Lok Sabha Question No. 1518 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-03
Subject: Illegal Arms
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAMA DEVI, CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1518

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  MAY, 2016/VAISAKHA 13, 1938 (SAKA)

## ILLEGAL ARMS

1518. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI: SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether illegal trade and manufacturing of arms/weapons have been reported in the country;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  of  illegal  arms,  weapons  seized/confiscated  and persons  arrested  for  involvement  in  the  said  activities  along  with  the action taken against them during the said period, State-wise; and

(c) the details of directives issued by the Government 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): No such specific inputs are available. However, 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): 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

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## LS.US.Q.No. 1518 FOR 03.05.2016

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 25 to curb illegal trade in 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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## State/UT wise cases reported under the Arms Act, unlicensed arms seized, licensed arms seized, others arms seized, ammunition seized in number and ammunition seized in KGs   2014

|                           | 2014     | 2014        | 2014        | 2014        | 2014        | 2014              | 2014              |
|---------------------------|----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|                           | Cases    | Arms seized | Arms seized | Arms seized | Arms seized | Ammunition seized | Ammunition seized |
| SL                        | Reported | Total       | Unlicensed  | Licensed    | other       | In Number         | InKGs             |
| State/UT 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              | 81.6IS            |
| 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      | 55          | 495         | 11          | 51          | 861               | 810               |
| 22 Rajasthan              | 5232     | 4939        | 1746        | 293         | 2900        | 1651              | 122.18            |
| 23 Sikkim                 | 2        | 1           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0                 | 0                 |
| 24 Tamil Nadu             | 275      | 172         | 97          | 6           | 69          | 29                | 15                |
| 25 Telangana              | 105      | 88          | 28          | 4           | 56          | 65                | 0                 |
| 26 Tripura                | 4        | 2           | 2           | 0           | 0           | 0                 | 0                 |
| 27 Uttar Pradesh          | 25097    | 24583       | 15327       | 400         | 8856        | 31554             | 208               |
| 28 Uttarakhand            | 636      | 636         | 483         | 0           | 153         | 223               | 32                |
| 29 West Bengal            | 2360     | 3632        | 3506        | 1           | 125         | 7040              | 301               |
| 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&NHaveli              | 0        | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0                 | 0                 |
| 33 Daman &Diu             | 0        | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0                 | 0                 |
| 34 Delhi UT               | 753      | 1205        | 859         | 9           | 337         | 20794             | 1955              |
| 35 Lakshadweep            | 0        | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0                 | 0                 |
| 36 Puducherry             | 53       | 19          | 5           |             |             | 0                 | 0                 |
| TOTAL UT(S)               | 823      | 1242        | 878         | 0           | 14 355      | 20804             | 1996              |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA)         | 55255    | 55453       | 32319       | 9 1198      | 21936       | 109110            | 5645.577          |

Annexure II

|       |                        | 2012      | 2012           | 2012        | 2012     |         |          |          | 2013    | 2013     | 2013     | 2013    | 2014       | 2014   | 2014    | 2014    | 2014   | 2014    |
|-------|------------------------|-----------|----------------|-------------|----------|---------|----------|----------|---------|----------|----------|---------|------------|--------|---------|---------|--------|---------|
| SL    | State/UT               | CR        | CS             | CV PAR      | PCS      | PCV     | CR       | CS       | 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    | Telangana              | 15        | 1              | 35          |          |         |          |          | 1       | 23       | 31       | 1       | 105 4      | 137 9  |         | 4 226   | 209 23 | 9       |
| 26 27 | Tripura Uttar Pradesh  | 26396     | 16 26203 21035 | 26556       | 34 26391 | 2 21136 | 15 22822 | 11 22663 | 18727   | 22983    | 22837    | 18752   | 25097      | 24990  | 1 17359 | 6 25322 | 25227  | 4 17436 |
| 28    | Uttarakhand            | 503       | 497            |             | 524      |         | 587      |          | 792     |          | 572      | 654     |            | 645    | 597     | 762     | 752    | 645     |
|       |                        |           | 1517           | 508         |          | 1508    |          | 557      |         | 600      |          |         | 636        |        |         |         |        |         |
| 29    | West Bengal            | 1722      | 1971 25        | 2911        | 2172     | 29      | 2531     | 1993     | 32      | 3186     | 3139     | 48      | 2360 54432 | 2564   | 16      | 4660    | 3374   | 19      |
|       | TOTAL STATE(S)         | 54126 0   | 53603 32714    | 59339 0     | 58085    | 33523   | 53331    | 51632    | 29540   | 57621    | 56938    | 30507 0 | 0          | 53418  | 29128   | 61751   | 59390  | 29889 6 |
| 30    | A & N Islands          |           | 0 0            |             | 0        | 0       | 1        | 1        | 0       | 5        | 5        |         |            | 0      | 2       | 0       | 0      |         |
| 31    | Chandigarh             | 18        | 21 5           | 17          | 26       | 6       | 16       | 14       | 12      | 22       | 19       | 12      | 17         | 14     | 14      | 18      | 14     | 15      |
| 32    | D&N Haveli             | 1         | 0 0            | 2           | 0        | 0       | 1        | 2        | 0       | 1        | 3        | 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 1250  | 214 18 1149    | 232 1465    | 232      | 21      | 91       | 91       | 27 1118 | 241 1356 | 241 1339 | 30      | 53 823     | 55 756 | 3 706   | 63 919  | 55 884 | 4 845   |
|       | TOTAL UT(S) TOTAL (ALL |           |                | 1445        | 1351     | 1687    | 1031     | 980      |         |          | 58277    | 1414    |            |        |         |         |        |         |
|       | INDIA)                 | 55376     | 54752          | 34179 60784 | 59436    | 35210   | 54362    | 52612    | 30658   | 58977    |          | 31921   | 55255      | 54174  | 29834   | 62670   | 60274  | 30734   |

Source: Crime in India Disposal of cases/persons by police/courts may includes cases/persons of previous years also.