Lok Sabha Question No. 771 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Death in Jails
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: DUSHYANT SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.771 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 st  MARCH, 2016/PHALGUNA 11,1937 (SAKA)

DEATH IN JAILS

771. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of natural and unnatural death cases reported along with the reasons behind the unnatural deaths in the Jails during each of the last three years and the current year State and gender-wise;

(b)  the  details  of  the  administrative  set  up  in  the  Central  and  the  State Governments  for  the  oversight  of  prisons  and  investigation  of  deaths  in Jail; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to reduce the number of unnatural deaths in the Jails?

ANSWER

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

(a):    As per data compiled by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) at the end of 2012, 2013 and 2014, a State/UT wise, gender-wise statement showing  number  of  natural  and  unnatural  deaths  (such  as  suicide, execution, murder by inmates, deaths due to assault by outside elements, death  due  to  firing,  deaths  due  to  negligence/excess  by  jail  personnel, others) of inmates in various jails of country is enclosed at Annexure.

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## L.S.US.Q.NO.771 FOR 1.3.2016

(b)to(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.

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## Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question

## No. 771 for answer on 1.3.2016

| S.No                | States/UTs   | Deaths of inmates in 2012   | Deaths of inmates in 2012   | Deaths of inmates in 2012   | Deaths of inmates in 2013   | Deaths of inmates in 2013   | Deaths of inmates in 2013   | Deaths of inmates in 2013   | Deaths of inmates in 2014   | Deaths of inmates in 2014   | Deaths of inmates in 2014   | Deaths of inmates in 2014   |
|---------------------|--------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| S.No                | States/UTs   | Natural                     | Unnatural                   | Unnatural                   | Natural                     | Natural                     | Unnatural                   | Unnatural                   | Natural                     | Unnatural                   | Unnatural                   |                             |
| S.No                | States/UTs   | M F                         | M                           | F                           | M                           | F                           | M                           | F                           | M                           | M                           | F                           |                             |
| 1 Andhra Pradesh    | 71           | 3                           | 12                          | 0                           | 95                          | 4                           | 1                           | 0                           | 48                          | 3                           | 0                           |                             |
| 2 Arunachal Pradesh | 0            | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |                             |
| 3 Assam             | 25           | 0                           | 4                           | 0                           | 21                          | 1                           | 5                           | 0                           | 24                          | 1                           | 0                           |                             |
| 4 Bihar             | 91           | 2                           | 10                          | 3                           | 80                          | 3                           | 3                           | 0                           | 93                          | 6                           | 0                           |                             |
| 5 Chhattisgarh      | 62           | 3                           | 2                           | 0                           | 59                          | 1                           | 4                           | 0                           | 42                          | 3                           | 0                           |                             |
| 6 Goa               | 2            | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 2                           | 0                           | 0                           |                             |
| 7 Gujarat           | 22           | 1                           | 2                           | 0                           | 25                          | 1                           | 5                           | 0                           | 14                          | 3                           | 1                           |                             |
| 8 Haryana           | 45           | 1                           | 5                           | 1                           | 39                          | 0                           | 8                           | 1                           | 30                          | 10                          | 0                           |                             |
| 9 Himachal Pradesh  | 4            | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 3                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 3                           | 1                           | 0                           |                             |
| 10 Jammu & Kashmir  | 4            | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 3                           | 0                           | 2                           | 0                           | 4                           | 2                           | 0                           |                             |
| 11 Jharkhand        | 36           | 5                           | 2                           | 0                           | 47                          | 1                           | 3                           | 0                           | 55                          | 3                           | 0                           |                             |
| 12 Karnataka        | 61           | 1                           | 6                           | 1                           | 69                          | 4                           | 4                           | 0                           | 76                          | 15                          | 0                           |                             |
| 13 Kerala           | 30           | 0                           | 2                           | 0                           | 50                          | 1                           | 3                           | 0                           | 42                          | 5                           | 0                           |                             |
| 14 Madhya Pradesh   | 92           | 4                           | 3                           | 0                           | 101                         | 1                           | 9                           | 0                           | 119                         | 6                           | 0                           |                             |
| 15 Maharashtra      | 74           | 1                           | 3                           | 0                           | 82                          | 3                           | 4                           | 0                           | 89                          | 6                           | 0                           |                             |
| 16 Manipur          | 0            | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 2                           | 0                           | 0                           |                             |
| 17 Meghalaya        | 0            | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 2                           | 0                           | 0                           |                             |
| 18 Mizoram          | 1            | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 2                           | 1                           | 0                           |                             |
| 19 Nagaland         | 0            | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 6                           | 1                           | 0                           |                             |
| 20 Odisha           | 43           | 0                           | 7                           | 0                           | 41                          | 3                           | 2                           | 0                           | 41                          | 42                          | 2                           |                             |
| 21 Punjab           | 112          | 8                           | 16                          | 1                           | 157                         | 3                           | 9                           | 0                           | 213                         | 12                          | 0                           |                             |
| 22 Rajasthan        | 35           | 0                           | 15                          | 0                           | 52                          | 1                           | 7                           | 4                           | 33                          | 12                          | 0                           |                             |
| 23 Sikkim           | 0            | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 3                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |                             |
| 24 Tamil Nadu       | 54           | 0                           | 8                           | 0                           | 63                          | 1                           | 10                          | 0                           | 51                          | 5                           | 0                           |                             |
| 25 Telangana        | --           | --                          | --                          | --                          | --                          | --                          | --                          | --                          | 52                          | 0                           | 0                           |                             |
| 26 Tripura          | 1            | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 7                           | 0                           | 0                           |                             |
| 27 Uttar Pradesh    | 332          | 12                          | 11                          | 1                           | 330                         | 10                          | 17                          | 1                           | 289                         | 21                          | 2                           |                             |

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L.S.US.Q.NO.771 FOR 1.3.2016

| 28               |   Uttarakhand |   8 |   0 |   0 |    0 |   6 |   0 |   0 |    0 |   15 |   0 2 |   0 |
|------------------|---------------|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|------|------|-------|-----|
| 29 West Bengal   |            75 |   6 |   7 |   0 |   77 |   8 |   5 |   0 |   78 |    4 |    21 |   0 |
| 30 A & N Islands |             1 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    1 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |   0 |
| 31 Chandigarh    |             2 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |    1 |     0 |   0 |
| 32 D & N Haveli  |             0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |   0 |
| 33 Daman & Diu   |             0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |   0 |
| 34 Delhi         |            15 |   0 |   2 |   1 |   28 |   0 |   7 |   1 |   29 |    2 |     9 |   0 |
| 35 Lakshadweep   |             0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |   0 |
| 36 Puducherry    |             0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |   0 |
| Total            |          1298 |  47 | 118 |   8 | 1434 |  48 | 108 |   7 | 1461 |   46 |   190 |   5 |

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