Lok Sabha Question No. 1489 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Crime Against Children
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SANGANNA AMARAPPA KARADI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1489

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 08 TH  DECEMBER, 2015/ AGRAHAYANA 17,1937 (SAKA)

CRIME AGAINST CHILDREN

1489. SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  a  number  of  children  had  been stolen/kidnapped for begging business;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  total  number  of  such  cases reported, rackets busted, guilty arrested and the action taken against them during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and
- (c) the details of guidelines issued to the States and the police departments to stop such cases in future?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) &  (b): As  per  information  provided  by  the  National  Crime  Records Bureau  (NCRB),  a  total  of   29,  44  and  16  children  (below  18  years)  were kidnapped or abducted in the country for the purpose of begging during 2012, 2013 and 2014 respectively.  Data on stolen children for begging purpose is not  maintained  separately.  NCRB  maintains  data  on  total  cases  reported under  kidnapping  or  abduction  for  begging  purpose  and  age  group  wise parsons kidnapped or abducted for this purpose. As per available information, total cases reported and number of children under kidnapping or abduction for begging purpose during 2012 - 2014 is enclosed at Annexure-I. For this specific information, data on racket busted guilty arrested & action taken against them is not maintained separately.
- (c): As  per  the  seventh  schedule  to  the  Constitution  of  India  `Police`  and `Public Order` are State subjects and, as such, the primary responsibility of prevention,  detection,  registration,  investigation  and  prosecution  of  crime, lies with the State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations. Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an advisory dated 14 th  July, 2010 on crime against children which is available at

http://www.mha.nic.in/sites/upload\_files/mha/files/pdf/AdvCrime-children280710.pdf

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## LS.US.Q.No.1489 FOR 08.12.2015

## Total Cases reported (CR), Children (Below 18 yrs) under Kidnapping & Abduction for begging purpose during 2012-2014

|       |                   | 2012                                                                    | 2012                  | 2013                                                                    | 2013                  | 2014                                                                    | 2014                  |
|-------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|       | State/UT          | Total Cases reported under Kidnapping and Abduction for begging purpose | Children Below 18 yrs | Total Cases reported under Kidnapping and Abduction for begging purpose | Children Below 18 yrs | Total Cases reported under Kidnapping and Abduction for begging purpose | Children Below 18 yrs |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 3                                                                       | 3                     | 2                                                                       | 2                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 2     | Arunachal         | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 3     | Pradesh Assam     | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 4     | Bihar             | 1                                                                       | 1                     | 1                                                                       | 1                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 6     | Goa               | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 7     | Gujarat           | 3                                                                       | 4                     | 3                                                                       | 3                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 8     | Haryana           | 1                                                                       | 1                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 9     | Himachal          | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 10    | Pradesh Jammu&    | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 11    | Kashmir Jharkhand | 1                                                                       | 1                     | 1                                                                       | 1                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 12    | Karnataka         | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 1                                                                       | 1                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 13    | Kerala            | 3                                                                       | 3                     | 1                                                                       | 1                     | 2                                                                       | 2                     |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh    | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 15    | Maharashtra       | 4                                                                       | 4                     | 4                                                                       | 4                     | 3                                                                       | 3                     |
| 16    | Manipur           | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 3                                                                       | 9                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 17    | Meghalaya         | 2                                                                       | 2                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 18    | Mizoram           | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 19    | Nagaland          | 1                                                                       | 1                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 20    | Odisha            | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 21    | Punjab            | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 2                                                                       | 2                     |
| 22    | Rajasthan         | 3                                                                       | 3                     | 2                                                                       | 2                     | 2                                                                       | 2                     |
| 23    | Sikkim            | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu        | 3                                                                       | 2                     | 3                                                                       | 4                     | 1                                                                       | 1                     |
| 25    | Telangana         | -                                                                       | -                     | -                                                                       | -                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 26    | Tripura           | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 1                                                                       | 1                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh     | 2                                                                       | 3                     | 11                                                                      | 12                    | 1                                                                       | 1                     |
| 28    | Uttarakhand       | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 29    | West Bengal       | 4                                                                       | 1                     | 3                                                                       | 3                     | 5                                                                       | 5                     |
|       | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 31                                                                      | 29                    | 36                                                                      | 44                    | 16                                                                      | 16                    |
| 30    | A &NIslands       | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 31    | Chandigarh        | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 32    | D&NHaveli         | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 33    | Daman &Diu        | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 34 35 | Delhi UT          | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
|       | Lakshadweep       | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
| 36    | Puducherry        | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     | 0                                                                       | 0                     |
|       | TOTAL (ALL        | 31                                                                      | 29                    | 36                                                                      | 44                    |                                                                         | 16                    |
|       |                   |                                                                         |                       |                                                                         |                       | 16                                                                      |                       |

INDIA) Source: Crime in India

-    State not existed

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