Lok Sabha Question No. 1466 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-26
Subject: Custodial Deaths
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: ARKA KESHARI DEO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1466

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  JULY, 2016/ SHRAVANA 4, 1938 (SAKA)

CUSTODIAL DEATHS

1466.  SHRI ARKA KESHARI DEO:

- Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether there has been a sharp increase in the incidents of custodial
- deaths and torture in police custody in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  total  number  of  such  cases, reported,  separately  and  guilty  personnel  arrested,  convicted  and  the action taken against them during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  issued  directives  to  the  State Governments and Police Departments in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and there action of the State Governments and Police Departments in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a):        Based  on  the  information  received  from  National  Human  Rights Commission  (NHRC),  the  details  of  reported  incidents  of  custodial deaths and torture are as under;

| S. No.   | Item                      |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 (upto 30-6-2016) |
|----------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------|
| (a)      | Death in Police Custody   |       140 |       130 |       153 |                         47 |
| (b)      | Torture in Police Custody |       303 |       431 |       493 |                        131 |

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(b)  :        A  statement  indicating  state-wise  details  of  death  in  police custody,  torture  in  police  custody  and  custodial  deaths  &  torture  in police custody where NHRC recommended monetary relief, disciplinary action and prosecution during the last three years and current year (upto 30-06-2016) are given at Annexure I, II and III respectively.

The National Human Rights Commission does not maintain any separate record of public servant arrested or convicted.

(c)  &  (d):      'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects  under  the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution and it is primarily the responsibility of the State/UT Government to appropriately prevent and ensure  non-occurrence  of  police  atrocities.  However,  the  NHRC  also issues guidelines/instructions from time to time to all the Chief Secretaries  of  the  States/UTs  to  give  suitable  directions  to  District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police of every districts that every death  in  the  custody,  police  or  judicial,  natural  or  otherwise,  is  to  be reported to the Commission, within 24 hours of its occurrence.  NHRC calls  for  reports  including  inquest,  post-mortem,  magisterial  enquiry, chemical examination/ forensic reports for ascertaining foul play, if any, in relation to the death in custody. The Commission had issued revised -

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instructions dated 3 rd  January, 2001 to all Home Secretaries for sending following information::-

- (i) The  post-mortem  report,  in  new  Performa  circulated  by  NHRC  in March 1997, along with the video graph and the Magisterial Enquiry report must be sent within 2 months of the incident.
- (ii) The post mortem report and other documents should be sent to the Commission  without  waiting  for  the  viscera  report.    The  viscera report should be sent subsequently as soon as it is received.

Apart  from  recommendations  made  in  any  individual  case, the Commission makes efforts to sensitize public servants for better protection of Human Rights during various workshops and seminars.

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## STATEMENT SHOWING STATE-WISE,YEAR-WISE NO. OF CASES REGISTERED,DISPOSED AND PENDING UNDER "CUSTODIAL DEATH (Police)"  DURING LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR UPTO 30/06/2016

## Annexure-I

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| State/UT Name       | 2013-14                 | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15                 | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16                 | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17(up to 30-06-2016)   | 2016-17(up to 30-06-2016)   | 2016-17(up to 30-06-2016)   |
|---------------------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| State/UT Name       | No. of Cases Registered | Disposed  | Pending   | No. of Cases Registered | Disposed  | Pending   | No. of Cases Registered | Disposed  | Pending   | No. of Cases Registered     | Disposed                    | Pending                     |
| ANDHRA PRADESH      | 2                       | 0         | 2         | 5                       | 2         | 3         | 6                       | 3         | 3         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 1                       | 1         | 0         | 3                       | 0         | 3         | 3                       | 0         | 3         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| ASSAM               | 13                      | 6         | 7         | 7                       | 0         | 7         | 9                       | 2         | 7         | 7                           | 0                           | 7                           |
| BIHAR               | 9                       | 2         | 7         | 6                       | 0         | 6         | 8                       | 0         | 8         | 3                           | 0                           | 3                           |
| GOA                 | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 1                       | 1         | 0         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| GUJARAT             | 10                      | 2         | 8         | 13                      | 6         | 7         | 10                      | 0         | 10        | 2                           | 0                           | 2                           |
| HARYANA             | 6                       | 0         | 6         | 4                       | 1         | 3         | 6                       | 0         | 6         | 3                           | 0                           | 3                           |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 2                       | 0         | 2         | 2                       | 1         | 1         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| JAMMU& KASHMIR      | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 1                       | 1         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| KARNATAKA           | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 4                       | 4         | 0         | 4                       | 2         | 2         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| KERALA              | 3                       | 1         | 2         | 4                       | 1         | 3         | 5                       | 0         | 5         | 2                           | 0                           | 2                           |
| MADHYA PRADESH      | 6                       | 2         | 4         | 3                       | 1         | 2         | 7                       | 5         | 2         | 3                           | 0                           | 3                           |
| MAHARASHTRA         | 20                      | 5         | 15        | 26                      | 6         | 20        | 24                      | 21        | 3         | 10                          | 0                           | 10                          |
| MANIPUR             | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 1                           | 0                           | 1                           |
| MEGHALAYA           | 4                       | 0         | 4         | 3                       | 2         | 1         | 4                       | 0         | 4         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| MIZORAM             | 1                       | 0         | 1         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 2                       | 0         | 2         | 1                           | 0                           | 1                           |
| NAGALAND            | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 1                       | 0         | 1         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| ODISHA              | 4                       | 1         | 3         | 2                       | 0         | 2         | 7                       | 3         | 4         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| PUNJAB              | 3                       | 2         | 1         | 1                       | 1         | 0         | 3                       | 2         | 1         | 2                           | 0                           | 2                           |
| RAJASTHAN           | 3                       | 2         | 1         | 4                       | 2         | 2         | 5                       | 2         | 3         | 4                           | 1                           | 3                           |
| SIKKIM              | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| TAMIL NADU          | 9                       | 5         | 4         | 9                       | 5         | 4         | 4                       | 4         | 0         | 1                           | 0                           | 1                           |
| TRIPURA             | 1                       | 0         | 1         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 2                       | 0         | 2         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| UTTAR PRADESH       | 15                      | 2         | 13        | 10                      | 3         | 7         | 15                      | 2         | 13        | 5                           | 0                           | 5                           |
| WEST BENGAL         | 11                      | 4         | 7         | 8                       | 1         | 7         | 10                      | 2         | 8         | 2                           | 1                           | 1                           |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR   | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 1                       | 0         | 1         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| CHANDIGARH          | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| DAMAN & DIU         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| DELHI               | 4                       | 1         | 3         | 2                       | 0         | 2         | 4                       | 2         | 2         | 1                           | 0                           | 1                           |
| LAKSHADWEEP         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| PUDUCHERRY          | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 1                       | 0         | 1         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| CHHATTISGARH        |                         |           |           |                         |           |           |                         |           |           |                             |                             |                             |
|                     | 2                       | 0         | 2         | 1                       | 0         | 1         | 3                       | 0         | 3         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| JHARKHAND           | 6                       | 1         | 5         | 5                       | 0         | 5         | 4                       | 0         | 4         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| UTTARAKHAND         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 2                       | 1         | 1         | 1                       | 0         | 1         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| TELANGANA TOTAL     | 5 140                   | 1 38      | 4 102     | 4 130                   | 3 41      | 1 89      | 4 153                   | 2 53      | 2 100     | 0 47                        | 0 2                         | 0 45                        |

## STATEMENT SHOWING STATE-WISE, YEAR-WISE NO. OF CASES REGISTERED,DISPOSED AND PENDING UNDER "CUSTODIAL TORTURE" DURING LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR UPTO 30/06/2016

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| State/UT Name      | 2013-14                 | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15                 | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16                 | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17(up to 30-06-2016)   | 2016-17(up to 30-06-2016)   | 2016-17(up to 30-06-2016)   |
|--------------------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| State/UT Name      | No. of Cases Registered | Disposed  | Pending   | No. of Cases Registered | Disposed  | Pending   | No. of Cases Registered | Disposed  | Pending   | No. of Cases Registered     | Disposed                    | Pending                     |
| ANDHRA PRADESH     | 8                       | 6         | 2         | 9                       | 4         | 5         | 7                       | 4         | 3         | 2                           | 1                           | 1                           |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 1                       | 1         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| ASSAM              | 1                       | 1         | 0         | 7                       | 6         | 1         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| BIHAR              | 12                      | 9         | 3         | 19                      | 9         | 10        | 14                      | 6         | 8         | 1                           | 0                           | 1                           |
| GOA                | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 3                       | 3         | 0         | 1                       | 0         | 1         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| GUJARAT            | 4                       | 3         | 1         | 4                       | 4         | 0         | 8                       | 4         | 4         | 2                           | 0                           | 2                           |
| HARYANA            | 22                      | 22        | 0         | 34                      | 23        | 11        | 35                      | 24        | 11        | 14                          | 5                           | 9                           |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 1                       | 1         | 0         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR     | 2                       | 2         | 0         | 1                       | 1         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| KARNATAKA          | 3                       | 1         | 2         | 3                       | 2         | 1         | 5                       | 1         | 4         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| KERALA             | 3                       | 2         | 1         | 4                       | 3         | 1         | 5                       | 2         | 3         | 1                           | 0                           | 1                           |
| MADHYAPRADESH      | 14                      | 10        | 4         | 19                      | 6         | 13        | 16                      | 12        | 4         | 7                           | 2                           | 5                           |
| MAHARASHTRA        | 11                      | 8         | 3         | 13                      | 5         | 8         | 7                       | 4         | 3         | 2                           | 0                           | 2                           |
| MANIPUR            | 2                       | 2         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 2                       | 0         | 2         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| MEGHALAYA          | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 2                       | 2         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| MIZORAM            | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| NAGALAND           | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| ODISHA             | 11                      | 11        | 0         | 29                      | 12        | 17        | 19                      | 14        | 5         | 3                           | 3                           | 0                           |
| PUNJAB             | 3                       | 3         | 0         | 9                       | 8         | 1         | 6                       | 3         | 3         | 1                           | 1                           | 0                           |
| RAJASTHAN          | 18                      | 15        | 3         | 32                      | 13        | 19        | 19                      | 13        | 6         | 10                          | 3                           | 7                           |
| SIKKIM             | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| TAMIL NADU         | 5                       | 4         | 1         | 7                       | 2         | 5         | 18                      | 7         | 11        | 3                           | 1                           | 2                           |
| TRIPURA            | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| UTTAR PRADESH      | 121                     | 98        | 23        | 145                     | 96        | 49        | 246                     | 131       | 115       | 62                          | 28                          | 34                          |
| WEST BENGAL        | 7                       | 6         | 1         | 21                      | 7         | 14        | 17                      | 2         | 15        | 3                           | 2                           | 1                           |
| ANDAMAN &NICOBAR   | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| CHANDIGARH         | 1                       | 1         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 4                       | 0         | 4         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| DADRA &NAGARHAVELI | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| DAMAN &DIU         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| DELHI              | 41                      | 32        | 9         | 44                      | 26        | 18        | 35                      | 16        | 19        | 14                          | 4                           | 10                          |
| LAKSHADWEEP        | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 1                       | 1         | 0         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| PUDUCHERRY         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 3                       | 1         | 2         | 0                       | 0         | 0         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| CHHATTISGARH       | 6                       | 3         | 3         | 3                       | 2         | 1         | 7                       | 0         | 7         | 2                           | 2                           | 0                           |
| JHARKHAND          | 4                       | 4         | 0         | 10                      | 6         | 4         | 9                       | 3         | 6         | 2                           | 0                           | 2                           |
| UTTARAKHAND        | 2                       | 2         | 0         | 5                       | 5         | 0         | 5                       | 2         | 3         | 1                           | 0                           | 1                           |
| TELANGANA          | 2                       | 2         | 0         | 3                       | 3         |           | 7                       |           | 4         | 1                           | 0                           | 1                           |
| TOTAL              | 303                     | 247       | 56        | 431                     | 251       | 0 180     | 493                     | 3 252     | 241       | 131                         | 52                          | 79                          |

## STATEMENT SHOWING NO. OF CASES (INCLUDING CARRY FORWARD) WHERE NHRC RECOMMENDED DISCIPLINARY ACTION DURING LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR UPTO 30/06/2016

## CUSTODIAL DEATH (Police)

| STATE NAME    |   No of Cases |
|---------------|---------------|
| BIHAR         |             1 |
| HARYANA       |             1 |
| TELANGANA     |             1 |
| UTTAR PRADESH |             1 |
| UTTARAKHAND   |             1 |
| TOTAL         |             5 |

## CUSTODIAL TORTURE

| STATE NAME   |   No of Cases |
|--------------|---------------|
| HARYANA      |             1 |
| ODISHA       |             1 |
| TOTAL        |             2 |

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