Lok Sabha Question No. 2490 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-03
Subject: Poltical Assassination
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Bhagirath Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2490

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 03 RD  AUGUST, 2021/ SRAVANA 12, 1943 (SAKA)

POLTICAL ASSASSINATION

†2490.     SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  cases  of  murders  of  politicians  are  increasing  in  the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  during  the  last  five  years  in  each  year  and  current year, State-wise;
- (c) the details of the total number of such cases registered and number of accused arrested and the action taken against the guilty;
- (d)  whether the Government has constituted any committee or appointed any investigation agency to investigate the issues related to the killings of politicians;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and

(f) whether any concrete measures have been taken by the Government to prevent  such  cases  in  future  and  to  identify  the  reasons  behind  such cases, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  To (c):  National Crime Records Bureau compiles and publishes information  on  crimes  in  its  publication  'Crime  in  India'.  The  reports are available till the year  2019.  NCRB  does  not  maintain  separate  data

## L.S.US.Q. NO.2490 FOR 03.08.2021

Relating to 'Murder of Politicians'.  However, NCRB has started collecting data relating to cases registered and victims under 'Motives of Murder for Political Reasons' from the year 2017.  This data for the year 2017 to 2019 is given in Annexure I.

- (d): No Sir.
- (e): Does not arise.

(f): 'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects  under  the  Seventh Schedule to the constitution of India and State Governments are responsible  for  prevention,  detection  and  investigation  of  crimes.    The State Governments/Union Territory Administrations are competent to deal with such offences under the extant provisions of laws.  However, Ministry of  Home  Affairs  have  issued  advisories  to  States  and  Union  Territories, from time to time, to maintain law and order and ensure that any person who takes law into his/her own hands is punished promptly as per law.

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## State/UT-wise Cases Registered (CR),  and Total Victims (TOTV) under Motives of Murder for Political Reasons during 2017-2019

|            | State/UT          | 2017   | 2017   | 2018   | 2018   | 2019   | 2019   |
|------------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|            | State/UT          | CR     | TOTV   | CR     | TOTV   | CR     | TOTV   |
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh    | 2      | 3      | 0      | 0      | 5      | 7      |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 3      | 3      |
| 3          | Assam             | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 4          | Bihar             | 12     | 11     | 9      | 9      | 6      | 6      |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 6          | Goa               | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 7          | Gujarat           | 4      | 4      | 2      | 2      | 1      | 1      |
| 8          | Haryana           | 0      | 0      | 1      | 1      | 1      | 1      |
| 9          | Himachal Pradesh  | 0      | 0      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 10         | Jammu & Kashmir*  | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 2      |
| 11         | Jharkhand         | 42     | 42     | 1      | 1      | 6      | 6      |
| 12         | Karnataka         | 9      | 9      | 6      | 6      | 4      | 9      |
| 13         | Kerala            | 5      | 5      | 4      | 4      | 4      | 6      |
| 14         | Madhya Pradesh    | 1      | 1      | 3      | 3      | 2      | 2      |
| 15         | Maharashtra       | 4      | 4      | 7      | 8      | 3      | 3      |
| 16         | Manipur           | 0      | 0      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 17         | Meghalaya         | 0      | 0      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| 18         | Mizoram           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 19         | Nagaland          | 0      | 0      | 2      | 2      | 0      | 0      |
| 20         | Odisha            | 8      | 8      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 21         | Punjab            | 1      | 1      | 2      | 5      | 4      | 4      |
| 22         | Rajasthan         | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 23         | Sikkim            | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 24         | Tamil Nadu        | 3      | 4      | 0      | 0      | 3      | 3      |
| 25         | Telangana         | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 2      | 2      |
| 26         | Tripura           | 1      | 1      | 2      | 2      | 0      | 0      |
| 27         | Uttar Pradesh     | 3      | 3      | 0      | 0      | 3      | 3      |
| 28         | Uttarakhand       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 1      |
| 29         | West Bengal       | 1      | 1      | 12     | 13     | 12     | 13     |
|            | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 98     | 99     | 54     | 59     | 61     | 72     |
| 30         | A&N Islands       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 31         | Chandigarh        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 32         | D&N Haveli **     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 33         | Daman & Diu **    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 34         | Delhi             | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 35         | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 36         | Puducherry        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
|            | TOTAL UT(S)       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| TOTAL (ALL | INDIA)            | 98     | 99     | 54     | 59     | 61     | 72     |

Source: Crime in India

Note : Due to non-receipt of data from West Bengal in time for 2019, Data furnished for 2018 has been used

*   Now UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh

**  Now UT of D&N Haveli and UT of Daman & Diu have merged as one UT.