Lok Sabha Question No. 383 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Incidents of Custodial Violence
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 383

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2021/ AGRAHAYANA 9, 1943 (SAKA)

INCIDENTS OF CUSTODIAL VIOLENCE

383. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there has been an increase in the incidents of custodial violence/death in the country;
- (b) if so, the steps being taken by the Government on this issue;
- (c)  the  number  of  custodial  deaths  in  the  country  during  the  last  three  years, State/UT-wise;
- (d)  the number of cases of custodial deaths where the National Human Rights Commission  (NHRC)  recommended  paying  compensation  during  the  abovementioned period, State/UT-wise;
- (e) the data depicting the number of prison violence that took place along with the number of deaths due to the same; and
- (f) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) No Sir. As per data received from National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), no such  increase has been noticed.
- (c) A  statement  indicating  number  of  State/UT-wise  custodial  deaths  as reported by NHRC during the last three years is placed at Annexure-I.

## LS.US.Q.NO.383 FOR 30.11.2021

- (d) A statement indicating State/UT-wise number of cases of custodial deaths where NHRC had recommended monetary relief is placed at Annexure-II.
- (e) As  per  data  received  from  NHRC,  during  last  three  years,  a  total  of  19 cases  of  prison  violence  have  been  registered  with  NHRC  and  no  death  has resulted from the violence.

(f) As per the 7 th  Schedule of the Constitution of India, Police and Public order are State subjects. It is primarily the responsibility of the State Government to appropriately  prevent  and  ensure  non-occurrence  of  police  atrocities  and protect  the  human  rights  of  the  citizens.  The  Central  Government  issues advisories,  while  the  NHRC  issues  guidelines  and  recommendations  to  be followed  by  the  States/UTs  in  all  cases  of  custodial  deaths.    In  addition, workshops/seminars are also organized by NHRC from time to time to sensitize officers  of  the  State  Governments  for  better  protection  of  human  rights  and particularly protection of rights of persons in custody.

Statement in respect of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 383 for 30.11.2021 showing total no. of cases registered in respect of custodial deaths (Police & Judicial) State -wise 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 28    | CHANDIGARH DADRA & | 0 0       | 4 0       | 0 0       | 2 0       | 0 0       | 2 0       |
|          | NAGAR HAVELI       | 0         |           |           |           | 0         |           |
| 29       | DAMAN & DIU        |           | 1         | 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      |

## Annexure-II

Statement in respect of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 383 for 30.11.2021 showing State-wise total no. of cases of custodial deaths during last three years wherein NHRC had recommended monetary compensation.

| NAME OF THE STATE/UT   |   Police |   Amount (in Rs) |   Judicial |   Amount (in Rs) |
|------------------------|----------|------------------|------------|------------------|
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR      |        1 |           300000 |          1 |           200000 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH         |        2 |           400000 |         17 |          4100000 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH      |        6 |          1500000 |          6 |          1300000 |
| ASSAM                  |        8 |          2800000 |         11 |          3100000 |
| BIHAR                  |       11 |          3450000 |         58 |         15450000 |
| CHANDIGARH             |        0 |                0 |          1 |           300000 |
| CHHATTISGARH           |        6 |          2000000 |         21 |          5900000 |
| DAMAN & DIU            |        0 |                0 |          1 |           300000 |
| DELHI                  |        3 |          1200000 |         20 |          5150000 |
| GUJARAT                |        7 |          2400000 |          8 |          2100000 |
| HARYANA                |        0 |                0 |         19 |          6275000 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH       |        2 |           700000 |          2 |           400000 |
| JHARKHAND              |        6 |          1600000 |         24 |          5575000 |
| KARNATAKA              |        1 |           100000 |          1 |           300000 |
| KERALA                 |        2 |           600000 |          8 |          2400000 |
| MADHYA PRADESH         |        4 |          1200000 |         11 |          2900000 |
| MAHARASHTRA            |       10 |          3600000 |         15 |          3600000 |
| MANIPUR                |        1 |           500000 |          1 |           300000 |
| MEGHALAYA              |        1 |           300000 |          2 |           300000 |
| MIZORAM                |        2 |           600000 |          2 |           300000 |
| NAGALAND               |        1 |           350000 |          2 |           400000 |
| ODISHA                 |        2 |           800000 |          9 |          2800000 |
| PUDUCHERRY             |        0 |                0 |          1 |           500000 |
| PUNJAB                 |        3 |          1300000 |         32 |          7150000 |
| RAJASTHAN              |        2 |           600000 |         21 |          4649996 |
| TAMIL NADU             |        5 |          1125000 |          6 |          1200000 |
| TELANGANA              |        1 |           500000 |         11 |          2325000 |
| TRIPURA                |        1 |           300000 |          0 |                0 |
| UTTAR PRADESH          |        6 |          2300000 |        126 |         31725002 |
| UTTARAKHAND            |        0 |                0 |          5 |          1200000 |
| WEST BENGAL            |        9 |          3000000 |         18 |          4250000 |
| TOTAL                  |      103 |         33525000 |        460 |        116449998 |