Lok Sabha Question No. 328 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-01
Subject: Murder Cases
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.328

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

## MURDER CASES

328. SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether murder cases are on the rise in the country;
- (b) if so, the total number of such cases reported/registered, guilty arrested and the action taken against them during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  sought  reports  from  the  States  regarding murder due to intolerance;
- (d) if so, the details and outcome thereof;
- (e) the details of incidents of lynching reported and total number of persons killed due to lynching along with the action taken against the guilty during the last one year;
- (f) whether the Government has called for reports from the States regarding lynching and if so, the details and outcome thereof; and
- (g) whether the Government has any proposal to bring forward a legislation against lynching and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (g) :  State/UT wise cases reported, cases chargesheeted, cases convicted, persons arrested, persons charge-sheeted and persons convicted under  murder  (section  302  IPC)  during  2012-2014  is  enclosed  at  Annexure which shows a mixed trend and no separate data is maintained centrally for cases  related  to  lynching.  Further,  'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  State subjects  under  the  seventh   Schedule  to   the  Constitution  of   India  and

therefore,  the  State  Governments  are  primarily  responsible  for  prevention, detection,  registration  and  investigation  of  crime  and  for  prosecuting  the criminals through the machinery of their law enforcement agencies as also for  protecting  the  life  and  property  of  the  citizens.  The  Union  Government, however, attaches highest importance to the matter of prevention of crime and therefore, has continued to urge to the  State  Governments/  UT Administrations  to  give  more  focused  attention  towards  improving  the administration of criminal justice system and taking such measures as are necessary  for  prevention  and  control  of  crime  within  their  respective jurisdictions. The Ministry of Home Affairs has been advising the States/UTs from time to time to take immediate measures to ensure safety and security of the citizens and also for elimination of all forms of crimes, which is also available in the Ministry's website http://mha.nic.in/.

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## LSUS QNo. 360 for 01.12.2015

## Cases reported (CR),Cases Chargesheeted (CCS),Cases convicted (CON),Persons arrested  ,Persons charge sheeted, Persons convicted Under Murder During 2012-2014

| SL   | State/UT                   | 2012           | 2012       | 2012       | 2012       | 2012   |          |             |            |       |            | 2013 CCS   | 2013 CCS   | 2013 CCS   | 2013 CCS   | 2013 CCS   | 2013 CCS   | 2013 CCS   |
|------|----------------------------|----------------|------------|------------|------------|--------|----------|-------------|------------|-------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| SL   | State/UT                   | CR             | CCS        | CON        | PART       | PCST   | PCVT     | CR          | CON        | PART  | PCST       | PCVT       | CR         | CCS        | CON        | PART       | PCST       | PCVT       |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh             | 2717 2272      | 428        | 5509       | 5634       |        | 754      | 2484 1908   | 293        | 5033  | 4419       | 679        | 1175       | 987        | 144        | 2334       | 2154       | 270        |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh          | 73             | 52 2       | 113        | 61         | 2      |          | 69          | 58 5       | 86    | 59         | 5          | 86         | 72         | 7          | 182        | 135        | 14         |
| 3    | Assam                      | 1368 806       | 157        | 1650       | 1056       |        | 308 1354 | 842         | 213        | 1590  | 1090       | 283        | 1451       | 841        | 219        | 3629       | 1175       | 300        |
| 4    | Bihar                      | 3566           | 516        | 7198       | 7207       | 1450   | 3441     | 2727        | 465        | 6439  | 7296       | 1216       | 3403       | 2659       | 444        | 5462       | 4353       | 920        |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh               | 3781 998 875   | 392        | 1490       | 1520       | 590    | 945      | 918         | 491        | 1453  | 1406       | 732        | 998        | 1008       | 491        | 1620       | 1705       | 607        |
| 6    | Goa                        | 45             | 31 7       | 47         | 50         | 9      | 36       | 31          | 9          | 74    | 58         | 11         | 34         | 24         | 15         | 46         | 59         | 20         |
| 7    | Gujarat                    | 1126           | 888 102    | 2085       | 2124       | 211    | 1118     | 945         | 92         | 2197  | 2199       | 227        | 1124       | 981        | 115        | 2491       | 2521       | 245        |
| 8    | Haryana                    | 991            | 803 279    | 2183       | 2261       | 868    | 982      | 791         | 340        | 1966  | 2017       | 681        | 1106       | 793        | 355        | 1930       | 1826       | 710        |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh           | 113            | 96 30      | 206        | 191        | 65     | 104      | 73          | 39         | 148   | 177        | 86         | 130        | 82         | 21         | 203        | 171        | 51         |
| 10   | Jammu &Kashmir             | 124            | 116        | 45 328     | 325        | 78     | 150      | 105         | 35         | 252   | 251        | 65         | 156        | 98         | 24         | 278        | 261        | 47         |
| 11   | Jharkhand                  | 1694           | 344        | 1790       | 1758       | 474    | 1630     | 1125        | 331        | 1833  | 1670       | 430        | 1658       | 1334       | 339        | 2802       | 2121       | 419        |
| 12   | Karnataka                  | 1130 1860 1552 | 254        | 3487       | 3516       | 470    | 1601     | 1403        | 176        | 3141  | 3023       | 353        | 1636       | 1488       | 137        | 3440       | 3081       | 340        |
| 13   | Kerala                     | 374            | 350        | 82 886     | 997        | 148    | 372      | 292         | 108        | 703   | 676        | 197        | 367        | 373        | 104        | 674        | 683        | 184        |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh             | 2373           | 2223 886   | 5505       | 5518       | 1920   | 2112     | 2001        | 921        | 4704  | 4796       | 2015       | 2274       | 2047       | 1072       | 4637       | 4638       | 2415       |
| 15   | Maharashtra                | 2712 2278      | 501        | 6119       | 5899       | 944    | 2512     | 2158        | 484        | 5433  | 5441       | 1027       | 2670       | 2290       | 435        | 5766       | 5464       | 808        |
| 16   | Manipur                    | 83             | 13         | 2          | 49 13 61   |        | 2 93     | 19          | 6          | 82    | 23         | 7          | 96         | 27         | 2          | 55         | 29         | 2          |
| 17   | Meghalaya                  | 137            | 46         | 4 97       |            |        | 5 166    |             | 53 6       | 166   | 71         | 11         | 159        | 80         | 2          | 196        | 111        | 2          |
| 18   | Mizoram                    | 30             | 23         | 20 26      | 20         |        | 23 27    | 36          | 10         | 32    | 36         | 6          | 42         | 33         | 18         | 53         | 42         | 17         |
| 19   | Nagaland                   | 75             | 15         | 31         | 27         | 23     | 78       |             | 57         | 51    | 24         | 21         | 58         | 48         | 40         | 48         | 54         | 39         |
| 20   | Odisha                     | 1548           | 29 1330    | 189        | 2450       | 2409   | 337 1454 | 41 1389     | 155        | 2200  | 2222       | 235        | 1450       | 1233       | 157        | 2304       | 1945       | 283        |
| 21   | Punjab                     | 855            | 680        | 302 1553   | 1316       | 596    | 711      | 626         | 373        | 1243  | 1076       | 626        | 767        | 618        | 389        | 1368       | 1071       | 562        |
| 22   |                            |                | 968        | 343 2175   | 2182       | 772    | 1573     | 972         | 438        | 2026  | 2024       | 626        | 1637       | 1018       | 365        | 2245       | 2148       | 783        |
| 23   | Rajasthan Sikkim           | 1461 7         | 6          | 4 7        | 5          | 24     | 15       | 18          | 38         | 18    | 18         | 38         | 12         | 14         | 27         | 26         | 20         | 27         |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu                 | 1949           | 355        | 4420       | 4415       | 1032   | 1936     | 1786        | 347        | 4456  | 4093       | 767        | 1805       | 1738       | 341        | 4274       | 4154       | 845        |
| 25   | Telangana                  | -              | 1763 -     | -          | -          | -      | -        | -           | -          | -     | -          | -          | 1308       | 1064       | 211        | 2408       | 2046       | 310        |
| 26   | Tripura                    | - 124 80       | 35         | 167        | 151        | 46     | 142      | 125         | 30         | 209   | 179        | 35         | 140        | 108        | 36         | 197        | 220        | 41         |
| 27   | Pradesh                    | 4966           | 4048       | 13983      |            | 3891   |          | 4126        | 1716       | 14784 | 11324      |            |            | 4620       | 1725       | 14739      | 12699      |            |
| 28   | Uttar Uttarakhand          |                | 1675 214   |            | 11127      |        | 5047     | 147         |            |       |            | 4237       | 5150       |            |            |            |            | 4648       |
|      |                            | 217            | 171        | 347        | 349        | 376    |          | 197         | 184 245    | 225   | 170        | 170        | 218 2217   | 135        | 94         | 367        | 348        | 240        |
| 29   | West Bengal                | 2252           | 1972       | 221 3534   | 3341       | 592    | 2264     | 1851        |            | 3278  | 3338 59176 | 495 15281  | 33327      | 2024 27837 | 137 7466   | 4338       | 3493       | 269 15418  |
| 30   | TOTAL STATE(S) & N Islands | 33838          | 28382 18   | 7404 67435 | 63533      | 16010  |          | 32613 26566 | 7607       | 63822 |            | 9          | 8          |            | 3          | 68112      | 58727      |            |
|      | A                          | 15             |            | 3 21       | 30         |        | 3        | 6           | 10 4       | 9     | 14         |            |            | 12         |            | 9          | 14         | 3          |
| 31   |                            | 21             | 20         | 9          | 66 65      |        | 22       | 22          | 18 11      | 34    | 41         | 25         | 24         | 18         | 14         |            | 46 34      | 26         |
| 32   | Chandigarh D&N Haveli      | 7              | 7          | 0 13       | 22         | 0      | 3        |             | 4 1        | 4     | 5          | 2          | 4          | 2          | 1          | 3          | 3          | 1          |
| 33   | Daman &Diu                 | 3              | 2          | 4 11       | 11         |        | 8        | 9           | 6 0        | 9     | 842        | 8 0        | 7          | 8          | 4          | 20         | 16         | 1          |
| 34   | Delhi UT                   | 521            | 423 293    | 987        | 1043       |        | 394      | 517         | 400 142    |       | 881        | 326        | 586        | 547        | 136        | 978        | 788        | 255        |
| 35   | Lakshadweep                | 0              | 0          | 0 0        | 0          |        | 0        | 0           | 0 0        | 0     | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 36   | Puducherry                 | 29             | 19         | 1 143      |            | 146    | 1        | 31 588      | 36         | 3 161 | 93 991     | 87 4       | 25         | 23         | 4          | 152        | 134        | 4 290      |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)                | 596            | 489        | 310        | 1241       |        | 428      |             | 474        |       |            | 1036       | 654        | 610        | 162        | 1208       | 989        |            |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)          | 34434          | 28871 7714 | 68676      | 1317 64850 | 16438  | 33201    |             | 27040 7768 | 64813 | 60212      | 366 15647  | 33981      | 28447      | 7628       | 69320      | 59716      | 15708      |

Source: Crime in India

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