Lok Sabha Question No. 2721 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-10
Subject: Crime by Illegal arms
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2721

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  MAY, 2016/VAISAKHA 20, 1938 (SAKA)

CRIME BY ILLEGAL ARMS

2721. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has received complaints with regard to use of  unlicensed/illegal/banned  arms  by  criminals  in  several  parts  of  the country;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  total  number  of  such  cases reported,  illegal  arms/weapons  seized/confiscated,  persons  arrested, convicted and the action taken against the guilty during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  made  any  assessment  regarding  the total number of illegal arms/weapons in the country and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the details of directives issued by the Government to the States and the Police Departments to stop such cases in future along with the other measures taken to check such crimes in the country?

ANSWER

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

(a) Yes, Madam. There have been reports of arresting and filing criminal cases against a number of persons under the relevant provisions of the

Arms Act 1959.  Illegal weapons including AK-47/56 Rifles were seized from the arrested persons.

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## LS.US.Q.No. 2721 FOR 10.05.2016

(b)  The details of cases relating to unlicenced, licenced, other arms and ammunitions  seized;  and  persons  convicted/arrested  etc.,  state-wise, are at Annexure - I and Annexure - II respectively. (c )National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has started assessment and collection  of  data  regarding  seizure  of  illegal  arms/  ammunitions  from 2014 onwards and put it on their website under caption 'Crime in India'. (d)  The  compliance  of  various  provisions  of  the  Arms  Act  is  the responsibility of all concerned in particular the State Governments/UTs. There are provisions under the Arms Act to take punitive action against those  who  violate  the  Act.  Further,  Central  Government  wherever necessary  issues  directions  to  the  State  Government/UTs  for  strict compliance  of  the  Arms  Act.  The  Act  has  elaborate  provisions,  under Section 19 to 27 to curb possession, illegal trade and use of unlicensed arms.  In  addition  to  the  State  Police  Authorities,  Personnel  of  the Central  Arms  Police  Forces  have  also  been  empowered  to  search  and seize arms, illegally held/traded by any person.

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LS.US.Q.No. 2721 FOR 10.05.2016 Annexure - I State/UT wise cases reported under the Arms Act, 1959, unlicensed arms seized, licensed arms seized, others arms seized, ammunition seized in number and ammunition seized in KGs during

2014

| SL    | State/UT               | 2014                    | 2014    | 2014                            | 2014                           | 2014    | 2014              | 2014              |
|-------|------------------------|-------------------------|---------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------|-------------------|-------------------|
|       |                        |                         | Cases   | Cases                           | Cases                          | Cases   | Ammunition seized | Ammunition seized |
|       |                        | Reported under the Arms | Total   | Arms Unlicensed (Crude& Country | seized Licensed (Factory Made) | other   | In Number         | In KGs            |
|       |                        |                         |         | Made)                           |                                |         |                   |                   |
|       |                        | Act                     |         |                                 |                                |         |                   |                   |
|       |                        | 1                       | 2       | 2.1                             | 2.2                            | 2.3     | 3                 | 4                 |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh         | 121                     | 109     | 62                              | 7                              | 40      | 77                | 0                 |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh      | 26                      | 47      | 42                              | 5                              | 0       | 3065              | 61                |
| 3     | Assam                  | 473                     | 423     | 322                             | 73                             | 28      | 3279              | 186               |
| 4     | Bihar                  | 1764                    | 1942    | 1790                            | 24                             | 128     | 7811              | 651.18            |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh           | 782                     | 684     | 225                             | 1                              | 458     | 129               | 259               |
| 6     | Goa                    | 2                       | 1       | 0                               | 0                              | 1       | 0                 | 0                 |
| 7     | Gujarat                | 586                     | 682     | 560                             | 32                             | 90      | 822               | 5                 |
| 8     | Haryana                | 1564                    | 1697    | 1451                            | 8                              | 238     | 1843              | 81.615            |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh       | 18                      | 20      | 4                               | 15                             | 1       | 0                 | 0                 |
| 10    | Jammu &Kashmir         | 181                     | 230     | 142                             | 5                              | 83      | 6747              | 6                 |
| 11    | Jharkhand              | 459                     | 408     | 343                             | 15                             | 50      | 586               | 75.8              |
| 12    | Karnataka              | 107                     | 290     | 72                              | 12                             | 206     | 122               | 3                 |
| 13    | Kerala                 | 273                     | 234     | 77                              | 3                              | 154     | 92                | 1                 |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh         | 11595                   | 10077   | 3228                            | 87                             | 6762    | 1712              | 38.46             |
| 15    | Maharashtra            | 1412                    | 1488    | 788                             | 40                             | 660     | 1674              | 0                 |
| 16    | Manipur                | 11                      | 51      | 50                              | 0                              | 1       | 793               | 33                |
| 17    | Meghalaya              | 59                      | 29      | 18                              | 0                              | 11      | 346               | 0                 |
| 18    | Mizoram                | 20                      | 49      | 12                              | 36                             | 1       | 12717             | 76.942            |
| 19    | Nagaland               | 222                     | 377     | 329                             | 19                             | 29      | 3704              | 647               |
| 20    | Odisha                 | 533                     | 763     | 241                             | 92                             | 430     | 1364              | 36.4              |
| 21    | Punjab                 | 513                     | 557     | 495                             | 11                             | 51      | 861               | 810               |
| 22    | Rajasthan              | 5232                    | 4939    | 1746                            | 293                            | 2900    | 1651              | 122.18            |
| 23    | Sikkim                 | 2                       | 1       |                                 | 0                              |         | 0                 |                   |
|       |                        |                         |         | 1                               |                                | 0       |                   | 0                 |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu             | 275                     | 172     | 97                              | 6                              | 69      | 29                | 15                |
| 25 27 | Telangana              | 105                     | 88      | 28 15327                        | 4 400                          | 56 8856 | 65 0              | 0 208             |
| 26    | Tripura Uttar Pradesh  | 4 25097                 | 2 24583 | 2                               | 0                              | 0       | 31554             | 0                 |
| 29    | West Bengal            | 2360                    | 3632    | 3506                            | 1                              | 125     | 7040              | 301               |
| 28    | Uttarakhand            | 636                     | 636     | 483                             | 0                              | 153     | 223               | 32                |
|       | TOTAL STATE(S)         | 54432                   | 54211   | 31441                           | 1189                           | 21581   | 88306             | 3649.577          |
| 30    | A & N Islands          | 0                       | 0       | 0                               | 0                              | 0       | 0                 | 0                 |
| 31    | Chandigarh             | 17                      | 18      | 14                              | 0                              | 4       | 10                | 41                |
| 32    | D&N Haveli             | 0                       | 0       | 0                               | 0                              | 0       | 0                 | 0                 |
| 33 34 | Daman &Diu Delhi UT    | 0 753                   | 0 1205  | 0 859                           | 0 9                            | 0 337   | 0 20794           | 0 1955            |
| 35    | Lakshadweep            | 0                       | 0       | 0                               | 0                              | 0       | 0                 | 0                 |
| 36    | Puducherry             | 53                      | 19      | 5                               | 0                              | 14      | 0                 | 0                 |
|       |                        | 823                     | 1242    | 878                             | 9                              | 355     | 20804             | 1996              |
|       | TOTAL UT(S) TOTAL (ALL |                         |         |                                 |                                |         |                   |                   |
|       | INDIA)                 | 55255                   | 55453   | 32319                           | 1198                           | 21936   | 109110            | 5645.577          |

Source: Crime in India

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|       |                          | 2012   | 2012        | 2012    | 2012   | 2012   | 2012   |       |         |         |         |       |       | 2014   | 2014    | 2014    | 2014    | 2014     |
|-------|--------------------------|--------|-------------|---------|--------|--------|--------|-------|---------|---------|---------|-------|-------|--------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
| SL    | State/UT                 | CR     | CS CV       | PAR     | PCS    | PCV    | CR     | CS    | 2013 CV | PAR     | PCS     | PCV   | CR    | CS     | CV      | PAR     | PCS     | PCV      |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh           | 301    | 305         | 88 549  | 555    | 46     | 280    | 215   | 35      | 374     | 380     | 65    | 121   | 88     | 14      | 264     | 166     | 39       |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh        | 11     | 12          | 4 14    | 12     | 4      | 15     | 9     | 2       | 10      | 7       | 2     | 26    | 14     | 1       | 29      | 31      | 1        |
| 3     | Assam                    | 539    | 320 15      | 575     | 232    | 31     | 630    | 281   | 14      | 563     | 347     | 22    | 473   | 290    | 32      | 1166    | 378     | 33       |
| 4     | Bihar                    | 1813   | 2069 497    | 2479    | 2843   | 681    | 1614   | 1519  | 534     | 2306    | 2397    | 817   | 1764  | 1648   | 363     | 2433    | 1978    | 488      |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh             | 883    | 884 193     | 914     | 914    | 236    | 954    | 952   | 190     | 978     | 977     | 257   | 782   | 778    | 418     | 801     | 1479    | 426      |
| 6     | Goa                      | 12     | 1 1         | 20      | 2      | 1      | 7      | 3     | 0       | 12      | 5       | 0     | 2     | 4      | 0       | 0       | 6       | 0        |
| 7     | Gujarat                  | 512    | 464 11      | 713     | 695    | 13     | 417    | 410   | 25      | 583     | 583     | 29    | 586   | 426    | 18      | 819     | 642     | 22       |
| 8     | Haryana                  | 1402   | 1449 515    | 1495    | 1559   | 531    | 1446   | 1436  | 439     | 1539    | 1546    | 477   | 1564  | 1523   | 373     | 1715    | 1661    | 373      |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh         | 15     | 15          | 1 25    | 25     | 1      | 21     | 16    | 1       | 33      | 36      | 1     | 18    | 13     | 1       | 32      | 26      | 1        |
| 10    | Jammu& Kashmir           | 186    | 148         | 5 310   | 308    | 5      | 173    | 103   | 9       | 207     | 207     | 6     | 181   | 79     | 5       | 161     | 150     | 8        |
| 11    | Jharkhand                | 570    | 519 275     | 1100    | 1055   | 459    | 515    | 484   | 264     | 1039    | 1100    | 434   | 459   | 442    | 208     | 639     | 801     | 238      |
| 12    | Karnataka                | 124    | 115 7       | 219     | 223    | 11     | 116    | 98    | 6       | 187     | 171     | 9     | 107   | 105    | 4       | 260     | 223     | 5        |
| 13    | Kerala                   | 293    | 286         | 36 536  | 526    | 77     | 259    | 219   | 17      | 407     | 410     | 32    | 273   | 236    | 18      | 398     | 350     | 43       |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh           | 10827  | 10811 3940  | 10970   | 10967  | 3869   | 12798  | 12796 | 3600    | 13026   | 13042   | 3700  | 11595 | 11592  | 4473    | 12536   | 12536   | 4641     |
| 15    | Maharashtra              | 1166   | 1117 41     | 1565    | 1521   | 60     | 1000   | 968   | 36      | 1408    | 1275    | 47    | 1412  | 1270   | 38      | 1888    | 1766    | 45       |
| 16    | Manipur                  | 15     | 8           | 4 18    | 8      | 9      | 17     | 1     | 2       | 22      | 1       | 3     | 11    | 12     | 2       | 10      | 12      | 2        |
| 17    | Meghalaya                | 20     | 10          | 0 26    | 14     | 0      | 26     | 13    | 0       | 27      | 13      | 0     | 59    | 17     | 0       | 63      | 33      | 0        |
| 18    | Mizoram                  | 37     | 27 31       | 38      | 33     | 29     | 37     | 36    | 11      | 61      | 29      | 19    | 20    | 27     | 22      | 30      | 46      | 26       |
| 19    | Nagaland                 | 101    | 88 85       | 153     | 166    | 105    | 186    | 132   | 84      | 267     | 122     | 62    | 222   | 170    | 92      | 251     | 197     | 104      |
| 20    | Odisha                   | 602    | 514 14      | 1190    | 1124   | 26     | 719    | 604   | 20      | 1250    | 1196    | 31    | 533   |        | 471 29  | 721     | 779     | 45       |
| 21    | Punjab                   | 888    | 687         | 458 971 | 842    | 488    | 647    | 701   | 499     | 742     | 751     | 515   | 513   | 483    | 401     | 573     | 593     | 419      |
| 22    | Rajasthan                | 4992   | 4944 3874   | 5172    | 5173   | 4098   | 5304   | 5248  | 4163    | 5501    | 5489    | 4456  | 5232  | 5161   | 4597    | 5536    | 5536    | 4741     |
| 23    | Sikkim                   | 1      | 1           | 2 3     | 5      | 2      | 2      | 2     | 2       | 2       | 2       | 6     | 2     | 0      | 2       | 3       | 0       | 2        |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu               | 180    | 122         | 39 274  | 162    | 66     | 193    | 162   | 35      | 285     | 273     | 62    | 275   | 224    | 40      | 447     | 416     | 74       |
| 25 26 | Telangana Tripura        | 15     | 16          | 1 35    | 34     | 2      | 15     | 11    | 1       | 23      | 31      | 1     | 105 4 | 137 9  | 4 1     | 226 6   | 209 23  | 9 4      |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh            | 26396  | 26203 21035 | 26556   | 26391  | 21136  | 22822  | 22663 | 18727   | 22983   | 22837   | 18752 | 25097 | 24990  | 17359   | 25322   | 25227   | 17436    |
| 28    | Uttarakhand              | 503    | 497 1517    | 508     | 524    |        |        | 557   | 792     | 600     | 572     | 654   | 636   | 645    | 597     | 762     | 752     |          |
| 29    | West Bengal              | 1722   | 25          | 2911    | 2172   | 1508   | 587    |       |         |         |         | 48    | 2360  | 2564   |         |         |         | 645      |
|       |                          | 54126  | 1971 32714  | 59339   | 58085  | 29     | 2531   | 1993  | 32      | 3186    | 3139    | 30507 | 54432 | 53418  | 16      | 4660    | 3374    | 19 29889 |
| 30    | TOTAL STATE(S)           | 0      | 53603       | 0       | 0      | 33523  | 53331  | 51632 | 29540 0 | 57621 5 | 56938 5 | 0     | 0     | 0      | 29128 2 | 61751 0 | 59390 0 | 6        |
| 31    | A & N Islands Chandigarh | 18     | 0 21        | 0 5 17  | 26     | 0      | 1      | 1 14  | 12      |         |         | 12    | 17    | 14     | 14      | 18      | 14      | 15       |
| 32    | D&N Haveli               | 1      | 0           | 0 2     | 0      | 6 0    | 16 1   | 2     |         | 22 1    | 19 3    | 0     | 0     | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0        |
|       |                          |        |             |         |        |        |        |       | 0       |         |         |       |       |        |         |         |         |          |
| 33    | Daman &Diu               | 0      | 0           | 0 0     | 0      | 0      | 1      | 0     | 0       | 1       | 0       | 0     | 0     | 1      | 0       | 0       | 1       | 0        |
| 34    | Delhi UT                 | 1017   | 914 1442    | 1194    | 1093   | 1660   | 921    | 872   | 1079    | 1086    | 1071    | 1372  | 753   | 686    | 687     | 838     | 814     | 820      |
| 35    | Lakshadweep              | 0      | 0 0         | 0       | 0      |        | 0 0    | 0     | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0     | 0     |        | 0       | 0       | 0 0     | 0        |
| 36    | Puducherry               | 214    | 214         | 18 232  | 232    | 21     | 91     | 91    | 27      | 241     | 241     | 30    | 53    | 55     | 3       | 63 919  | 55      | 4        |
|       | TOTAL UT(S)              | 1250   | 1149 1465   | 1445    | 1351   | 1687   | 1031   | 980   | 1118    | 1356    | 1339    | 1414  | 823   | 756    | 706     |         | 884     | 845      |
|       | TOTAL (ALL               |        | 54752       |         |        |        |        |       |         | 58977   |         |       |       |        |         | 62670   | 60274   | 30734    |
|       | INDIA)                   | 55376  | 34179       | 60784   | 59436  | 35210  | 54362  | 52612 | 30658   |         | 58277   | 31921 | 55255 | 54174  |         | 29834   |         |          |

Source: Crime in India

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