REPORT NO. 230 PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON HOME AFFAIRS TWO HUNDRED THIRTIETH REPORT ON ATROCITIES AND CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN (Presented to Rajya Sabha on 15th March, 2021) (Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on 15th March, 2021) (PRESENTED TO RAJYA SABHA ON …..………NOVEMBER, 2011) HA ON ….…NOVEMBER, 2011) Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi March, 2021/ Phalguna, 1942 (Saka) Hindi version of this publication is also available C.S. (H.A.)-452 PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON HOME AFFAIRS TWO HUNDRED THIRTIETH REPORT ATROCITIES AND CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN (Presented to Rajya Sabha on 15th March, 2021) (Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on 15th March, 2021) Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi March, 2021/ Phalguna, 1942 (Saka) C O N T E N T S 1. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE (i) 2. PREFACE (ii) 3. ACRONYMS (iii) - (v) 4. REPORT 1 - 98 Chapter – I 1 - 7 Introduction Chapter – II 8 - 47 Major Issues Concering Atrocities and Crimes against Women and Children Chapter - III 48 - 59 Issues Concerning Atrocities and Crimes against Women and Children in Delhi Chapter-IV 60 - 68 Trafficking of Women and Children Chapter -V 69 - 80 Cyber Crimes against Women and Children Chapter-VI 81 - 98 Sensitizing Police and Public on Gender Issues 5. OBSERVATIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE – 99 - 120 AT A GLANCE 6. ANNEXURES 122 - 124 7. *RELEVANT MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE _____________________________________ *to be appended at later stage DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON HOME AFFAIRS (re-constituted w.e.f. 13th September, 2020) 1. Shri Anand Sharma - Chairman RAJYA SABHA 1. Shri S. R. Balasubramoniyan 2. Shri P. Bhattacharya 3. Dr. Anil Jain 4. Shri Satish Chandra Misra 5. @ Shri Neeraj Shekhar 6. Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh 7. Shri Rakesh Sinha 8. #Vacant 9. Shri Bhupender Yadav LOK SABHA 10. Shri Sanjay Bhatia 11. Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury 12. Dr. (Shrimati) Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar 13. Shri Dilip Ghosh 14. Shri Dulal Chandra Goswami 15. Shrimati Kirron Kher 16. Shri Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar 17. Shri Dayanidhi Maran 18. Shri Raja Amareshwara Naik 19. Shri Jamyang Tsering Namgyal 20. Shri Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar 21. Shri Lalubhai Babubhai Patel 22. Shri Gajendra Singh Patel 23. Shri R.K. Singh Patel 24. Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram 25. Shri Pothuganti Ramulu 26. Shrimati Sarmishta Sethi 27. Dr. Satya Pal Singh 28. *Shri P.P. Mohammed Faizal 29. Shri Ravneet Singh 30. Shrimati Geetha Viswanath Vanga SECRETARIAT Dr. P.P.K. Ramacharyulu, Secretary Shri Vimal Kumar, Joint Secretary Dr. (Smt.) Subhashree Panigrahi, Director Shri Ashwani Kumar, Additional Director Shri Pritam Kumar, Under Secretary Shri Akshay Sharma, Assistant Committee Officer __________________________________________________________________________________ @ Shri Neeraj Shekhar, MP, Rajya Sabha nominated w.e.f. 23rd December, 2020 to fill the vacancy caused by expiry of his previous Rajya Sabha Term *Shri P.P. Mohammed Faizal, MP, Lok Sabha nominated w.e.f. 30th December, 2020 to fill the vacancy caused by shifting of Shri Rajveer Singh (Raju Bhaiya), MP, Lok Sabha to Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports. # Consequent upon the resignation of Shri Dinesh Trivedi from the membership of Rajya Sabha w.e.f. 12th February, 2021. (i) PREFACE I, the Chairman of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, having been authorized by the Committee to submit the Report on its behalf, do hereby present this Two Hundred Thirtieth Report on 'Atrocities and Crimes Against Women and Children’. 2. The Committee, in its meeting held on 14th October, 2020 decided to examine the subject 'Atrocities and Crimes Against Women & Children’ and held six meetings, i.e., on 27th October, 18th November, 2nd December, 17th December, 2020, 6th January and 20th January, 2021. In these meetings, the Committee heard the views of the representatives of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Delhi Police, State Governments of Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and West Bengal and three NGOs namely All India Women’s Conference (AIWC), Jagori and Action India. 3. The Committee, while making its observations/recommendations, has mainly relied upon the following documents:- (i) Background Notes furnished and Presentations made by representatives of Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Women & Child Development, Delhi Police, NGOs namely All India Women’s Conference (AIWC), Jagori, Action India and State Governments of Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and West Bengal and other officials during various meetings of the Committee; (ii) Replies received to the questionnaires sent by the Secretariat from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Law & Justice, Delhi Police, State Governments of Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and West Bengal, NGOs namely All India Women’s Conference (AIWC), Jagori, Action India, All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch (AIDMAM) and Indian Leadership Forum Against Trafficking (ILFAT); (iii) Replies to the queries/comments/suggestions of the Members, raised during the Committee's meetings, as furnished by the Departments/Ministries and other stakeholders during various meetings of the Committee; and (iv) Verbatim transcripts of the meetings of the Committee held on 27th October, 18th November, 2nd and 17th December, 2020, 6th and 20th January, 2021. 4. The Committee considered the draft Report in its meeting held on 10th March, 2021 and adopted the same. 5. For the facility of reference and convenience, observations and recommendations of the Committee have been printed in bold letters in the body of the Report. For further convenience, abbreviations used in the Report have been compiled in a table under the acronyms section. Anand Sharma 10th March, 2021 Chairman New Delhi Department-related Parliamentary Phalguna 19, 1942 (Saka) Standing Committee on Home Affairs (ii) ACRONYMS AHTU Anti-Human Trafficking Units AIDMAM All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch AIWC All India Women's Conference ADG Additional Director-General AWPSs All Women Police Stations ASHA Accredited Social Health Activist BPR&D Bureau of Police Research & Development BBBP Beti Bachao Beti Padhao BSF Border Security Force CDR Call Data Report CIS Cyber and Information Security CDTIs Central Detective Training Institutes CCTV Closed Circuit Television CVCF Central Victim Compensation Fund CrPC Code of Criminal Procedure CCTNS Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System Cri-MAC Crime Multi-Agency Centre CCPWC Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children CAW Crime Against Women CFSL Central Forensic Science Laboratory CIF Childline India Foundation CAPT Central Academy for Police Training CWC Cyber Women Cells CyPAD Cyber Prevention Awareness and Detection CIC Crisis Intervention Centre CSO Capacity Support Officer CP Child Pornography CSAM Child Sexual Abuse Material COE Centers of Excellence C-DAC Centre for Development of Advanced Computing DHCLSA Delhi High Court Legal Service Authority DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid DMRC Delhi Metro Rail Corporation DSLSA Delhi State Legal Service Authority DCPCR Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights DFSS Directorate of Forensic Science Services DPA Dowry Prohibition Act ERSS Emergency Response Support System (iii) EC Emigration Clearance FTC Fast Track Courts FIR First Information Report FSLs Forensic Science Laboratories FTSCs Fast Track Special Courts GRP Government Railway Police IJM International Justice Mission ILFAT Indian Leadership Forum Against Trafficking IPC Indian Penal Code ITSSO Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences ICT Information and Communication Technology IO investigating officers IIT Indian Institutes of Technology JJC Juvenile Justice Committee JJBs Juvenile Justice Boards LEA Law Enforcement Agencies LNJP NIC&FS Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute of Criminology & Forensic Science LCs Local Committees MoSJ&E Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment MO Modus Operandi MHA Ministry of Home Affairs MOW&CD Ministry of Women & Child Development MoU Memorandum of Understanding MEA Ministry of External Affairs MOOC Massive Open Online Courses NCMEC National Center for Missing and Exploited Children NIT National Institute of Technology NCFL National Cyber Forensic Lab NIA National Investigation Agency NIPCCD National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development NGOs Non- Governmental Organizations NDSO National Database of Sexual Offenders NCRB National Crime Records Bureau NCPCR National Commission for Protection of Child Rights NCW National Commission for Women OSCs One-Stop Centres ITSSO Online Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences (iv) NCERT National Council of Educational Research and Training PWDVA Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act PCMA Prohibition of Child Marriage Act POCSO Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act PFOs Public Facilitation Officers PSV Public Service Vehicle PGE Protector General of Emigrants RPF Railway Protection Force RGR Rape & Gang Rape RWAs Resident Welfare Associations SJPUs Special Juvenile Police Units SCIM Safe City Implementation and Monitoring SAEC Sexual Assault Evidence Collection SMS Short Message Service SOP Standard Operating Procedure SHO Station House Officer SAECK Sexual Assault DNA Evidence Collection Kits SPUWAC Special