Lok Sabha Question No. 2713 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Harassment of Dalits
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2713

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2023/ AGRAHAYANA 28, 1945 (SAKA)

HARASSMENT OF DALITS

†2713. KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether there has been increase in the number of incidents related to rape and harassment of Dalits in the country particularly in Uttar Pradesh during the last few years;

- (b)  if  so,  the  number  of  said  incidents  during  the  last  five  years  and  the total  number  of  such  cases  reported  and  the  number  of  cases  in  which action has been taken; and

(c)  the  steps taken by the Government for the protection of Dalits in the country?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISHRA)

(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 publication  'Crime  in  India'.  The  latest  published  report  pertains  to  the  year 2022.  The  State/UT-wise,  including  Uttar  Pradesh  details  of  Cases  Registered (CR),  Cases  Charge-sheeted  (CCS),  and  Persons  Arrested  (PAR)  under  Crime against Scheduled Castes (SCs) during years 2018-2022, are at Annexure-I.

The Crime Head-wise details of number of Cases Registered (CR), Cases Chargesheeted  (CCS),  and  Persons  Arrested  (PAR)  under  Crime  against  Scheduled Castes (SCs) during years 2018-2022, are at Annexure-II.

(c):  'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects  under  the  Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The responsibility of maintaining law and order, protection of life and property of the citizens including SCs rest with  the  respective  State  Governments.  The  State  Governments  are competent to deal with such offences under the extant provisions of laws. However, the Government is committed to ensure protection of members of Scheduled Castes.

Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) conducts training,  courses  and  webinars  from  time  to  time  for  police  personnel sensitizing  them  for  effective  implementation  of  Scheduled  Castes  and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) (POA) Act, 1989.

In addition, Government of India has issued advisories to States/UTs from time to time to implement the provisions of the POA Act and Rules in letter and spirit, which are available at www.mha.gov.in.

To make the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities)  Act,  1989  more  effective  and  to  provide  greater  justice  and enhanced redressal to injustice suffered by the atrocity victims, this Act has  been  amended  in  2015.  The  amendment  includes  new  offences, expanded scope of presumptions, institutional strengthening, which interalia includes establishment of Exclusive Special Courts and specification of Exclusive Special Public Prosecutors to exclusively try offences under the  POA  Act  to  enable  expeditious  disposal  of  cases,  power  of  Special Courts and Exclusive Special Courts to take direct cognizance of offences. Further, Section 18 of the POA Act was amended through the Scheduled Castes  and  the  Scheduled  Tribes  (Prevention  of  Atrocities)  Amendment Act,  2018  and  enforced  on  20.08.2018.  Conduct  of  a  preliminary  enquiry before registration of an FIR or to seek approval of any authority prior to arrest of an accused is no longer required.

The  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has  advised  the  States  and  UTs  to identify  the  atrocity-prone  areas  for  taking  preventive  measures  to  save life  and  property  of  the  members  of  the  SC/ST  communities  and  post adequate number of police personnel, fully equipped with policing infrastructure in the Police Stations in such vulnerable areas.

Further, the Department of Social Justice and  Empowerment, Ministry  of  Social  Justice  &  Empowerment  runs  a  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme  for  the  implementation  of  Protection  of  Civil  Rights  (PCR)  Act, 1955  and  the  Scheduled  Castes  (SC)  and  the  Scheduled  Tribes  (ST) (Prevention of Atrocities) {POA} Act 1989, under which Central Assistance is provided to the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations for  effective  implementation  of  the  PCR  Act,  1955  and  the  SC/ST  (POA) Act, 1989.

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Lok Sabha U.S.P.Q. No. 2713 for 19.12.2023

Annexure-I

State/UT-wise Cases Registered(CR),Cases Charge-sheeted(CCS), and Persons Arrested(PAR) under Crime against Scheduled Castes(SCs) during 2018 to 2022

|       | State/UT                    | 2018   | 2018   | 2018   | 2019   | 2019   | 2019   | 2020   | 2020   | 2020   | 2021   | 2021   | 2021   | 2022   | 2022   | 2022   |
|-------|-----------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL    | State/UT                    | CR     | CCS    | PAR    | CR     | CCS    | PAR    | CR     | CCS    | PAR    | CR     | CCS    | PAR    | CR     | CCS    | PAR    |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh              | 1836   | 1430   | 2690   | 2071   | 928    | 2560   | 1950   | 1615   | 3067   | 2014   | 1915   | 2749   | 2315   | 1571   | 3255   |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 3     | Assam                       | 8      | 2      | 18     | 21     | 5      | 25     | 28     | 3      | 21     | 15     | 3      | 11     | 14     | 3      | 15     |
| 4     | Bihar                       | 7061   | 6469   | 7190   | 6544   | 4784   | 7483   | 7368   | 5453   | 6170   | 5842   | 4588   | 5089   | 6509   | 5135   | 5863   |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh                | 264    | 236    | 406    | 341    | 313    | 591    | 316    | 280    | 580    | 330    | 337    | 690    | 323    | 358    | 727    |
| 6     | Goa                         | 5      | 3      | 1      | 3      | 4      | 0      | 2      | 1      | 3      | 4      | 3      | 0      | 8      | 7      | 0      |
| 7     | Gujarat                     | 1426   | 1269   | 3362   | 1416   | 1229   | 3116   | 1326   | 1203   | 3081   | 1201   | 1144   | 2823   | 1279   | 1182   | 2655   |
| 8     | Haryana                     | 961    | 564    | 1268   | 1086   | 670    | 1308   | 1210   | 632    | 1390   | 1628   | 738    | 1480   | 1633   | 744    | 1531   |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh            | 130    | 111    | 264    | 189    | 111    | 243    | 251    | 185    | 354    | 244    | 144    | 349    | 210    | 148    | 165    |
| 10    | Jharkhand                   | 537    | 250    | 365    | 651    | 209    | 248    | 666    | 292    | 459    | 546    | 460    | 568    | 674    | 318    | 511    |
| 11    | Karnataka                   | 1325   | 1098   | 2682   | 1504   | 1131   | 2775   | 1398   | 1208   | 3667   | 1673   | 1556   | 4301   | 1977   | 1636   | 4162   |
| 12    | Kerala                      | 887    | 608    | 989    | 858    | 634    | 1041   | 846    | 655    | 991    | 948    | 1111   | 1459   | 1050   | 957    | 1257   |
| 13    | Madhya Pradesh              | 4753   | 4738   | 8341   | 5300   | 5073   | 8660   | 6899   | 6718   | 10545  | 7214   | 7236   | 7944   | 7733   | 7588   | 6735   |
| 14    | Maharashtra                 | 1974   | 1545   | 4231   | 2150   | 1800   | 4469   | 2569   | 2133   | 6149   | 2503   | 2357   | 5976   | 2743   | 2371   | 5379   |
| 15    | Manipur                     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 16    | Meghalaya                   | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 17    | Mizoram                     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 5      | 5      | 5      |
| 18    | Nagaland #                  | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 19    | Odisha                      | 1778   | 1663   | 803    | 1886   | 2365   | 1703   | 2046   | 2088   | 1556   | 2327   | 2032   | 681    | 2902   | 3090   | 1433   |
| 20    | Punjab                      | 168    | 84     | 287    | 166    | 76     | 255    | 165    | 97     | 276    | 200    | 96     | 249    | 162    | 69     | 266    |
| 21    | Rajasthan                   | 4607   | 2407   | 4454   | 6794   | 3194   | 5594   | 7017   | 3328   | 6230   | 7524   | 3726   | 7013   | 8752   | 4031   | 7701   |
| 22    | Sikkim                      | 5      | 4      | 4      | 4      | 2      | 3      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 2      | 1      | 2      | 3      | 0      | 0      |
| 23    | Tamil Nadu                  | 1413   | 1221   | 3260   | 1144   | 967    | 2974   | 1274   | 968    | 3284   | 1377   | 1050   | 3154   | 1761   | 1297   | 3606   |
| 24    | Telangana                   | 1507   | 1046   | 1775   | 1690   | 1119   | 2433   | 1959   | 1534   | 2522   | 1772   | 1550   | 2321   | 1787   | 1979   | 2459   |
| 25    | Tripura                     | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 2      | 0      | 0      | 3      | 0      | 0      | 2      | 1      | 0      |
| 26    | Uttar Pradesh               | 11924  | 9906   | 20151  | 11829  | 9931   | 18974  | 12714  | 10489  | 18461  | 13146  | 11358  | 20067  | 15368  | 12996  | 23212  |
| 27    | Uttarakhand                 | 58     | 65     | 99     | 84     | 68     | 87     | 87     | 64     | 78     | 123    | 87     | 88     | 114    | 99     | 79     |
| 28    | West Bengal                 | 119    | 80     | 80     | 145    | 89     | 50     | 109    | 128    | 114    | 108    | 122    | 126    | 104    | 123    | 112    |
|       | TOTAL STATE(S)              | 42747  | 34799  | 62720  | 45876  | 34703  | 64592  | 50202  | 39075  | 68998  | 50744  | 41614  | 67140  | 57428  | 45708  | 71128  |
| 29    | A&N Islands                 | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 30    | Chandigarh                  | 1      | 1      | 1      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 3      | 0      | 2      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 4      | 1      | 1      |
| 31    | D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu+ | 1      | 0      | 0      | 2      | 0      | 0      | 1      | 1      | 2      | 0      | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 32    | Delhi                       | 36     | 32     | 73     | 76     | 51     | 64     | 69     | 59     | 42     | 136    | 100    | 197    | 130    | 99     | 195    |
| 33    | Jammu & Kashmir*            | 1      | 1      | 1      | 2      | 0      | 0      | 7      | 0      | 1      | 13     | 3      | 16     | 11     | 6      | 17     |
| 34    | Ladakh                      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0 0    | 0      | 0 0    | 0 0    | 0 0    | 0 0    |
| 35 36 | Lakshadweep Puducherry      | 0 7    | 0 5    | 0 5    | 0 4    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 7      | 0 6    | 18     | 9      | 13     | 35     |
|       | TOTAL UT(S)                 | 46     | 39     | 80     | 85     | 0 51   | 0 64   | 9 89   | 3      | 3 50   | 156    | 110    | 231    | 154    | 119    | 248    |
|       | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)           | 42793  | 34838  | 62800  |        | 34754  | 64656  | 50291  | 63     |        | 50900  | 41724  | 67371  | 57582  |        |        |
|       |                             |        |        |        | 45961  |        |        |        | 39138  | 69048  |        |        |        |        | 45827  | 71376  |

Source: Crime in India

Note : '+' Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman & Diu UT during 2018-2019

*' Data of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir State including Ladakh during 2018-2019

# Clarifications are pending from Nagaland for the year 2022

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## Lok Sabha U.S.P.Q. No. 2713 for 19.12.2023

## Annexure-II

Crime Head-wise Cases Registered(CR), Cases Charge-sheeted(CCS), and Persons Arrested(PAR) under Crime against Scheduled Castes(SCs) during 2018 to 2022

| SL    | Crime Head                                                  | 2018   | 2018   | 2018   | 2019   | 2019   | 2019   | 2020   | 2020   | 2020   | 2021   | 2021   | 2021   | 2022   | 2022   | 2022   |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| SL    | Crime Head                                                  | CR     | CCS    | PAR    | CR     | CCS    | PAR    | CR     | CCS    | PAR    | CR     | CCS    | PAR    | CR     | CCS    | PAR    |
| 1A    | SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act                        | 38327  | 31256  | 55938  | 41804  | 31584  | 57770  | 45995  | 36178  | 61925  | 45610  | 37170  | 58800  | 52866  | 42026  | 65147  |
| 1A.1  | Murder                                                      | 798    | 715    | 2056   | 892    | 747    | 2243   | 855    | 748    | 2309   | 967    | 894    | 2389   | 954    | 851    | 2425   |
| 1A.2  | Attempt to Commit Murder                                    | 677    | 609    | 1931   | 784    | 653    | 2207   | 1119   | 820    | 2719   | 916    | 860    | 2446   | 1126   | 1065   | 2761   |
| 1A.3  | Simple Hurt                                                 | 13078  | 11558  | 16091  | 13270  | 10228  | 16695  | 16543  | 13145  | 19301  | 15485  | 13229  | 17495  | 18428  | 15123  | 18802  |
| 1A.4  | Grievous Hurt                                               | 1196   | 1073   | 1897   | 1066   | 949    | 2046   | 1587   | 1221   | 2509   | 1286   | 1170   | 2111   | 1281   | 1163   | 2110   |
| 1A.5  | Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty         | 3091   | 2557   | 3683   | 3377   | 2628   | 3897   | 3373   | 2674   | 4179   | 3764   | 3145   | 4442   | 4160   | 3341   | 4800   |
| 1A.6  | Insult to the Modesty of Women                              | 148    | 62     | 95     | 143    | 80     | 127    | 144    | 122    | 167    | 157    | 117    | 101    | 226    | 156    | 213    |
| 1A.7  | Kidnapping and Abduction                                    | 939    | 657    | 1134   | 915    | 591    | 1180   | 847    | 563    | 1080   | 813    | 578    | 1071   | 1087   | 793    | 1333   |
| 1A.8  | Rape                                                        | 2936   | 2546   | 3679   | 3484   | 2893   | 4280   | 3372   | 2959   | 4435   | 3870   | 3504   | 5047   | 4241   | 3754   | 4890   |
| 1A.9  | Attempt to Commit Rape                                      | 132    | 93     | 138    | 127    | 80     | 101    | 90     | 57     | 76     | 100    | 57     | 60     | 104    | 51     | 55     |
| 1A.10 | Riots                                                       | 1316   | 1068   | 6128   | 1293   | 1085   | 5173   | 1445   | 1264   | 5803   | 1022   | 871    | 4669   | 972    | 780    | 3973   |
| 1A.11 | Robbery                                                     | 69     | 45     | 104    | 58     | 42     | 123    | 56     | 37     | 88     | 49     | 43     | 113    | 55     | 44     | 153    |
| 1A.12 | Dacoity                                                     | 57     | 43     | 322    | 22     | 17     | 148    | 13     | 14     | 113    | 19     | 13     | 101    | 9      | 6      | 44     |
| 1A.13 | Arson                                                       | 147    | 132    | 345    | 164    | 122    | 261    | 95     | 93     | 192    | 161    | 131    | 236    | 167    | 135    | 224    |
| 1A.14 | Criminal Intimidation                                       | 3137   | 2500   | 3134   | 3089   | 2593   | 3953   | 3788   | 3121   | 4271   | 5130   | 4303   | 4629   | 5274   | 4498   | 3860   |
| 1A.15 | Other IPC crimes                                            | 10606  | 7598   | 15201  | 13120  | 8876   | 15336  | 12668  | 9340   | 14683  | 11871  | 8255   | 13890  | 14782  | 10266  | 19504  |
| 1B    | SC / ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act only                 | 4212   | 3329   | 6672   | 4144   | 3157   | 6570   | 4273   | 2949   | 7099   | 5269   | 4549   | 8547   | 4703   | 3789   | 6201   |
| 1B.1  | Intentionally Insult or Intimidate with Intent to Humiliate | 2215   | 1750   | 3809   | 2011   | 1554   | 3044   | 1819   | 1394   | 3382   | 1851   | 1580   | 2709   | 1735   | 1402   | 1808   |
| 1B.2  | Occupy/Disposes Land Belongs to SCs/STs                     | 121    | 48     | 85     | 45     | 17     | 13     | 87     | 30     | 102    | 56     | 52     | 62     | 50     | 27     | 23     |
| 1B.3  | Prevent or deny or obstruct usage of public place/passage   | 16     | 13     | 21     | 26     | 15     | 225    | 34     | 27     | 72     | 124    | 106    | 24     | 305    | 223    | 4      |
| 1B.4  | Force to leave place of Residence/Social Boycott            | 3      | 1      | 4      | 5      | 1      | 2      | 19     | 5      | 19     | 18     | 13     | 15     | 15     | 6      | 12     |
| 1B.5  | Other Offences                                              | 1857   | 1517   | 2753   | 2057   | 1570   | 3286   | 2314   | 1493   | 3524   | 3220   | 2798   | 5737   | 2598   | 2131   | 4354   |
| 1     | Total of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (1A+1B)       | 42539  | 34585  | 62610  | 45948  | 34741  | 64340  | 50268  | 39127  | 69024  | 50879  | 41719  | 67347  | 57569  | 45815  | 71348  |
| 2     | Protection of Civil Rights Act                              | 254    | 253    | 190    | 13     | 13     | 316    | 23     | 11     | 24     | 21     | 5      | 24     | 13     | 12     | 28     |
|       | Crime/Atrocities against Scheduled Castes (1+2)             | 42793  | 34838  | 62800  | 45961  | 34754  | 64656  | 50291  | 39138  | 69048  | 50900  | 41724  | 67371  | 57582  | 45827  | 71376  |

Source: Crime in India