Lok Sabha Question No. 545 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-02
Subject: Crime in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, K. ASHOK KUMAR, KIRRON KHER, SONA RAM CHOUDHARY, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, ANTO  ANTONY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 545 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2015

## CRIME IN RAILWAYS

545.  SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  crimes  in  Railways  have  touched  a  new  high  pertaining  to murder, kidnapping, rape, robbery, dacoity and theft in the recent past;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, zone-wise and the reasons therefor along with the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) the  schemes/programmes  being  implemented  by  the  Government  to provide safety to the passengers especially women  along with achievements thereof since implementation of the schemes/ programmes;
- (d) whether the Government has prepared any action plan for the safety of women  passengers  in  Railways  which  has  been  funded/likely  to  be funded by the Nirbhaya Fund and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure adequate safety of the passengers of the Railways across the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI MANOJ SINHA )

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  545  BY  SHRI  SANJAY  DHOTRE,  SHRI  K.  ASHOK  KUMAR, SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER, COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY, SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB,  SHRI  VIJAY  KUMAR  HANSDAK  AND  SHRI  ANTO  ANTONY  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.12.2015  REGARDING CRIME IN RAILWAYS.

(a)  and  (b):  The  cases  of  theft,  robbery,  kidnapping  and  rape  reported  over Indian  Railways  have  increased  during  the  year  2015  in  comparison  to  the year 2014. However, the cases of murder and dacoity have decreased during the year 2015(upto Oct) in comparison to year 2014. The numbers of cases of crimes  reported  over  Indian  Railways  during  the  year  2014  and  2015(Upto October) is appended.  The reasons behind the increase in cases of crimes are increase in volume of passenger and traffic, and better awareness amongst the public for registration of cases.

All  the  cases  of  crimes  are  reported  to,  registered  and  investigated  by Government Railway Police of concerned State Governments.

(c): All  India  Railway Security Helpline toll free number 1800-11-1322 was set  up  on  12.08.2014  in  the  Railway  Board  and  then  toll  free  no.  182  over Zonal Railways in February-2015. They function round the clock and provide security  related  assistance  to  passengers.  During  the  period  12.08.2014  to 31.10.2015  as  many  as,  7437  complaints  related  to  theft  of  passengers belongings,  luggage  missing,  unauthorized  entry  in  coaches  reserved  for disabled  passengers,  nuisance  by  anti  social  element  and  need  for  medical assistance etc.,  have  been  received  and  attended.  In  addition,  an  App  as  a pilot  project  has  also  been  launched  over  some  of  the  Zonal  Railways  to provide security to women passengers in sub-urban sections.

In  consultation  with  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development,  Child Help Desks /Kiosks have been set up at 20 major railway stations to provide assistance  to  run  away/abandoned  and  trafficked  children.  During  the  year 2015(upto  Oct)  as  many  as  4557  children  have  been  rescued  over  Indian Railways.

(d):  It  has  been  proposed  to  provide  CCTV  surveillance  system  over  1000 stations through provision of grants from Nirbhaya Fund in phases.

(e): Policing  on  Railways  is  a  State  subject  and  prevention  of  crime, registration of cases and their investigation in Railway premises as well as on running trains is, therefore, the statutory responsibility of the State Governments,  which  they  discharge  through  Government  Railway  Police (GRP). Railway Protection Force (RPF) supplements the efforts of Government Railway  Police  by  deploying  its  staff  for  escorting  of  important  trains  in affected areas and access control duties at important and sensitive stations. Besides,  the  following  steps  are  being  taken  by  the  Railways  to  provide maximum security to passengers-

1. An  Integrated  Security  System  consisting  of  surveillance  of  vulnerable stations through Close Circuit Television Camera Network, Access Control and  Anti-Sabotage  Checks  has  been  finalized  to  improve  surveillance mechanism over 202 sensitive railway stations.
2. On vulnerable and identified routes/ sections, 2000 trains (on an average) are escorted by Railway Protection Force daily, in addition to 2200 trains escorted by Government Railway Police of different States daily.
3. RPF holds regular coordination meetings with State Police at all levels to ensure  proper  registration  and  investigation  of  crime  by  Government Railway Police.
4. RPF Crime prevention and detection squads and special teams are formed to keep vigil on the criminals in trains/ stations to prevent crime.
5. Joint  drives  by  RPF/GRP  and  Commercial  Department  are  conducted  from time  to  time  against  the  unauthorized  entry  of  passengers  in  trains  and railway premises.
6. Mass  media  programmes  are  being  launched  by  zonal  railways  to  create awareness  regarding  crime  against  women  passengers  through  electronic and print media.
7. Passenger outreach programmes have been launched including announcement through loudhailers / PA system as well as pasting of stickers providing the Security Help Line Number 182 of RPF Security Control Room for security related assistance.
8. The ladies compartments in local trains are being escorted by RPF and GRP during peak/non peak hours. Staff deployment is made during late night and early morning local trains to ensure better security to the lady passengers.

APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  545  BY  SHRI  SANJAY  DHOTRE,  SHRI  K.  ASHOK  KUMAR, SHRIMATI  KIRRON  KHER,  COL.  SONARAM  CHOUDHARY,  SHRI  BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB,  SHRI  VIJAY  KUMAR  HANSDAK  AND  SHRI  ANTO  ANTONY  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.12.2015  REGARDING CRIME IN RAILWAYS. (a) and (b): The number of cases of murder, kidnapping, rape, robbery, dacoity and theft of passengers belonging reported in Railway during the year 2014 and 2015(Upto October) is as under:

| Railway    |   Year |   Murder |   Kidnapping |   Rape |   Robbery |   Dacoity |   Theft |
|------------|--------|----------|--------------|--------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| Central    |   2014 |       24 |           19 |      3 |       522 |        13 |    3560 |
|            |   2015 |       11 |           33 |      7 |       490 |         9 |    3828 |
| Eastern    |   2014 |       19 |            7 |      7 |         6 |         7 |     712 |
|            |   2015 |       15 |           12 |      1 |        12 |         2 |     653 |
| East       |   2014 |       29 |            0 |      1 |        18 |        18 |    1071 |
| Central    |   2015 |       19 |            0 |      2 |        22 |        11 |     857 |
| East Coast |   2014 |        1 |            1 |      0 |        20 |         1 |     499 |
|            |   2015 |        3 |            2 |      1 |        15 |        11 |     460 |
| Northern   |   2014 |       37 |           30 |      2 |        97 |        10 |    2441 |
|            |   2015 |       30 |           36 |     14 |       160 |        11 |    3564 |
| North      |   2014 |        1 |            0 |      0 |         4 |         5 |     499 |
| Central    |   2015 |        3 |            0 |      1 |        25 |         3 |     527 |
| North      |   2014 |        9 |            0 |      0 |         5 |         3 |     228 |
| Eastern    |   2015 |        5 |            0 |      1 |        24 |         1 |     389 |
| Northeast  |   2014 |       15 |            0 |      1 |         2 |         2 |     206 |
| Frontier   |   2015 |       10 |            0 |      0 |         0 |         1 |     155 |
| North      |   2014 |        6 |            4 |      2 |         8 |         1 |     620 |
| Western    |   2015 |        5 |            1 |      1 |         2 |         0 |     557 |
| Southern   |   2014 |        5 |            1 |      1 |        37 |         0 |     678 |
|            |   2015 |        1 |            1 |      0 |        51 |         1 |     708 |
| South      |   2014 |       18 |            1 |      0 |        35 |         2 |    1649 |
| Central    |   2015 |       10 |            0 |      2 |        37 |         0 |    1516 |
| South      |   2014 |        3 |            0 |      0 |         6 |         2 |     333 |
| Eastern    |   2015 |        8 |            0 |      1 |         3 |         1 |     293 |
| South East |   2014 |        6 |            3 |      0 |        16 |         3 |     348 |
| Central    |   2015 |        6 |            5 |      0 |        22 |         0 |     399 |
| South      |   2014 |        0 |            0 |      0 |        29 |         1 |     288 |
| Western    |   2015 |        0 |            0 |      0 |        11 |         2 |     219 |
| Western    |   2014 |       15 |            5 |      2 |       189 |         4 |    1836 |
|            |   2015 |       13 |            3 |      6 |       154 |         8 |    2350 |
| West       |   2014 |        7 |           16 |      3 |        46 |         3 |    2325 |
| Central    |   2015 |        5 |            8 |      8 |        99 |         1 |    2319 |
| Total      |   2014 |      195 |           87 |     22 |      1040 |        75 |   17293 |
|            |   2015 |      144 |          101 |     43 |      1127 |        62 |   18794 |