                                                                               |
|   48 | Oman               |    59 | N/A                                                                                                                                                                        | N/A                    | Drugs smuggling, oil smuggling and fight with employers etc.                                |
|   49 | Pakistan           |   536 | 358- Gujarat 8- J&K 2- Punjab 4- Madhya Pradesh 1- Delhi 1- Orissa 5- Bihar 18- Uttar Pradesh 9- West Bengal 1- Maharashtra 2- Rajasthan 18- Daman & Diu 109- Domicile N/A | 140 - Male 5 - Female  | Illegal stay and illegal boarder crossing etc.                                              |
|   50 | Panama             |     1 | N/A                                                                                                                                                                        | 1 - Male               | Human trafficking                                                                           |
|   51 | Phillipines        |    24 | N/A                                                                                                                                                                        | N/A                    | Kidnapping, murder, narcotics etc.                                                          |
|   52 | Poland             |     6 | 1- Kerala 1- Bihar 2- Rajasthan 2- Punjab                                                                                                                                  | 6 - Male               | sexual abuse, murder etc.                                                                   |
|   53 | Portugal           |     5 | 1- J&K 1- Bihar 1- Madhya Pradesh 2- Punjab                                                                                                                                | Male-5                 | Murder, drug trafficking etc.                                                               |
|   54 | Qatar              |   212 | N/A                                                                                                                                                                        | 205-Male 7 - Female    | Check bounced, drug trafficking, murder, bribery etc.                                       |
|   55 | Russian Federation |     7 | 3- Gujarat 1- Punjab 3- Domicile N/A                                                                                                                                       | 7 - Male               | drugs smuggling, financial fraud, selling fake drugs, illegal boarder crossing, murder etc. |
|   56 | Saudi Arabia       |  2224 | N/A                                                                                                                                                                        | N/A                    | Alcohol, Accident, Bribery, cheating, drugs, Murder, Kidnapping etc.                        |
|   57 | Serbia             |     2 | 2- Punjab                                                                                                                                                                  | 2 - Male               | fake passport etc.                                                                          |
|   58 | Senegal            |     1 | 1- Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                             | N/A                    | Cheating                                                                                    |
|   59 | Singapore          |   101 | N/A                                                                                                                                                                        | 97-Male 4 - Female     | Commercial crime, drug offence, property dispute, traffic offence etc.                      |

| 60   | South Africa             |    3 | 3- Gujarat                                                                                       | 3 - Male             | Economic offence, murder and sexual offences etc.                            |
|------|--------------------------|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 61   | Spain                    |   37 | N/A                                                                                              | N/A                  | N/A                                                                          |
| 62   | Sri Lanka                |   72 | 17- Tamil Nadu 3- Maharashtra 1- Kerala 4- Uttar Pradesh 2- Bihar 6- Uttrakhand 39- Domicile N/A | 71 - Male 1 - Female | Drug and gold smuggling, human trafficking, visa violation and IT fraud etc. |
| 63   | Tanzania                 |    1 | N/A                                                                                              | 1 - Male             | Murder                                                                       |
| 64   | Thailand                 |   43 | N/A                                                                                              | N/A                  | NA                                                                           |
| 65   | Turkey                   |    2 | 1- Tamil Nadu 1- Punjab                                                                          | 2 - Male             | Kidnapping, terrorism etc.                                                   |
| 66   | Uganda                   |    1 | 1- Maharashtra                                                                                   | 1 - Male             | Embezzlement of funds                                                        |
| 67   | United Arab Emirates     | 1606 | N/A                                                                                              | N/A                  | Murder, Drugs, Alcohol, Cheque bounced, financial frauds etc.                |
| 68   | United Kingdom           |  373 | N/A                                                                                              | N/A                  | NA                                                                           |
| 69   | Ukraine                  |    1 | 1- Gujarat                                                                                       | 1 - Male             | financial fraud                                                              |
| 70   | United States of America |  313 | N/A                                                                                              | N/A                  | Illegal stay and various crimes etc.                                         |
| 71   | Vietnam                  |    1 | 1- Haryana                                                                                       | 1 - Male             | Robbery                                                                      |
|      | Total                    | 8567 |                                                                                                  |                      |                                                                              |

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