Lok Sabha Question No. 444 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-19
Subject: Racial Attack
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: B. SREERAMULU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 444

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  JULY, 2016/ ASHADHA 28, 1938 (SAKA)

RACIAL ATTACK

444. SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of racial attacks on people hailing from the North Eastern States  reported  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, State-wise including Karnataka;
- (b)  whether  the  Government has identified the reasons for increasing  racial attacks on such people and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the measures taken by the Government to address the issue of racialism against such people; and
- (d) whether the Government has any proposal to promulgate an anti-racial law or strengthen the provision under IPC to safeguard the affected people from such attacks and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) The number of racial attacks reported against the people hailing from the North Eastern States, as available with the Ministry during the last three years and the current year is at Annexure-I

## LS.US.Q.NO.444 FOR 19.07.2016

(b)  &  (c):    In  the  wake  of  unfortunate  death  of    Nido  Tania,  a  student  from Arunachal Pradesh, Ministry of Home Affairs set up a committee under Shri M.P.  Bezbaruah  in  February,  2014    to  look  into  security    concerns  of  the people  from  North  East  States  living  in  different  parts  of  the  country.  The Committee had been tasked to examine reasons of attacks on people of North East and suggest remedial measures.

Government  of  India  have  issued  Advisories  from  time  to  time  to  all States and UTs  directing them to have a stringent mechanism to deal with the incidents of racial attacks on citizens from North Eastern States.   State Governments and Union Territories are taking all necessary security measures to strictly follow the directions given in the advisories. The  Delhi Police  has  set  up  Special  Helpline  No.1093  w.e.f.  14 th   February,  2014  to address to grievance of the citizens from North East living in Delhi.  Bengaluru Police, Gurgaon Police and Mumbai Police have provided helpline Nos.09480801020, 0124-2301559 and 08976341108 respectively.

(d): The Bezbaruah Committee, recommended insertion of sections 153C and 509A for making imputations and assertions prejudicial to human dignity and word gesture or act intended to insult a member of particular racial group is under examination.

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## LS.US.Q.NO.444 FOR 19.07.2016

## Annexure-I

Details of state-wise racial attacks (Section 325, 326, 326A & 326B IPC)    on  people  hailing  from  North  Eastern  States  as  available during  last  3  years  and  current  year  i.e.  2013  to    2016  (upto April)(Prov.).

| S.No.   | Name of State/City   | Total no. of case of racial attacks reported against NE people.   |   Total no. of case of racial attacks reported against NE people. |   Total no. of case of racial attacks reported against NE people. | Total no. of case of racial attacks reported against NE people.   |
|---------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of State/City   | 2013                                                              |                                                              2014 |                                                              2015 | 2016 (up to April)(Prov.)                                         |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh       | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 2       | Arunachal            | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 3       | Pradesh Assam        | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 4       | Bihar                | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh         | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 6       | Goa                  | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 7       | Gujarat              | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 8       | Haryana              | -                                                                 |                                                                 9 |                                                                10 | 10                                                                |
| 9       | Himachal             | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 10      | Pradesh Jammu &      | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 11      | Kashmir Jharkhand    | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 12      | Karnataka            | 1                                                                 |                                                                 3 |                                                                 4 | 1                                                                 |
| 13      | Kerala               | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 14      | Madhya               | NA                                                                |                                                                19 |                                                                10 | 0                                                                 |
| 15      | Pradesh Maharashtra  | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 16      | Manipur              | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 17      | Meghalaya            | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 18      | Mizoram              | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 19      | Nagaland             | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 20      | Odisha               | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 21      | Punjab               | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 22      | Rajasthan            | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 23      | Sikkim               | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu           | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 25      | Telangana            | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 26      | Tripura              | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh        | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 28      | Uttarakhand          | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 29      | West Bengal          | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 30      | A&N Islands          | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 31      | Chandigarh           | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 32      | D&N Haveli           | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 33      | Daman & Diu          | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 34      | Delhi                | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 35      | Lakshdweep           | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| 36      | Puducherry           | NA                                                                |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 |
| Total   |                      | 1                                                                 |                                                                31 |                                                                24 | 11                                                                |

NA(Not Available)