Lok Sabha Question No. 321 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-01
Subject: Attack Cases in Jail
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: HARISH CHANDRA MEENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.321

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 01ST DECEMBER, 2015/ AGRAHAYANA 10,1937 (SAKA)

ATTACK CASES IN JAIL

321. SHRI HARISH MEENA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether cases of convicts/undertrials attacking each other in central jails have been registered in the last few years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the total number of such cases reported during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and
- (c)  the  steps taken by the Government to check such cases in future and to provide safety to convicts/undertrials?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  &  (b):  As  per  the  data  compiled  by  the  National Crime Records Bureau, a statement of incident of  clashes/Group  clashes  in  jails  of  the  country  at  the end of 2012, 2013 and 2015 is given at the Annexure.
- (c):    'Prisons'  is  a  State  subject  as  per  Entry  4  of  List  II  of  the  Seventh Schedule  to  the  Constitution  of  India.  Therefore,  the  administration  and management of prisons is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments.  However,  a  comprehensive  advisory  has  been  issued  by  the Government  of  India  to  States/UTs  on  17 th   July  2009  which  mandates  the prison    administrations    to    provide  for    safe    custodial    management    of inmates  through  proper  segregation,  ensuring  safe and  secure environment and  gainful  engagement   of   inmates   in   activities   and learning to prevent such incidents. The same may be downloaded from the website of the Ministry of Home Affairs at the following links:

http://mha1.nic.in/PrisonReforms/pdf/PrisonAdmin17072009.pdf

## Annexure referred to in part (a) to (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 321 for answer on 1.12.2015

|      |                   | Incidence of Clashes/Group Clashes in jails   | Incidence of Clashes/Group Clashes in jails   |   Incidence of Clashes/Group Clashes in jails |
|------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| S.No | States/UTs        | 2012                                          | 2013                                          |                                          2014 |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                             0 |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                             0 |
| 3    | Assam             | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                             0 |
| 4    | Bihar             | 9                                             | 5                                             |                                             2 |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                             0 |
| 6    | Goa               | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                             0 |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                             0 |
| 8    | Haryana           | 13                                            | 13                                            |                                            15 |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                             0 |
| 10   | Jammu & Kashmir   | 1                                             | 1                                             |                                             1 |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 0                                             | 1                                             |                                             0 |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 0                                             | 2                                             |                                             0 |
| 13   | Kerala            | 8                                             | 3                                             |                                             3 |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 2                                             | 13                                            |                                             8 |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 6                                             | 6                                             |                                             2 |
| 16   | Manipur           | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                             0 |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                             0 |
| 18   | Mizoram           | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                             0 |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                             0 |
| 20   | Odisha            | 0                                             | 2                                             |                                             0 |
| 21   | Punjab            | 1                                             | 2                                             |                                             0 |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 11                                            | 25                                            |                                            33 |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                             0 |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                             0 |
| 25   | Telangana         | --                                            | --                                            |                                             0 |
| 26   | Tripura           | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                             0 |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | 3                                             | 2                                             |                                             2 |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                             0 |
| 29   | West Bengal       | 7                                             | 22                                            |                                            12 |
| 30   | A & N Islands     | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                             0 |
| 31   | Chandigarh        | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                             0 |
| 32   | D & N Haveli      | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                             0 |
| 33   | Daman & Diu       | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                             0 |
| 34   | Delhi             | 99                                            | 106                                           |                                           177 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                             0 |
| 36   | Puducherry        | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                             0 |
|      | Total             | 160                                           | 203                                           |                                           255 |

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