GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1248 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28TH July, 2015/ SHRAVANA 6, 1937 (SAKA)

COMMUNAL VIOLENCE

†1248. COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY: SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA: SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of incidents of riots/ communal violence reported in the country during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;

(b) the number of persons killed/injured, gender-wise and the extent of damages to property along with the number of accused arrested/convicted and the action taken against them in each incident separately, during the said period, State-wise;

(c) the details of financial assistance provided to such victims along with the number of beneficiaries during the said period, State-wise;

(d) Whether the Government has conducted any inquiry in each case and if so, the details and the outcome thereof, State-wise;

(e) whether the Union Government has held consultations with the State Governments to prevent riots and communal violence in the country and if so, the details and outcome thereof; and

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(f) the other corrective measures taken by the Union Government to check the recurrence of such incidents in future?

ANSWER

Minister of State in The Ministry of Home Affairs (SHRI )

(a) to (d): As per the available information, the State-wise details of communal incidents, persons killed/injured therein during the last three years i.e. 2012, 2013 and 2014 and during current year upto June, 2015 are enclosed at Annexure.

“Public Order” and “Police” being State subjects under the Constitution of India, the responsibility of dealing with communal violence, registration, investigation/inquiry and prosecution of crimes and maintaining relevant data in this regard rests primarily with respective State Governments. Details like persons arrested/convicted and action taken against them, gender of persons killed/injured, compensation to affected families, number of beneficiaries, extent of damages to property etc. are not maintained centrally.

(e) to (f) To maintain communal harmony in the country, the Central Government assists the State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations in a variety of ways like sharing of intelligence, sending alert messages, sending Central Armed Police Forces, including the composite Rapid Action Force created specially to deal with communal situations, to the concerned State Governments on specific requests and in the modernization of the State Police Forces. In addition, the Central Government sends advisories in this regard from time to time. The Central Government has also circulated revised Guidelines to promote communal harmony to the States and Union Territories in 2008, which inter alia, laid down standing operating procedures to be put in place to deal with situations arising out of the communal violence. The activities of all organizations having a bearing on communal harmony in the country are under constant watch of the law enforcement agencies and requisite legal action is taken, wherever necessary.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a to b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1248 FOR 28.07.2015 SHOWING NO. OF

COMMUNAL INCIDENTS, NO. OF PERSONS KILLED/INJURED THEREIN DURING THE YEARS 2012, 2013, 2014 AND JANUARY - JUNE, 2015*

Name of State 2012 2013 2014 JANUARY - JUNE, 2015*

Incidents Killed Injured Incidents Killed Injured Incidents Killed Injured Incidents Killed Injured A & N Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andhra Pradesh 60 2 122 15 0 65 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 1 0 0 Bihar 21 3 172 63 7 283 61 5 294 41 14 169 Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chhattisgarh 4 0 10 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 Delhi 3 0 28 2 0 1 7 1 104 0 0 0 D & N 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 Goa 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gujarat 57 5 201 68 10 184 74 7 215 25 7 79 Haryana 2 0 0 2 0 8 4 1 12 1 0 61 Himachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J & K 0 0 0 4 3 61 0 0 0 1 0 4 Jharkhand 11 1 35 12 2 35 10 1 102 9 0 36 Karnataka 69 3 221 73 1 235 73 6 177 36 2 123 Kerala 56 0 71 41 1 65 4 1 20 0 0 0 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Madhya Pradesh 92 9 245 84 11 256 56 12 167 31 6 65 Maharashtra 94 15 280 88 12 352 97 12 198 59 4 196 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Odisha 4 0 9 3 1 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 Puducherry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Punjab 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rajasthan 37 6 117 52 2 194 72 14 139 29 3 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tamil Nadu 14 2 37 36 3 85 15 1 44 5 0 4 Telangana 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 5 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Uttrakhand 0 0 0 3 2 0 8 1 9 3 0 1 Uttar Pradesh 118 39 500 247 77 360 133 26 374 68 10 224 West Bengal 23 9 66 24 1 80 16 6 32 14 4 68 Total 668 94 2117 823 133 2269 644 95 1921 330 51 1092

*TENTATIVE