Lok Sabha Question No. 1367 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-07
Subject: Atrocities against STs
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA

## ATROCITIES AGAINST STs

## 1367.    SHRIMATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-

- (a)  whether there have been any cases of atrocities against the Scheduled Tribes in the country;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Telangana; and
- (c)  the steps taken/being taken by the Government for delivering justice to the affected tribals?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA)

(a): As  per  the  information  received  from  National  Crime  Records  Bureau,  Ministry  of  Home Affairs  a  total  of  6,826  cases  of  atrocities  against  STs  [include  cases  reported  under  the  Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) (Prevention of Atrocities) Act  along with various section of IPC] were reported in the country during the year 2014 .

- (b): The State/UT-wise (including Telangana) details of cases reported, cases charge sheeted, cases convicted,  persons  arrested,  persons  charge  sheeted  and  persons  convicted  under  atrocities  against person belonging to Scheduled Tribes during 2014 is enclosed at Annexure-l
- (c): The provisions of the SCs & STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 are implemented by the concerned State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. Central assistance is provided to them  mainly  for  functioning  and  strengthening  of  the  SC  and  ST  Protection  Cell,  Special  Police Stations,  setting  up  of  exclusive  Special  Courts,  relief  and  rehabilitation  of  atrocity  victims  and awareness  generation.    The  Ministry  of  Social  Justice  &  Empowerment has  also  been  addressing States/UTs from time to time  to implement provisions of the Act in letter and spirit, with specific emphasis  on  setting  up  of  exclusive  special  courts  for  speedy  trial  of  cases,  sensitization  of investigating officers, mass awareness programmes, review of cases ending in acquittal. A Committee under the Chairpersonship of Union Minster for Social Justice & Empowerment which was constituted in the year 2006, also periodically reviews implementation of the Act in State/UTs.  The Ministry of Home  Affairs  has  also  issued  advisories  to  States/UTs  in  this  regard,  as  primary  responsibility  of prevention, detection, registration, investigation and prosecution of crime lies with the State Govts./ Union Territory Administration as  per the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India.

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## Cases Reported (CR), Cases Chargesheeted (CS), Cases Convicted (CV),Persons Arrested  (PAR), Persons Charge sheeted (PCS) and Persons Convicted (PCV) under Atrocities against persons

|    |                   | Atrocities against STs   | Atrocities against STs   | Atrocities against STs   | Atrocities against STs   | Atrocities against STs   | Atrocities against STs   |
|----|-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| SL | State/UT          | CR                       | CS                       | CV                       | PAR                      | PCS                      | PCV                      |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh    | 389                      | 190                      | 6                        | 519                      | 329                      | 16                       |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| 3  | Assam             | 1                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| 4  | Bihar             | 77                       | 48                       | 4                        | 188                      | 161                      | 18                       |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh      | 475                      | 490                      | 69                       | 737                      | 777                      | 88                       |
| 6  | Goa               | 6                        | 6                        | 0                        | 5                        | 7                        | 0                        |
| 7  | Gujarat           | 223                      | 203                      | 3                        | 504                      | 518                      | 5                        |
| 8  | Haryana           | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh  | 3                        | 2                        | 0                        | 16                       | 10                       | 0                        |
| 10 | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| 11 | Jharkhand         | 402                      | 277                      | 36                       | 460                      | 411                      | 39                       |
| 12 | Karnataka         | 397                      | 390                      | 11                       | 1093                     | 1014                     | 13                       |
| 13 | Kerala            | 120                      | 86                       | 6                        | 130                      | 109                      | 6                        |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh    | 1577                     | 1573                     | 607                      | 2691                     | 2701                     | 927                      |
| 15 | Maharashtra       | 443                      | 396                      | 12                       | 940                      | 879                      | 15                       |
| 16 | Manipur           | 1                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| 17 | Meghalaya         | 1                        | 0                        | 0                        | 1                        | 1                        | 0                        |
| 18 | Mizoram           | 1                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| 19 | Nagaland          | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| 20 | Odisha            | 533                      | 511                      | 18                       | 744                      | 730                      | 26                       |
| 21 | Punjab            | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| 22 | Rajasthan         | 1681                     | 660                      | 209                      | 1262                     | 1261                     | 375                      |
| 23 | Sikkim            | 1                        | 1                        | 0                        | 8                        | 8                        | 10                       |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu        | 18                       | 20                       | 0                        | 24                       | 45                       | 0                        |
| 25 | Telangana         | 333                      | 216                      | 5                        | 737                      | 649                      | 9                        |
| 26 | Tripura           | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh     | 24                       | 18                       | 6                        | 35                       | 36                       | 23                       |
| 28 | Uttarakhand       | 1                        | 1                        | 0                        | 2                        | 2                        | 0                        |
| 29 | West Bengal       | 107                      | 96                       | 2                        | 147                      | 140                      | 3                        |
|    | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 6814                     | 5184                     | 994                      | 10243                    | 9788                     | 1573                     |
| 30 | A & N Islands     | 6                        | 3                        | 0                        | 12                       | 10                       | 0                        |
| 31 | Chandigarh        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| 32 | D&N Haveli        | 3                        | 0                        | 0                        | 1                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| 33 | Daman & Diu       | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| 34 | Delhi UT          | 2                        | 1                        | 0                        | 2                        | 1                        | 0                        |
| 35 | Lakshadweep       | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| 36 | Puducherry        | 1                        | 1                        | 0                        | 0                        | 1                        | 0                        |
|    | TOTAL UT(S)       | 12                       | 5                        | 0                        | 15                       | 12                       | 0                        |
|    | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 6826                     | 5189                     | 994                      | 10258                    | 9800                     | 1573                     |

Source:  Crime in India

Annexure - I belonging to  Scheduled Tribes# during 2014

Disposal of cases/persons by police/court may includes cases/persons of previous years also

# includes Murder, Attempt to Commit Murder, Rape, Attempt to Commit Rape, Assault on women with intent to outrage her Modesty, Insult to the Modesty of Women, Kidnapping & Abduction, Dacoity, Robbery, Arson, Grievous Hurt, Riots, Other IPC Crimes and SC/ST (POA) Act in conjunction with the SC/ST (POA) Act