Lok Sabha Question No. 2486 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: Persons Arrested Under UAPA
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2486

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 09 TH  MARCH, 2021/ PHALGUNA 18, 1942 (SAKA)

PERSONS ARRESTED UNDER UAPA

2486.     SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  statistics  regarding  the  number  of cases registered and number of persons arrested under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in the county;

(b) if so, the details of such cases reported in the country during the last five years, year-wise and State-wise;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  set  up  fast  track  courts  to handle  cases  registered  under  UAPA  in  each  State  and  Union  Territory; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) & (b): The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles the data on crime as reported to it by States and Union Territories and publishes the  same  in  its  annual  publication  'Crime  in  India'.  The  latest  published report is of the year 2019. As per published report of the year 2019, the State-wise  number  of  cases  registered  and  persons  arrested under the

Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) during 2015-2019 is at Annexure.

(c) & (d): Cases  under  UAPA  are  investigated  by  state  police  and  the National Investigation Agency (NIA). As far as NIA is concerned, so far 48 special  courts  have  been  constituted  across  the  country  for  the  speedy trial of terror related cases.

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## Annexure referred to in part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2486 for 09.03.2021

## State-wise list of number of cases registered and persons arrested under UAPA

|    |                   | 2015   | 2015   | 2016   | 2016   | 2017   | 2017   | 2018   | 2018   | 2019   | 2019   |
|----|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL | State/UT          | CR     | PAR    | CR     | PAR    | CR     | PAR    | CR     | PAR    | CR     | PAR    |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 22     | 0      | 1      | 8      | 4      | 5      |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 2      | 2      | 6      | 10     | 25     | 40     |
| 3  | Assam             | 103    | 128    | 216    | 219    | 133    | 374    | 308    | 170    | 87     | 112    |
| 4  | Bihar             | 57     | 165    | 48     | 80     | 52     | 228    | 34     | 59     | 12     | 35     |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh      | 2      | 3      | 3      | 5      | 1      | 3      | 10     | 4      | 2      | 32     |
| 6  | Goa               | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 7  | Gujarat           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 1      |
| 8  | Haryana           | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh  | 0      | 0      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 10 | Jammu & Kashmir   | 59     | 10     | 161    | 56     | 156    | 35     | 245    | 177    | 255    | 227    |
| 11 | Jharkhand         | 44     | 44     | 77     | 116    | 52     | 57     | 137    | 97     | 105    | 202    |
| 12 | Karnataka         | 7      | 8      | 6      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 7      | 6      |
| 13 | Kerala            | 35     | 14     | 36     | 20     | 4      | 20     | 17     | 6      | 53     | 25     |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh    | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 6      | 13     | 2      | 4      |
| 15 | Maharashtra       | 1      | 0      | 1      | 2      | 1      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 16 | Manipur           | 544    | 692    | 327    | 396    | 330    | 352    | 289    | 332    | 306    | 386    |
| 17 | Meghalaya         | 10     | 7      | 5      | 8      | 0      | 0      | 2      | 6      | 0      | 0      |
| 18 | Mizoram           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 7      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 19 | Nagaland          | 4      | 0      | 10     | 12     | 7      | 14     | 8      | 10     | 9      | 18     |
| 20 | Odisha            | 4      | 1      | 5      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 5      |
| 21 | Punjab            | 2      | 2      | 2      | 5      | 7      | 44     | 6      | 27     | 3      | 30     |
| 22 | Rajasthan         | 0      | 0      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 23 | Sikkim            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu        | 1      | 2      | 0      | 0      | 5      | 3      | 2      | 15     | 270    | 308    |
| 25 | Telangana         | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 5      |
| 26 | Tripura           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh     | 6      | 23     | 10     | 15     | 109    | 382    | 107    | 479    | 81     | 498    |
| 28 | Uttarakhand       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 29 | West Bengal       | 13     | 25     | 9      | 51     | 12     | 24     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
|    | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 894    | 1125   | 918    | 987    | 895    | 1545   | 1180   | 1413   | 1224   | 1939   |
| 30 | A&N Islands       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 31 | Chandigarh        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      |
| 32 | D&N Haveli        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |        | 0      |
| 33 | Daman & Diu       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 34 | Delhi             | 3      | 3      | 4      | 12     | 6      | 9      | 2      | 8      | 2      | 9      |
| 35 | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 36 | Puducherry        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
|    | TOTAL UT(S)       | 3      | 3      | 4      | 12     | 6      | 9      | 2      | 8      | 2      | 9      |
|    | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 897    | 1128   | 922    | 999    | 901    | 1554   | 1182   | 1421   | 1226   | 1948   |

CR- Cases Registered, PAR- Persons Arrested