Lok Sabha Question No. 2055 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Custodial Deaths
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Thirumaa Valavan Thol

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2055

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  AUGUST, 2023/ SRAVANA 10, 1945 (SAKA)

CUSTODIAL DEATHS

2055. SHRI THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has the data regarding the custodial deaths in Police custody;

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

(c) whether the Government has also the data about the custodial death of persons  belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes,  Scheduled  Tribes  and  Minority community; and

(d) if so, the details thereof State and Gender-wise?

ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)  As  per  the  information  provided  by  the  National  Human  Rights Commission  (NHRC),  statement  showing  the  year-wise  and  State-wise number of cases registered about custodial deaths in Police custody are given at Annexure.

(c)  &  (d)  NHRC  does  not  maintain  the  data  about  custodial  death  of persons  belonging  to  Scheduled  Caste,  Scheduled  Tribe  and  Minority Community separately.

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Information in respect  of part  (a)  &  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  2055  for  01.08.2023 Statement  Showing  State-wise  No.  of  Cases  Registered  in  respect  of  Custodial  Deaths  in  Police Custody from 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2023.

| S No.   | State/UT Name       |   2018-2019 |   2019-2020 |   2020-2021 |   2021-2022 |   2022-2023 |
|---------|---------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH      |           5 |           3 |           3 |           1 |           5 |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   |           2 |           0 |           1 |           0 |           3 |
| 3       | ASSAM               |           5 |           2 |           1 |           9 |          11 |
| 4       | BIHAR               |           5 |           5 |           3 |          18 |          16 |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH        |           3 |           3 |           3 |           2 |           1 |
| 6       | GOA                 |           0 |           0 |           0 |           1 |           2 |
| 7       | GUJARAT             |          13 |          12 |          17 |          24 |          15 |
| 8       | HARYANA             |           7 |           3 |           3 |           4 |           3 |
| 9       | HIMACHAL PRADESH    |           1 |           4 |           0 |           0 |           1 |
| 10      | JHARKHAND           |           3 |           2 |           5 |           5 |           5 |
| 11      | KARNATAKA           |           7 |           4 |           5 |           8 |           5 |
| 12      | KERALA              |           3 |           2 |           1 |           6 |           2 |
| 13      | MADHYA PRADESH      |          12 |          14 |           8 |           8 |           8 |
| 14      | MAHARASHTRA         |          11 |           3 |          13 |          30 |          23 |
| 15      | MANIPUR             |           3 |           2 |           0 |           1 |           2 |
| 16      | MEGHALAYA           |           0 |           1 |           2 |           4 |           0 |
| 17      | MIZORAM             |           1 |           1 |           0 |           1 |           0 |
| 18      | NAGALAND            |           0 |           0 |           0 |           2 |           0 |
| 19      | ODISHA              |           4 |           6 |           4 |           2 |           3 |
| 20      | PUNJAB              |           5 |           6 |           2 |           8 |          10 |
| 21      | RAJASTHAN           |           8 |           5 |           3 |          13 |           4 |
| 22      | SIKKIM              |           0 |           0 |           0 |           1 |           0 |
| 23      | TAMIL NADU          |          11 |          12 |           2 |           4 |           7 |
| 24      | TELANGANA           |           0 |           0 |           1 |           4 |           1 |
| 25      | TRIPURA             |           0 |           1 |           0 |           1 |           1 |
| 26      | UTTAR PRADESH       |          12 |           3 |           8 |           8 |          10 |
| 27      | UTTARAKHAND         |           2 |           1 |           1 |           2 |           4 |
| 28      | WEST BENGAL         |           5 |           7 |           8 |           5 |          15 |
| 29      | ANDAMAN& NICOBAR    |           0 |           1 |           0 |           0 |           0 |
| 30      | CHANDIGARH          |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |
| 31      | DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |
| 32      | DAMAN & DIU         |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |
| 33      | DELHI               |           8 |           9 |           4 |           1 |           5 |
| 34      | JAMMU&KASHMIR       |           0 |           0 |           2 |           2 |           2 |
| 35      | LADAKH              |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |
| 36      | LAKSHADWEEP         |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |
| 37      | PUDUCHERRY          |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |
|         | TOTAL               |         136 |         112 |         100 |         175 |         164 |

Source: NHRC