Lok Sabha Question No. 1161 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-27
Subject: Custodial Deaths
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary, Arjunlal Meena, Aparajita Sarangi, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1161

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 27 TH  JULY, 2021/ SRAVANA 5, 1943 (SAKA)

CUSTODIAL DEATHS

1161. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY: SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA: SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI: SHRI RANJEET SINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government has data of the number of custodial deaths recorded in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  data  specific  to  police  custody  death  and  judicial  custody death during the last three years, State-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  established  a  mechanism  to  ensure accountability for the deaths that  happen in police  and judicial custody; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b): As per information received from National  Human  Rights

Commission (NHRC) details of cases (State/UT wise) registered in respect of Custodial deaths are given at Annexure.

(c) to (d): 'Police and Public Order' are State subjects as per the seventh schedule  to  the  Constitution  of  India.  The Ministry of  Home Affairs and

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issue advisories from time to time  to  ensure  protection  of  human  rights.  Further,  pursuant  to  the guidelines issued by the NHRC, every death in custody, police or judicial, natural or otherwise, is to be reported to the Commission within 24 hours of  its  occurrence.  If  an  enquiry  by  the  Commission  into  police/judicial custody discloses negligence by a public servant,  the  Commission recommends to authorities of  Central/State  governments  for  initiation  of proceedings for prosecution against erring public servant. The disciplinary action against the erring public servant is to be taken by the respective state government as per extant rules, procedures etc.

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Statement in respect of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 1161 for 27.07.2021 showing total no. of cases registered in respect of custodial deaths (Police & Judicial)  during the last three years.

| S .No.   | State/UT Name        | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   |
|----------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|          |                      | Police    | Judicial  | Police    | Judicial  | Police    | Judicial  |
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 5         | 43        | 3         | 26        | 3         | 47        |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 2         | 6         | 0         | 2         | 1         | 2         |
| 3        | ASSAM                | 5         | 30        | 2         | 32        | 1         | 18        |
| 4        | BIHAR                | 5         | 114       | 5         | 105       | 3         | 156       |
| 5        | GOA                  | 0         | 3         | 0         | 2         | 0         | 1         |
| 6        | GUJARAT              | 13        | 67        | 12        | 53        | 17        | 82        |
| 7        | HARYANA              | 7         | 65        | 3         | 74        | 3         | 46        |
| 8        | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 1         | 15        | 4         | 7         | 0         | 8         |
| 9        | JAMMU & KASHMIR      | 0         | 8         | 0         | 5         | 2         | 7         |
| 10       | KARNATAKA            | 7         | 1         | 4         | 4         | 5         | 3         |
| 11       | KERALA               | 3         | 33        | 2         | 27        | 1         | 34        |
| 12       | MADHYA PRADESH       | 12        | 143       | 14        | 143       | 8         | 155       |
| 13       | MAHARASHTRA          | 11        | 149       | 3         | 91        | 13        | 130       |
| 14       | MANIPUR              | 3         | 0         | 2         | 1         | 0         | 1         |
| 15       | MEGHALAYA            | 0         | 3         | 1         | 4         | 2         | 5         |
| 16       | MIZORAM              | 1         | 4         | 1         | 0         | 0         | 3         |
| 17       | NAGALAND             | 0         | 0         | 0         | 5         | 0         | 2         |
| 18       | ODISHA               | 4         | 61        | 6         | 59        | 4         | 89        |
| 19       | PUNJAB               | 5         | 117       | 6         | 93        | 2         | 70        |
| 20       | RAJASTHAN            | 8         | 74        | 5         | 79        | 3         | 71        |
| 21       | SIKKIM               | 0         | 3         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 4         |
| 22       | TAMIL NADU           | 11        | 89        | 12        | 57        | 2         | 61        |
| 23       | TRIPURA              | 0         | 5         | 1         | 6         | 0         | 1         |
| 24       | UTTAR PRADESH        | 12        | 452       | 3         | 400       | 8         | 443       |
| 25       | WEST BENGAL          | 5         | 115       | 7         | 115       | 8         | 177       |
| 26       | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR    | 0         | 1         | 1         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 27       | CHANDIGARH           | 0         | 4         | 0         | 2         | 0         | 2         |
| 28       | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 29       | DAMAN & DIU          | 0         | 1         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 30       | DELHI                | 8         | 44        | 9         | 47        | 4         | 41        |
| 31       | LAKSHADWEEP          | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 32       | PUDUCHERRY           | 0         | 1         | 0         | 1         | 0         | 0         |
| 33       | CHHATTISGARH         | 3         | 55        | 3         | 56        | 3         | 64        |
| 34       | JHARKHAND            | 3         | 64        | 2         | 43        | 5         | 49        |
| 35       | UTTARAKHAND          | 2         | 18        | 1         | 24        | 1         | 46        |
| 36       | TELANGANA            | 0         | 9         | 0         | 21        | 1         | 22        |
| 37       | LADAKH               | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
|          | TOTAL                | 136       | 1797      | 112       | 1584      | 100       | 1840      |

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