Lok Sabha Question No. 3636 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Narcotics Control Bureau
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: M. Selvaraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3636

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  AUGUST, 2021/ SRAVANA 19, 1943 (SAKA)

NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU

3636.     SHRI M. SELVARAJ:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Narcotics  Control  Bureau  (NCB)  has  taken  any  action against  any  drug  mafia  kingpins  under  Prevention  of  Illicit  Traffic  in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) Act;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the total number of cases registered under PITNDPS Act during the last three years, State/UT-wise; and

(d) the current status of above said registered cases?

ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Narcotics  Control  Bureau  (NCB)  has  identified  major  drug traffickers/kingpins in the country for action against them under Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) Act, 1988 and has submitted 25 PITNDPS  proposals to Department of Revenue (DoR) since December, 2019, out of which, in 24 proposals, DoR has issued detention orders.

## L.S.US.Q. NO.3636 FOR 10.08.2021

(c) & (d): PITNDPS Act, 1988 provides for detention in certain cases for the purpose of preventing illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and for matters connected therewith.  National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) is the central agency, which compiles the data on crimes, as reported 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.  The State/UT-wise  number of General Diary (GD) entries and persons  detained  under  PITNDPS  Act,  1988  during 2017-2019  is at Annexure-I.

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## State/UT-wise statement on Preventive Detentions under PITNDPS Act during 2017-2019

| SL         | State/UT          | 2017                      | 2017             | 2018                      | 2018             | 2019                      | 2019             |
|------------|-------------------|---------------------------|------------------|---------------------------|------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
| SL         | State/UT          | Number of GD Entries Made | Persons Detained | Number of GD Entries Made | Persons Detained | Number of GD Entries Made | Persons Detained |
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh    | 4                         | 8                | 4                         | 13               | 4                         | 16               |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                | 1                         | 1                |
| 3          | Assam             | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                | 12                        | 12               |
| 4          | Bihar             | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh      | 95                        | 161              | 88                        | 139              | 41                        | 67               |
| 6          | Goa               | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                |
| 7          | Gujarat           | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                |
| 8          | Haryana           | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                |
| 9          | Himachal Pradesh  | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                |
| 10         | Jammu & Kashmir   | 2                         | 2                | 0                         | 0                | 3                         | 3                |
| 11         | Jharkhand         | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                |
| 12         | Karnataka         | 0                         | 0                | 85                        | 99               | 6                         | 8                |
| 13         | Kerala            | 0                         | 0                | 9                         | 10               | 0                         | 0                |
| 14         | Madhya Pradesh    | 144                       | 187              | 54                        | 77               | 43                        | 47               |
| 15         | Maharashtra       | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                |
| 16         | Manipur           | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                |
| 17         | Meghalaya         | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                |
| 18         | Mizoram           | 0                         | 0                | 14                        | 51               | 0                         | 0                |
| 19         | Nagaland          | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                |
| 20         | Odisha            | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                |
| 21         | Punjab            | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                |
| 22         | Rajasthan         | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                |
| 23         | Sikkim            | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                |
| 24         | Tamil Nadu        | 88                        | 93               | 33                        | 33               | 77                        | 78               |
| 25         | Telangana         | 1                         | 1                | 5                         | 5                | 7                         | 7                |
| 26         | Tripura           | 0                         | 0                | 3                         | 3                | 7                         | 7                |
| 27         | Uttar Pradesh     | 911                       | 917              | 1270                      | 1304             | 641                       | 664              |
| 28         | Uttarakhand       | 14                        | 14               | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                |
| 29         | West Bengal       | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                | 0                         | 0                |
|            | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 1259                      | 1383             | 1565                      | 1734             | 842                       | 910              |
| 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)            | 1259                      | 1383             | 1565                      | 1734             | 842                       | 910              |

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

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