Lok Sabha Question No. 897 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Extremist Activities
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN, NISHIKANT  DUBEY, S.SELVAKUMARA CHINNAYAN, SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI, T.G. VENKATESH BABU, ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY, PR. SENTHILNATHAN, RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, YOGI ADITYANATH, P. KUMAR, SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH, RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE, NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN, CH. MALLA REDDY, SANTOSH KUMAR, B.V. NAYAK, DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH, RODMAL NAGAR, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA, G. HARI, RAJESH VERMA, LAKHAN LAL SAHU, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, RANJANBEN BHATT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 897

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  MARCH, 2016/PHALGUNA 11, 1937 (SAKA)

## EXTREMIST ACTIVITIES

897.

SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

SHRI S. SELVAKUMARA CHINNAYAN:

SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

SHRI ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY:

SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

SHRI YOGI ADITYA NATH:

SHRI P. KUMAR:

SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:

SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN:

SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY:

SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR:

SHRI B.V. NAIK:

SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH:

SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA:

SHRI G. HARI:

SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT:

## Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of cases of terrorist/naxal activities reported in various parts of the country and the terrorists arrested and killed along with the status  of  investigations  made  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year, State-wise;

- (b)  the  number  of  security  personnel  and  civilians  killed  and  injured during  the  said  period  in  such  attacks  along  with  the  details  of compensation paid to the victims, State/UT-wise;
- (c)  whether  these  are  inputs  suggesting  threat  of  terrorist  attack  on various  cities  and  important  installations  in  the  country,  if  so,  the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (d)  whether  the  recent  terrorist  attacks  have  suggested  cross-border terrorism; and
- (e)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of  infiltrators arrested and killed during the said period,  State-wise and border-wise and the steps taken/being taken by the Government  to control terrorist/naxal activities in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The  details of the number  of  cases  of  terrorist  /naxal activities  reported  in  the  various  parts  of  the  country,  the  number  of security personnel killed / injured, terrorists arrested / killed during the last three years and the currents year, State wise, is at Annexure.

An ex-gratia lump sum compensation of Rs. 15 lakh is admissible to  the  Next  of  Kin  (NoK)  of  Central  Armed  Police  Forces  (CAPF)  and Assam Rifles personnel, who die in harness in the performance of their bonafide official duties under various circumstances. Also, the NOK of

deceased is entitled to get Liberalized Family Pension i.e. last pay drawn.    In  addition,  the  CAPFs  have  their  own  compensation  regime, apart from ex-gratia payment.  Further, compensation is also paid under different  schemes  of  the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  like  the  Security Related Expenditure Scheme etc.   Similarly,  the Defence  Forces have their own system of compensation for the Defence personnel.

Apart from the above, the Government of India is administering a Scheme for providing assistance for the sustenance and maintenance of the families  of  the  civilian  victims  of  terrorist/communal/naxal violence  with  effect  from  1.4.2008.    Under  the  scheme,  a  financial assistance  of Rs. 3 lakh is given  for  each  death  or  permanent incapacitation  to  the  affected  family  and  this  amount  is  paid  by  the State  Government  and  reimbursed  by  the  Central  Government.      The State Governments concerned also provide compensation to victims of terror attack under their schemes/rules.

(c): No specific intelligence regarding the terror attack on cities and vital  installations  has  come  to  notice  recently.    However,  general intelligence  inputs  about  threat  of  terror  attacks  are  being  shared amongst intelligence/security agencies on a regular basis, through the

platform  of  Multi  Agency  Centre  (MAC)  and  Subsidiary  Multi  Agency Centre (SMAC).

(d) & (e): Yes,  Madam.    Terror  attacks  took  place  on  27.7.2015  at Dinanagar in Gurudaspur District in Punjab and on 2 nd  January, 2016 at the Pathankot Air Force by terrorist infiltrating from Pakistan.   Cross Border terrorism is largely synonymous with terror activities in Jammu & Kashmir . The estimated  figure  of  infiltration  attempts  in  Jammu  & Kashmir during the last three years and the current year are as under:

| Year   |   2013 |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Total  |    277 |    222 |    121 |     03 |

The details of terrorists arrested and killed in Jammu & Kashmir are at Annexure.

In order to counter the problem of cross-border infiltration and to enhance  security  in  the  border  areas,  the  Government  of  India,  in coordination  with  the  State  Governments  concerned,  has  adopted  a multi-pronged  approach,  which  includes,  inter-alia,  strengthening  of border management through multi-tiered deployment along

international borders/Line of Control and infiltration routes,construction  of  border  fencing,  improved  use  of  technology, better intelligence and operational coordination, synergizing intelligence  flow  to  check  infiltration  and  proactive  action  against terrorists within the country.

The  Central  Government  has been  pursuing a four  pronged strategy  to  tackle  Left  Wing  Extremism  (LWE)  /  Naxal  insurgency  security related measures; development related interventions; ensuring rights  &  entitlements  of  local  communities  and  public  perception management.  While  on  the  security  front,  the  Central  Government assists  the  LWE  affected  State  Governments  by  providing    Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) battalions, training, funds for modernization  of  State  police  force,  equipment  &  arms,  sharing  of intelligence  etc.,  on  development  side,  the  Central  Government  has taken various measures including construction of roads, strengthening of  communications  network,  installation  of  mobile  towers,  improving network  of  banks,  post  offices,  health  and  education  facilities  in  the LWE areas

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## LS USQ No. 897 for 01.03.2016

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 897 for 01.03.2016

## (A) Terrorism in the Hinterland of the country

## 2013

| Incident                     | Date       | Persons killed   |   Persons injured | Accused arrested   |
|------------------------------|------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
| Twin Bomb Blast in Hyderabad | 21.03.2013 | 18               |               131 | 04                 |
| Bomb Blast in Bengaluru      | 17.04.2013 | Nil              |                16 | 15                 |
| Bomb Blasts in BodhGaya      | 07.07.2013 | Nil              |                03 | 8 (one dead)       |
| Serial Bomb Blasts in Patna  | 27.10.2013 | 06               |                89 | 14 (One dead)      |

## 2014

| Incident                                                                  | Date       |   Persons killed |   Persons injured | Accused arrested   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
| IEDs explosion, at Chennai Central Railway Station, in a stationary train | 01.05.2014 |               01 |                14 | -                  |
| Bomb blast in Burdwan                                                     | 03.10.2014 |               03 |                01 | 07                 |
| IED blast in Bengaluru                                                    | 28.12.2014 |               01 |                03 | 01                 |

## 2015

| Incident                                       | Date      |   Persons killed |   Persons injured | Accused arrested                                           |
|------------------------------------------------|-----------|------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Terror attack in Gurudaspur District of Punjab | 27.7.2015 |               07 |                17 | All the terrorists were neutralized by the Security forces |

## 2016

| Incident                                          | Date      | Persons killed                      |   Persons injured | Accused arrested                                           |
|---------------------------------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Terror attack in the Pathankot District of Punjab | 2.01.2016 | 7 security personnel and 1 civilian |                37 | All the terrorists were neutralized by the Security forces |

## (B) Terrorism in the Jammu & Kashmir

| Year                       |   Number of inciden ts |   Total civilian killed |   Security personnel killed |   Terrorists killed |   Terrorists arrested |
|----------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| 2013                       |                    170 |                      15 |                          53 |                  67 |                    86 |
| 2014                       |                    222 |                      28 |                          47 |                 110 |                    70 |
| 2015                       |                    208 |                      17 |                          39 |                 108 |                    67 |
| 2016 (upto 21 st February) |                     21 |                       0 |                          07 |                  19 |                    09 |

## (C) Left Wing Extremism / Naxal activities

## 2013

| States         |   Incidents |   Deaths |   SFs Killed |   Civilians Killed |   LWE Cadres Killed |   LWE Cadres Arrested |
|----------------|-------------|----------|--------------|--------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |          28 |        7 |            0 |                  7 |                   1 |                    64 |
| Bihar          |         177 |       69 |           27 |                 42 |                   0 |                   312 |
| Chhattisga rh  |         355 |      111 |           44 |                 67 |                  38 |                   387 |
| Jharkhand      |         387 |      152 |           30 |                122 |                  12 |                   332 |

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| Madhya Pradesh   | 1    | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 2    |
|------------------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
| Maharashtra      |      |     |     |     |     |      |
|                  | 71   | 19  | 6   | 13  | 26  | 38   |
| Odisha           | 101  | 35  | 7   | 28  | 23  | 129  |
| Telangana        | 8    | 4   | 1   | 3   | 0   | 88   |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 0    | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 4    |
| West Bengal      | 1    | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 21   |
| Others           | 7    | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 20   |
| Total            | 1136 | 397 | 115 | 282 | 100 | 1397 |

## 2014

| States         |   Incidents |   Deaths |   SFs Killed |   Civilians Killed |   LWE Cadres Killed |   LWE Cadres Arrested |
|----------------|-------------|----------|--------------|--------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |          18 |        4 |            0 |                  4 |                   3 |                    66 |
| Bihar          |         163 |       32 |            6 |                 26 |                   1 |                   383 |
| Chhattisgarh   |         328 |      112 |           60 |                 52 |                  35 |                   687 |
| Jharkhand      |         384 |      103 |            9 |                 94 |                   8 |                   396 |
| Madhya Pradesh |           3 |        0 |            0 |                  0 |                   0 |                    11 |
| Maharashtra    |          70 |       28 |           12 |                 16 |                  10 |                    18 |
| Odisha         |         103 |       26 |            0 |                 26 |                   6 |                    82 |
| Telangana      |          14 |        5 |            1 |                  4 |                   0 |                    32 |

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| Uttar Pradesh   |    0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    1 |
|-----------------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
| West            |    0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    6 |
| Others          |    8 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   14 |
| Total           | 1091 | 310 |  88 | 222 |  63 | 1696 |

## 2015

| States         |   Incident s |   Deaths |   SFs Killed |   Civilians Killed |   LWE Cadres Killed |   LWE Cadres Arrested |
|----------------|--------------|----------|--------------|--------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |           35 |        8 |            0 |                  8 |                   2 |                    42 |
| Bihar          |          109 |       17 |            2 |                 15 |                   2 |                   553 |
| Chhattisgarh   |          466 |       97 |           47 |                 50 |                  48 |                   512 |
| Jharkhand      |          310 |       56 |            4 |                 52 |                  23 |                   381 |
| Madhya Pradesh |            0 |        0 |            0 |                  0 |                   0 |                     9 |
| Maharashtra    |           55 |       18 |            2 |                 16 |                   2 |                    20 |
| Odisha         |           92 |       28 |            3 |                 25 |                  10 |                    60 |
| Telangana      |           11 |        2 |            0 |                  2 |                   2 |                    52 |
| Uttar Pradesh  |            0 |        0 |            0 |                  0 |                   0 |                     0 |
| West Bengal    |            0 |        0 |            0 |                  0 |                   0 |                     2 |
| Others         |           10 |        0 |            0 |                  0 |                   0 |                    37 |
| Total          |         1088 |      226 |           58 |                168 |                  89 |                  1668 |

## 2016 (Upto 15 th February)

| States         |   Incidents |   Deaths |   SFs Killed |   Civilians Killed |   LWE Cadres Killed |   LWE Cadres Arrested |
|----------------|-------------|----------|--------------|--------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |           2 |        2 |            0 |                  2 |                   0 |                     1 |
| Bihar          |          25 |        3 |            0 |                  3 |                   5 |                    75 |
| Chhattisgarh   |          58 |        7 |            2 |                  5 |                  29 |                   142 |
| Jharkhand      |          46 |       18 |            6 |                 12 |                   4 |                    50 |
| Maharashtra    |          11 |        2 |            0 |                  2 |                   0 |                     0 |
| Odisha         |          24 |        7 |            2 |                  5 |                   3 |                     0 |
| Telangana      |           1 |        0 |            0 |                  0 |                   0 |                    10 |
| West Bengal    |           0 |        0 |            0 |                  0 |                   0 |                     1 |
| Others         |           1 |        0 |            0 |                  0 |                   0 |                     1 |
| Total          |         168 |       39 |           10 |                 29 |                  41 |                   280 |

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