Lok Sabha Question No. 1954 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-11
Subject: Murder Cases
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Adv Dean Kuriakose

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1954

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  MARCH, 2025/ PHALGUNA 20, 1946 (SAKA) MURDER CASES

1954.     ADV DEAN KURIAKOSE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  total  number of  murder  cases reported  in the country during  the last three years, State-wise;

(b) whether the increasing cases of honour killings that have taken place during the said period; and

(c) whether the Government has taken any initiatives for reducing these type of murders during the such period?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI BANDI SANJAY KUMAR)

(a)  &  (b):  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  compiles  statistical  data  on crimes as reported to it by the States/UTs and publishes the same in its annual publication  'Crime  in  India'.  The  latest  published  report  pertains  to  the  year 2022. The State/UT-wise details of cases registered under murder during 20202022 are at Annexure-I. State/UT-wise details of cases reported under motive of murder for honour killings during 2020-2022 are at Annexure-II. (c): 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The responsibility to maintain law and order, protection of  life  and  property  of  the  citizens  including  investigation  and  prosecution  of crime, rests with the  respective  State  Governments/UT  Administrations. State

Governments/UT  Administrations  are  competent  to  deal  with  such  offences under  the  extant  provisions  of  laws.  However,  Government  of  India  has  been taking  a  number  of  steps  to  tackle  crime  against  women  including  crime  of honour killings, which are as follows:-

(i)In  pursuance  of  Supreme  Court's  judgement  dated  27-03-2018  in  W.P.  (C) No.231 of 2010, Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a comprehensive advisory on 31st May, 2018 to all State  Governments and Union Territory (UT) Administrations to take/ implement preventive, remedial and punitive measures to  address  the  issues  relating  to  'honourcrimes'.  Preventive  steps  inter-alia include  identification  of  districts,  subdistricts  and  villages  having  reported instances  of  honour  killing  etc.  in  the  last  five  years,  sensitization  of  police officers to be vigilant in this regard, timely and prior reporting of such gatherings to senior officers etc. Remedial measures inter-alia, include immediate registration of FIRs, effective investigation of the crime and provision of security to the couple/family. Punitive measures inter-alia include initiation of departmental/disciplinary  action  against  erring  police  officials  and  trial  of  the cases before the designated Court/ Fast Track Court earmarked for the purpose. This advisory is available on this Ministry's website www.mha.gov.in.

(ii) Emergency Response Support System provides a pan-India, single internationally recognized number (112) based system for all emergencies with a location-based  service/global  positioning  service  for  identifying  location  of distressed  caller  and  facilitating  dispatch  of  field  resources  to  the  location  of distress.

(iii)  MHA has implemented projects for setting up and strengthening of Women Help  Desks  in  Police  Stations  in  order  to  make  police  stations  more  women friendly and to take necessary action for women in distress. (iv)  Ministry  of  Women  &  Child  Development  is  implementing  One  Stop  Centre (OSC)  Scheme  across  the  country.  The  objectives  of  the  One  Stop  Centre Scheme are to provide integrated support and assistance to women affected by violence,  both  in  private  and  public  spaces  under  one  roof  and  facilitate immediate,  emergency  and  non-emergency  access  to  a  range  of  services including police, medical, legal aid, temporary shelter, counselling and psychological support to fight against any form of violence against women. (v) The Universalisation of Women Helpline (WHL) Scheme is being implemented by Ministry of Women & Child Development since 1st  April, 2015 with  the  aim  to  provide  an  immediate  and  24-hour  emergency  and  nonemergency  response  to  women  affected  by  violence  across  the  country  by referral service. Under the Scheme, a toll-free round the clock telecom service through short code 181 is provided to women seeking support and information. Women  Helpline  has  been  integrated  with  the  Emergency  Response  Support System  112  (ERSS-112)  in  34  States/UTs  and  Child  Helpline  (1098)  in  32 States/UTs. Presently, Women Helpline-181 is functional in 35 States/UTs.

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## State/UT-wise Cases Registered under Murder During 2020-2022

| SL                                       | State/UT                                 |   2020 |   2021 |   2022 |
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1                                        | Andhra Pradesh                           |    853 |    956 |    925 |
| 2                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                        |     45 |     49 |     56 |
| 3                                        | Assam                                    |   1131 |   1192 |   1072 |
| 4                                        | Bihar                                    |   3150 |   2799 |   2930 |
| 5                                        | Chhattisgarh                             |    972 |   1007 |   1013 |
| 6                                        | Goa                                      |     34 |     26 |     44 |
| 7                                        | Gujarat                                  |    982 |   1010 |    959 |
| 8                                        | Haryana                                  |   1143 |   1112 |   1020 |
| 9                                        | Himachal Pradesh                         |     91 |     86 |     85 |
| 10                                       | Jharkhand                                |   1592 |   1573 |   1550 |
| 11                                       | Karnataka                                |   1331 |   1357 |   1404 |
| 12                                       | Kerala                                   |    306 |    337 |    334 |
| 13                                       | Madhya Pradesh                           |   2101 |   2034 |   1978 |
| 14                                       | Maharashtra                              |   2163 |   2330 |   2295 |
| 15                                       | Manipur                                  |     46 |     46 |     47 |
| 16                                       | Meghalaya                                |     79 |     80 |     72 |
| 17                                       | Mizoram                                  |     28 |     24 |     31 |
| 18                                       | Nagaland                                 |     25 |     27 |     21 |
| 19                                       | Odisha                                   |   1470 |   1394 |   1379 |
| 20                                       | Punjab                                   |    757 |    723 |    670 |
| 21                                       | Rajasthan                                |   1719 |   1786 |   1834 |
| 22                                       | Sikkim                                   |     11 |     14 |      9 |
| 23                                       | Tamil Nadu                               |   1661 |   1686 |   1690 |
| 24                                       | Telangana                                |    802 |   1026 |    937 |
| 25                                       | Tripura                                  |    114 |    122 |    109 |
| 26                                       | Uttar Pradesh                            |   3779 |   3717 |   3491 |
| 27                                       | Uttarakhand                              |    160 |    208 |    187 |
| 28                                       | West Bengal                              |   1948 |   1884 |   1696 |
|                                          | TOTAL STATE(S)                           |  28493 |  28605 |  27838 |
| 29                                       | A&N Islands                              |      5 |     16 |      7 |
| 30                                       | Chandigarh                               |     22 |     17 |     18 |
| 31                                       | D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu               |     13 |     14 |     16 |
| 32                                       | Delhi                                    |    472 |    459 |    509 |
| 33                                       | Jammu & Kashmir                          |    149 |    136 |     99 |
| 34                                       | Ladakh                                   |      0 |      5 |      5 |
| 35                                       | Lakshadweep                              |      0 |      1 |      0 |
| 36                                       | Puducherry                               |     39 |     19 |     30 |
|                                          | TOTAL UT(S)                              |    700 |    667 |    684 |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA) Source: Crime in India | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) Source: Crime in India |  29193 |  29272 |  28522 |

## State/UT-wise Cases Reported under Motive of Murder for Honour Killings During 2020-2022

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                   |   2020 |   2021 |   2022 |
|-----------|----------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh             |      2 |      1 |      0 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh          |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 3         | Assam                      |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 4         | Bihar                      |      2 |      0 |      1 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh               |      1 |      0 |      1 |
| 6         | Goa                        |      0 |      1 |      0 |
| 7         | Gujarat                    |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 8         | Haryana                    |      4 |      4 |      0 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh           |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 10        | Jharkhand                  |      4 |      8 |      4 |
| 11        | Karnataka                  |      0 |      1 |      0 |
| 12        | Kerala                     |      1 |      0 |      0 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh             |      3 |      6 |      5 |
| 14        | Maharashtra                |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 15        | Manipur                    |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 16        | Meghalaya                  |      0 |      1 |      0 |
| 17        | Mizoram                    |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 18        | Nagaland                   |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 19        | Odisha                     |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 20        | Punjab                     |      4 |      8 |      4 |
| 21        | Rajasthan                  |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 22        | Sikkim                     |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu                 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 24        | Telangana                  |      2 |      0 |      3 |
| 25        | Tripura                    |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh              |      0 |      2 |      0 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand                |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 28        | West Bengal                |      0 |      0 |      0 |
|           | TOTAL STATE(S)             |     23 |     32 |     18 |
| 29        | A&N Islands                |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 30        | Chandigarh                 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 31        | D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu |      1 |      0 |      0 |
| 32        | Delhi                      |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 33        | Jammu & Kashmir            |      1 |      1 |      0 |
| 34        | Ladakh                     |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep                |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 36        | Puducherry                 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
|           | TOTAL UT(S)                |      2 |      1 |      0 |
|           | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)          |     25 |     33 |     18 |

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