GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 218

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11TH DECEMBER, 2018/ AGRAHAYANA 20, 1940

(SAKA)

CUSTODIAL DEATHS

218. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of cases of deaths in police custody and deaths in police
encounters/registered during each of the last three years and the current
year, especially from January to June 2018 separately, State/UT-wise;

(b) whether the Government collects and/or publishes data on the total
number of cases of rape in police custody registered in the country;

(c) if so, the number of such cases registered during the said period, State/
UT-wise; and

(d) whether the said data is being maintained in any form in the public
domain and if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

(SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a): State/UT wise data in respect of deaths in police custody and deaths

in police encounters during the last three years and current year up to

20.11.2018 received from National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is at

Annexures A and B respectively. State/UT-wise statement in respect of

deaths in police custody and deaths in police encounters from 1 st January

2018 to 30th June, 2018 is at Annexures – A1 and B1 respectively.

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(b) & (c): Pursuant to the guidelines framed by NHRC, every death in

custody (Judical and Police) and rapes in custody are to be reported to

NHRC within 24 hours of its occurrence. Further, all deaths during the

course of police action are also to be reported within 48 hours. State/UT-

wise details of rapes in police custody as per information received from

NHRC is placed as Annexure C.

(d): Data on custodial deaths (Judicial and Police), deaths in Police

encounters and custodial rape is released in public domain through Annual

Report, monthly update on the website of NHRC (nhrc.nic.in) and monthly

newsletter.

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Information in respect of part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 218 for 11.12.2018

STATEMENT SHOWING NO. OF CASES REGISTERED, PENDING, DISPOSED REGARDING DEATH IN POLICE CUSTODY-INTIMATION (INC. CODE-807)
DURING LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR UPTO 20/11/2018
(DATA AS PER CMS AS ON 30/11/2018)

01/04/2015 to 31/03/2016 01/04/2016 to 31/03/2017 01/04/2017 to 31/03/2018 01/04/2018 to 20/11/2018

State/UT Name No. of No. of No. of No. of
Disposed Pending Disposed Pending Disposed Pending Disposed Pending
Cases Cases Cases Cases
ANDHRA PRADESH 6 4 2 2 2 0 2 1 1 5 1 4
ARUNACHAL PRADESH 3 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 2 0 2
ASSAM 9 5 4 9 5 4 11 3 8 4 0 4
BIHAR 8 0 8 5 0 5 7 0 7 1 0 1
GOA 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GUJARAT 10 8 2 10 9 1 14 8 6 6 2 4
HARYANA 6 3 3 9 3 6 7 0 7 3 0 3
HIMACHAL PRADESH 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 1
JAMMU & KASHMIR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KARNATAKA 4 4 0 4 4 0 4 4 0 5 2 3
KERALA 5 1 4 5 1 4 3 0 3 3 0 3
MADHYA PRADESH 7 7 0 10 8 2 7 3 4 8 1 7
MAHARASHTRA 24 21 3 25 23 2 19 8 11 6 0 6
MANIPUR 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
MEGHALAYA 4 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
MIZORAM 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
NAGALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
ODISHA 6 5 1 4 2 2 4 3 1 3 2 1
PUNJAB 3 3 0 6 1 5 10 9 1 5 2 3
RAJASTHAN 5 3 2 6 4 2 3 0 3 6 1 5
SIKKIM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TAMIL NADU 4 4 0 6 5 1 11 5 6 10 1 9
TRIPURA 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
UTTAR PRADESH 15 7 8 11 3 8 10 2 8 9 1 8
WEST BENGAL 10 6 4 9 7 2 5 1 4 4 0 4
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 3 1 2 2 0 2 7 0 7 8 0 8
LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PUDUCHERRY 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHHATTISGARH 3 0 3 6 1 5 3 0 3 3 0 3
JHARKHAND 4 0 4 5 2 3 6 1 5 2 0 2
UTTARAKHAND 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
TELANGANA 4 4 0 4 3 1 3 1 2 0 0 0
GRAND TOTAL 151 94 57 145 85 60 146 50 96 98 14 84
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Information in respect of part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 218 for 11.12.2018

STATEMENT SHOWING NO. OF CASES REGISTERED, PENDING, DISPOSED REGARDING DEATH IN POLICE ENCOUNTER-INTIMATION (INC. CODE-812)
DURING LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR UPTO 20/11/2018
(DATA AS PER CMS AS ON 30/11/2018)

01/04/2015 to 31/03/2016 01/04/2016 to 31/03/2017 01/04/2017 to 31/03/2018 01/04/2018 to 20/11/2018

State/UT Name No. of No. of No. of No. of Pendi
Disposed Pending Disposed Pending Disposed Pending Disposed
Cases Cases Cases Cases ng
ANDHRA PRADESH 4 2 2 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1
ARUNACHAL PRADESH 1 1 0 3 0 3 4 0 4 3 0 3
ASSAM 43 4 39 31 3 28 16 1 15 4 0 4
BIHAR 2 0 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 4
GOA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GUJARAT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
HARYANA 9 3 6 2 0 2 4 0 4 2 0 2
HIMACHAL PRADESH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
JAMMU & KASHMIR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KARNATAKA 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
KERALA 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MADHYA PRADESH 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
MAHARASHTRA 3 1 2 8 3 5 10 6 4 8 0 8
MANIPUR 8 2 6 3 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0
MEGHALAYA 15 5 10 10 0 10 4 0 4 1 0 1
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 7 5 2 9 2 7 6 1 5 12 2 10
PUNJAB 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
RAJASTHAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0
SIKKIM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TAMIL NADU 1 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
TRIPURA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
UTTAR PRADESH 5 2 3 4 1 3 44 5 39 16 3 13
WEST BENGAL 5 0 5 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 2
LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PUDUCHERRY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHHATTISGARH 48 9 39 75 4 71 40 0 40 37 1 36
JHARKHAND 17 2 15 7 0 7 10 0 10 9 0 9
UTTARAKHAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
TELANGANA 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
GRAND TOTAL 179 42 137 169 20 149 155 19 136 102 6 96
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Information in respect of part (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 218 for 11.12.2018
Statement Showing Statewise Total No. of Cases Registered, Disposed, Pending Incident Head ALLEGED CUSTODIAL RAPE IN POLICE CUSTODY(Inc. Code
823) (Data as per CMS as on 03/12/2018)
Sr.N State/UT Name 01/04/2015 to 31/03/2016 01/04/2016 to 31/03/2017 01/04/2017 to 31/03/2018 01/04/2018 to 20/11/2018
o. No. of Disposed Pending No. of Disposed Pending No. of Cases Disposed Pending No. of Disposed Pending
Cases Cases Registered Cases
Registered Registered Registered
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ASSAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
4 BIHAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 GOA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 GUJARAT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
7 HARYANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 HIMACHAL PRADESH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 JAMMU & KASHMIR 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 KARNATAKA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 KERALA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 MADHYA PRADESH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MAHARASHTRA 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MANIPUR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MEGHALAYA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MIZORAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 NAGALAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 ODISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 PUNJAB 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
20 RAJASTHAN 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 SIKKIM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 TAMIL NADU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 TRIPURA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 UTTAR PRADESH 6 5 1 1 1 0 4 1 3 2 1 1
25 WEST BENGAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 CHANDIGARH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DAMAN & DIU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DELHI 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 PUDUCHERRY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 CHHATTISGARH 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 JHARKHAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
35 UTTARAKHAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 TELANGANA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 13 10 3 5 4 1 8 2 6 5 1 4
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Information in respect of part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 218 for
11-12-2018

Statement Showing State-wise Total No. of Cases Registered, Disposed, Pending

(Death in Police Custody) Incident From 807 To 807

From Date : 01/01/2018 To Date : 30/06/2018
(Data as per CMS as on 07/12/2018)

SrNo State_UT_Name Registration Disposal Pending

1 ANDHRA PRADESH 3 0 3
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 1 1 0
3 ASSAM 5 1 4
4 BIHAR 3 0 3
5 GOA 0 0 0
6 GUJARAT 8 5 3
7 HARYANA 5 0 5
8 HIMACHAL PRADESH 0 0 0
9 JAMMU & KASHMIR 0 0 0
10 KARNATAKA 3 2 1
11 KERALA 3 0 3
12 MADHYA PRADESH 7 3 4
13 MAHARASHTRA 3 0 3
14 MANIPUR 0 0 0
15 MEGHALAYA 0 0 0
16 MIZORAM 0 0 0
17 NAGALAND 0 0 0
18 ODISHA 4 2 2
19 PUNJAB 5 5 0
20 RAJASTHAN 0 0 0
21 SIKKIM 0 0 0
22 TAMIL NADU 4 1 3
23 TRIPURA 0 0 0
24 UTTAR PRADESH 6 1 5
25 WEST BENGAL 2 1 1
26 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR 0 0 0
27 CHANDIGARH 0 0 0
28 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 0 0 0
29 DAMAN & DIU 0 0 0
30 DELHI 8 0 8
31 LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 0
32 PUDUCHERRY 0 0 0
33 CHHATTISGARH 1 0 1
34 JHARKHAND 2 0 2
35 UTTARAKHAND 0 0 0
36 TELANGANA 0 0 0
37 ALL OVER INDIA 0 0 0
38 FOREIGN COUNTRIES 0 0 0
39 GRAND TOTAL 73 22 51
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Information in respect of part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question

No. 218 for 11-12-2018

Statement Showing Statewise Total No. of Cases Registered, Disposed, Pending

Death in Police Encounter (Incident From 812 To 812)
From Date : 01/01/2018 To Date : 30/06/2018
(Data as per CMS as on 07/12/2018)

SrNo State_UT_Name Registration Disposal Pending

1 ANDHRA PRADESH 0 0 0
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 2 0 2
3 ASSAM 7 0 7
4 BIHAR 0 0 0
5 GOA 0 0 0
6 GUJARAT 0 0 0
7 HARYANA 2 0 2
8 HIMACHAL PRADESH 0 0 0
9 JAMMU & KASHMIR 0 0 0
10 KARNATAKA 0 0 0
11 KERALA 0 0 0
12 MADHYA PRADESH 0 0 0
13 MAHARASHTRA 7 1 6
14 MANIPUR 0 0 0
15 MEGHALAYA 1 0 1
16 MIZORAM 0 0 0
17 NAGALAND 0 0 0
18 ODISHA 8 2 6
19 PUNJAB 0 0 0
20 RAJASTHAN 1 0 1
21 SIKKIM 0 0 0
22 TAMIL NADU 1 0 1
23 TRIPURA 0 0 0
24 UTTAR PRADESH 30 5 25
25 WEST BENGAL 0 0 0
26 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR 0 0 0
27 CHANDIGARH 0 0 0
28 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 0 0 0
29 DAMAN & DIU 0 0 0
30 DELHI 2 0 2
31 LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 0
32 PUDUCHERRY 0 0 0
33 CHHATTISGARH 27 1 26
34 JHARKHAND 9 0 9
35 UTTARAKHAND 0 0 0
36 TELANGANA 0 0 0
37 ALL OVER INDIA 0 0 0
38 FOREIGN COUNTRIES 0 0 0
39 GRAND TOTAL 97 9 88