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Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.49 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE16THNOVEMBER, 2016/KARTIKA25,1938 (SAKA) STALKING OF GIRLS AND WOMEN 49. SHRI RAJKUMAR DHOOT: Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that stalking of girls and women has of late increased manifold in the National Capital, NCR and other parts of the country escalating in rapes, murders, acid attacks, grievous hurts etc. to the victims; (b) if so, the details thereof for the last two years, year-wise; and (c) what action Government proposes to take to make stalking a serious crime and provide for deterrent punishment including capital punishment and making it nonbailable offence? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR) (a) & (b): As per the records of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 4,699 cases and 6,266 cases of stalking (Section 354D IPC) were reported in the country during 2014 and 2015 respectively. The State/UT-wise cases registered in cases of rape, stalking, murder, grievous hurt, acid attack and attempt to acid attack under crimes against women during 2014 and 2015 are enclosed at Annexure-I. Delhi Police has reported that no study has been conducted to find any relationship between stalking and rapes, murders, acid attack etc. …..2/ -2- R.S.US.Q.NO.49 FOR 16.11.2016 (c):As per the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India, ‘Police’ and ‘Public Order’ are State Subjects and, as such, the primary responsibility of prevention, detection, registration, investigation and prosecution of crime lies with the State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations. As regards NCT of Delhi, Delhi Police has reported that they have taken several concrete measures to check the incidents of crime against women. Crime-prone areas are dynamically identified and police resources including pickets, foot patrolling, PCR Vans and Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs) are strategically deployed to enhance visibility and to prevent crime against women. A multipronged strategy comprising numerous measures taken up by Delhi Police to ensure safety of women in the NCT of Delhi is at Annexure-II. ****** PAGE 1 OF 1 OF ANNEXURE - I R.S.US.Q. NO. 49 FOR 16.11.2016 State/UT wise cases registered under rape(section 376 IPC), stalking(section 354D IPC), murder(section 302 IPC), grievous hurt(section 325 ,326 IPC), acid attack(section 326A IPC) and attempt to acid attack(section 326B IPC) under crime against women during 2014-2015 2014 2015 Rape Stalking Murder Grievous Hurt Acid attack Attempt to Other Rape Stalking Murder Grievous Hurt Acid attack Attempt to Acid Other (section (section (section (325,326,326A (Section Acid Attack Grievous (section (section (section (325,326,326A (Section Attack (Section Grievo Sl. 376 354D 302 IPC) & 326 B IPC) 326A IPC) (Section 326B Hurt 376 IPC) 354D IPC) 302 IPC) & 326 B IPC) 326A IPC) 326B IPC) us Hurt State/UT No. IPC) IPC) IPC) (Section (Sectio 325 & 326 n 325 IPC) & 326 IPC) 1 2 3 4 5 6 6.1 6.2 6.3 7 8 9 10 10.1 10.2 10.3 1 Andhra Pradesh 961 504 397 62 5 2 55 1027 551 428 123 11 2 110 2 Arunachal Pradesh 83 1 14 24 0 0 24 71 1 9 27 0 0 27 3 Assam 1980 0 67 173 0 0 173 1733 59 185 1127 1 0 1126 4 Bihar 1127 7 317 1637 2 0 1635 1041 2 340 865 5 0 860 5 Chhattisgarh 1436 72 375 716 0 0 716 1560 75 338 291 0 0 291 6 Goa 95 25 12 24 0 0 24 86 20 11 22 0 0 22 7 Gujarat 841 62 258 366 5 1 360 503 92 269 263 3 0 260 8 Haryana 1174 284 232 164 5 2 157 1070 338 197 262 3 0 259 9 Himachal Pradesh 283 62 42 60 0 0 60 244 52 25 70 1 0 69 10 Jammu & Kashmir 331 1 38 29 1 0 28 296 4 19 30 0 0 30 11 Jharkhand 1050 5 211 63 1 1 61 1053 6 137 176 0 0 176 12 Karnataka 1324 64 612 205 2 2 201 589 127 574 165 1 0 164 13 Kerala 1347 37 123 116 1 0 115 1256 61 97 101 5 1 95 14 Madhya Pradesh 5076 401 665 1199 7 2 1190 4391 357 656 881 5 1 875 15 Maharashtra 3438 797 851 881 2 2 877 4144 1399 780 805 6 0 799 16 Manipur 75 2 28 44 0 0 44 46 4 16 17 0 0 17 17 Meghalaya 118 4 20 12 0 0 12 93 3 23 13 0 0 13 18 Mizoram 120 6 5 9 0 0 9 58 1 11 19 0 0 19 19 Nagaland 30 1 4 0 0 0 0 35 2 12 1 0 0 1 20 Odisha 1978 134 614 969 8 2 959 2251 225 666 419 5 0 414 21 Punjab 981 48 213 331 5 2 324 886 68 194 293 2 2 289 22 Rajasthan 3759 88 350 30 3 0 27 3644 126 224 13 0 0 13 23 Sikkim 47 2 3 11 1 0 10 5 4 4 16 0 0 16 24 Tamil Nadu 455 1 525 79 6 0 73 421 11 532 71 7 0 64 25 Telangana 979 426 428 54 0 0 54 1105 766 418 76 1 0 75 26 Tripura 239 8 43 58 2 0 56 213 0 52 18 0 0 18 27 Uttar Pradesh 3467 835 1177 747 42 13 692 3025 519 1135 1036 51 10 975 28 Uttarakhand 270 7 40 13 0 0 13 283 15 53 18 0 0 18 29 West Bengal 1466 259 905 1696 27 4 1665 1199 231 737 1248 20 6 1222 TOTAL STATE(S) 34530 4143 8569 9772 125 33 9614 32328 5119 8142 8466 127 22 8317 30 A & N Islands 32 4 3 12 0 0 12 36 5 8 11 0 0 11 31 Chandigarh 59 10 8 0 0 0 0 72 13 3 4 0 0 4 32 D&N Haveli 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 33 Daman & Diu 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 2 0 0 2 34 Delhi UT 2096 541 130 101 12 7 82 2199 1124 124 119 13 8 98 35 Lakshadweep 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 Puducherry 10 1 2 7 0 0 7 3 3 10 8 0 0 8 TOTAL UT(S) 2205 556 145 122 12 7 103 2323 1147 149 144 13 8 123 TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 36735 4699 8714 9894 137 40 9717 34651 6266 8291 8610 140 30 8440 Source: Crime in India Note: Col 6 = Col 6.1+Col 6.2+Col 6.3 Col 10 = Col 10.1+ Col 10.2+Col 10.3 PAGE 1/3 OF ANNEXURE-II R.S.US.Q.No. 49 FOR 16.11.2016 The initiatives taken by Delhi Police for the safety and security of women in Delhi are as under: 1. Emergency Helpline No. 100: Police emergency helpline No. 100 functions 24 X 7 around the year from Police Headquarters. This emergency number is very popular among women as well as others and is being extensively used. 2. Women Helpline 1091: This 24 X 7 service also functions from Central Police Control Room (CPCR) alongside the No. 100. Apart from attending to emergencies, staff on the 10 lines of 1091 also attend to enquiries from women and provide counseling sought by women. 3. Anti-Stalking Services for Women: One of the main problems faced by the women in Delhi is receiving obnoxious telephone calls and stalking using mobile phones. There are thousands of such calls received from women complaining of this. Hence, all such distress calls from women about stalking are diverted to a special anti-stalking group in the CPCR which functions 24 X 7. From here, the staff ring-up the abusing person and effectively deal with the aggressor which is the demand by most of the complainants. In case of stalking calls, it is immediately referred to the local police in real time through the extension of the PAGE 2/3 OF ANNEXURE-II R.S.US.Q.No. 49 FOR 16.11.2016 No. 100 service to all Police Station levels through the cyber highway network. 4. Himmat SOS: ‘Himmat’ mobile App launched to provide immediate police assistance in the event of any emergency situation to the user. 5. Creation of Exclusive Help Desks for Women in Police Stations: 24X7 Woman Help Desks are functioning in all police stations to attend to women complainants. A separate dedicated telephone line with incoming call facility is available at every women’s help desk. 6. Handling of complainants: Women complainants are handled with respect and sympathy. Complaints made by women are being recorded verbatim as stated by them, preferably by a lady police officer and investigated without any uncalled for remarks or observations by the police officers concerned. 7. Action against eve-teasers: Beat Officers are being sensitized regularly to take prompt action against eve-teasers and to follow a zero- tolerance policy in this regard and PCR vans are deployed outside girls’ schools and colleges at opening and closing time.
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