Lok Sabha Question No. 351 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Persons Arrested under UAPA
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Shafi Parambil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 351

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 02 ND  DECEMBER, 2025/ AGRAHAYANA 11, 1947 (SAKA)

PERSONS ARRESTED UNDER UAPA

351. SHRI SHAFI PARAMBIL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  total  number  of  persons  arrested,  convicted  and  punished separately under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) during the last five years, State-wise; and

(b) the list of persons currently in prisons charged under the UAPA, Statewise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) to (b): As per the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution, 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects and, therefore, the primary responsibility for  prevention, detection, registration, investigation  and prosecution of crimes, including those under the UAPA, lies with the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations.

National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles the data on crime and publishes  the  same  in its annual publication 'Crime in India'.  The latest

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 351 FOR 02.12.2025

published data available is till 2023.  As per the report, State-wise and year-wise details of persons arrested, persons convicted for the year 2019 to 2023, are at Annexure. However, the data pertaining to list of persons currently in prisons, charged under the UAPA,  State-wise is not maintained by NCRB.

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## L.S. US.Q.No. 351 for 02.12.2025

## ANNEXURE

## State/UT-wise Persons Arrested and Convicted under the Unlawful Activities (P) Act During 2019-2023

| S.No.   | State/Union Territory   | 2019             | 2019              | 2020             | 2020              | 2021             | 2021              | 2022             | 2022              | 2023             | 2023              |
|---------|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
| S.No.   | State/Union Territory   | Persons Arrested | Persons Convicted | Persons Arrested | Persons Convicted | Persons Arrested | Persons Convicted | Persons Arrested | Persons Convicted | Persons Arrested | Persons Convicted |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh          | 5                | 0                 | 4                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 12               | 0                 | 14               | 0                 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh       | 40               | 0                 | 3                | 0                 | 6                | 0                 | 36               | 0                 | 8                | 1                 |
| 3       | Assam                   | 112              | 0                 | 49               | 0                 | 189              | 0                 | 251              | 0                 | 154              | 1                 |
| 4       | Bihar                   | 35               | 0                 | 39               | 0                 | 18               | 5                 | 37               | 1                 | 34               | 0                 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh            | 32               | 0                 | 27               | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 1                | 0                 | 12               | 0                 |
| 6       | Goa                     | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 |
| 7       | Gujarat                 | 1                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 5                | 0                 |
| 8       | Haryana                 | 0                | 0                 | 1                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 20               | 0                 | 2                | 0                 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh        | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 |
| 10      | Jharkhand               | 202              | 17                | 69               | 3                 | 129              | 0                 | 72               | 2                 | 29               | 1                 |
| 11      | Karnataka               | 6                | 0                 | 2                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 6                | 0                 | 10               | 3                 |
| 12      | Kerala                  | 25               | 0                 | 24               | 0                 | 23               | 0                 | 52               | 0                 | 2                | 0                 |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh          | 4                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 2                | 0                 | 2                | 0                 | 0                | 1                 |
| 14      | Maharashtra             | 0                | 0                 | 7                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 4                | 0                 | 5                | 0                 |
| 15      | Manipur                 | 386              | 0                 | 225              | 0                 | 188              | 0                 | 239              | 1                 | 130              | 0                 |
| 16      | Meghalaya               | 0                | 0                 | 2                | 0                 | 5                | 0                 | 9                | 0                 | 71               | 0                 |
| 17      | Mizoram                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 |
| 18      | Nagaland                | 18               | 0                 | 7                | 0                 | 1                | 0                 | 5                | 2                 | 3                | 0                 |
| 19      | Odisha                  | 5                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 2                | 0                 | 2                | 0                 |
| 20      | Punjab                  | 30               | 0                 | 44               | 0                 | 49               | 0                 | 86               | 0                 | 50               | 0                 |
| 21      | Rajasthan               | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 |
| 22      | Sikkim                  | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu              | 308              | 0                 | 92               | 21                | 1                | 0                 | 15               | 0                 | 2                | 0                 |
| 24      | Telangana               | 5                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 |
| 25      | Tripura                 | 0                | 0                 | 2                | 0                 | 21               | 0                 | 9                | 0                 | 16               | 0                 |

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## ANNEXURE

| S.No.             | State/Union Territory      | 2019             | 2019              | 2020             | 2020              | 2021             | 2021              | 2022             | 2022              | 2023             | 2023              |
|-------------------|----------------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|                   |                            | Persons Arrested | Persons Convicted | Persons Arrested | Persons Convicted | Persons Arrested | Persons Convicted | Persons Arrested | Persons Convicted | Persons Arrested | Persons Convicted |
| 26                | Uttar Pradesh              | 498              | 17                | 361              | 54                | 321              | 52                | 503              | 24                | 1122             | 75                |
| 27                | Uttarakhand                | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 6                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 |
| 28                | West Bengal                | 0                | 0                 | 5                | 0                 | 5                | 5                 | 4                | 0                 | 15               | 2                 |
| TOTAL STATE(S)    | TOTAL STATE(S)             | 1712             | 34                | 963              | 78                | 958              | 62                | 1371             | 30                | 1686             | 84                |
| 29                | A&N Islands                | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 |
| 30                | Chandigarh                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 |
| 31                | D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 |
| 32                | Delhi                      | 9                | 0                 | 12               | 0                 | 18               | 0                 | 27               | 0                 | 22               | 24                |
| 33                | Jammu & Kashmir            | 227              | 0                 | 346              | 2                 | 645              | 0                 | 1238             | 11                | 1206             | 10                |
| 34                | Ladakh                     | -                | -                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 |
| 35                | Lakshadweep                | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 |
| 36                | Puducherry                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 | 0                | 0                 |
| TOTAL UT(S)       | TOTAL UT(S)                | 236              | 0                 | 358              | 2                 | 663              | 0                 | 1265             | 11                | 1228             | 34                |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)          | 1948             | 34                | 1321             | 80                | 1621             | 62                | 2636             | 41                | 2914             | 118               |