Crime in Railways. Chapter-19. Introduction. Trend of crimes in Railways. Crime in India

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Chapter-19 Crime in Railways Introduction As per Rail Budget 2014-15, Indian Railways serve nearly 23 million passengers every day therefore the security and safety of these passengers is of

The maintenance of law & order in railways and railway premises is the responsibility of concerned State police whereas the security of passengers and their belongings in the running trains and

1 Chapter-19 Crime in Railways Introduction As per Rail Budget , Indian Railways serve nearly 23 million passengers every day therefore the security and safety of these passengers is of paramount importance to the system. The maintenance of law & order in railways and railway premises is the responsibility of concerned State police whereas the security of passengers and their belongings in the running trains and railway premises is the shared responsibility of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the Government Reserve Police (GRP). The responsibility of security of railway passengers, passenger area and property has been vested with the Railway Protection Force by RPF Amendment Act, The cases of crime in railways are reported to, registered and investigated by the Government Railway Police (GRP). The investigation and prosecution of crime under the Indian Penal Code as well as sabotage related cases under the Railways Act (Sec. 150 to 152) are the responsibility of the State police. The enforcement of Railways Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1966 and the Railways Act, 1989 excluding sec. 150 to 152 has been entrusted to Railway Protection Force whereas the Indian Penal Code, all other special and local laws and maintenance of law and order remain with Government Railway Police and State governments concerned. The responsibility for arrest and prosecution for minor offences under the Indian Railways Act (which affect the passengers and the train operations) have been vested with the Railway Protection Force. Though the incidents of specific crimes on railways discussed below are part and parcel of the general crimes discussed in Chapter-1 of the report however, separate analysis in the extent of these crimes both as reported under Indian Penal Code and the Indian Railways Act, 1989 has been made in the chapter. Trend of crimes in Railways 22 out of 29 States namely, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal and only Delhi among UTs have notified Government Railway Police Posts. The State-wise incidents of IPC crimes reported by GRP during 2014 is presented in Table Incidence of IPC crimes reported by GRP have continuously shown a rising trend over last three years. Chart-19(A): Incidence of IPC crimes reported by Govt. Railway Police (GRP) during A total of 23,474, 26,620 and 31,609 IPC crimes were reported by GRPs during 2012, 2013 and 2014 respectively at the national level reflecting an increase of 13.4% in 2013 over 2012 and an increase of 18.7% in 2014 over Bihar (2.7% increase in 2013 over 2012 and 6.1% in 2014 over 2013), Gujarat (2.3% in 2013 over 2012 and 23.0% in 2014 over 2013), Karnataka (40.7% in 2013 over 2012 and 3.8% in 2014 over 2013), Kerala (5.7% in 2013 over 2012 and 38.0% in 2014 Crime in India

2 over 2013), Madhya Pradesh (21.1% in 2013 over 2012 and 10.2% in 2013 over 2012), Maharashtra (17.2% in 2013 over 2012 and 17.4% in 2014 over 2013), Rajasthan (10.9% in 2013 over 2012 and 48.3% in 2014 over 2013) and Uttar Pradesh (49.9% in 2013 over 2012 and 23.7% in 2014 over 2013) have shown an increasing trend during the last 3 years. The State/UT-wise comparative incidence of IPC crimes as reported to Government Railway Police (GRP) during the years 2012 to 2014 are presented in Tables- 19(A). Among IPC crimes, maximum cases were reported under theft (23,231 cases) accounting for 73.4% followed by 3.7% under robbery (1,161 cases) and 1.0% under murder (309 cases). A total of 265 cases of kidnapping & abduction and 191 cases of grievous hurt were reported by GRP during A total of 44 rape cases were also reported by GRP during % of IPC crimes as reported by GRP were reported in Maharashtra (5,585 cases out of 31,609 cases) followed by 16.3% in Uttar Pradesh (5,158 cases), 11.9% in Madhya Pradesh (3,778 cases), 7.6% in Bihar (2,423 cases), 5.7% in Delhi UT (1,816 cases) and 5.4% in Andhra Pradesh (1,713 cases) during Cases reported under Indian Railways Act, 1989 It is worth mentioning that the responsibilities for arrest and prosecution of minor offences under the Railways Act (which affect the general passengers and the train operations) have been vested with the Railway Protection Force by amending the Railway Protection Force Act, 1957 and the Railways Act, 1989 which came into force from 1 st July An attempt has been made to analyze crimes reported under The Indian Railways Act, 1989 during 2012 to The State/UTwise details are presented in Table The commission of crimes under the Indian Railways Act reported a rising trend during with 144 cases, 166 cases and 287 cases reported during these years respectively, showing an increase of 15.3% and 72.9% during 2012 over 2011 and during 2014 over 2013 respectively. States/UTs wise trend of such incidents show that maximum increase in cases reported under the Indian Railways Act during the year 2014 over 2013 was in Uttar Pradesh at % (from 9 cases in 2013 to 287 cases in 2014), 150% in Rajasthan (from 4 cases in 2013 to 10 cases in 2014) and 100% increase in Gujarat (from 2 cases in 2013 to 4 cases in 2014). Persons arrested under the Indian Railways Act, 1989 A total of 260 persons were arrested under the Indian Railways Act during % of arrestees were reported in Uttar Pradesh alone (156 out of 260) followed by 30 persons arrested in Assam and 15 persons arrested in Telangana [Table-19.3]. Disposal of cases under Indian Railways Act by police The details of disposal of IPC crimes and SLL crimes are presented in Chapter % (300 out of 435 cases) cases under The Indian Railways Act were investigated by police, of which only 68.0% (204 cases out of 300 cases in which investigation completed) were charge-sheeted. The charge-sheeting rate (cases charge-sheeted out of total true cases) for crimes under Indian Railways Act stood at 68.0% as against 85.9% for all SLL crimes reported in the country. Details of disposal by police may be seen in Table-4.3. Disposal of cases under Indian Railways Act by courts As many as 2,498 cases out of 6,587 cases under the Indian Railways Act were tried in various courts in the country during the year 2014 with 36.5% disposal by courts. The Crime in India

conviction rate for such crimes stood at 54.2% (1,354 cases convicted out of 2,498 cases in which trials were completed at the national level. However, 61.

Property stolen/taken away from Railways The details of property stolen/taken away by place of occurrence including railways have been discussed at length in Chapter-8 (Property stolen and recovered).

3 conviction rate for such crimes stood at 54.2% (1,354 cases convicted out of 2,498 cases in which trials were completed at the national level. However, 61.4% cases (4,053 out of 6,587 cases) were pending for trials at the end of the year Property stolen/taken away from Railways The details of property stolen/taken away by place of occurrence including railways have been discussed at length in Chapter-8 (Property stolen and recovered). Dacoity in Railways A total of 75 cases of dacoity in railways were reported accounting for 1.0% of total 4,395 cases of dacoity reported in the country during 2014 in which properties worth `74.3 lakh were taken away out of total `26,508.4 lakh of properties stolen / taken away in all dacoities reported in the country during 2014 [Table-8.5]. country during 2014 [Table-8.5]. Theft in Railways A total of 21,839 cases of theft in railways were reported accounting for 4.8% of total 4,40,915 cases of thefts reported in the country during Properties worth `8,274 lakh were stolen / taken away out of total `2,59,243.3 lakh of properties stolen / taken away in all thefts reported in the country during The percentage share of stolen properties by thefts in railways was reported as 5.0% as compared to properties stolen in all thefts cases in the country [Table-8.5]. Among the property crimes reported in railways, the share of theft was reported as highest at 73.7% followed by criminal trespass/burglary (19.2%), robbery (6.4%) and dacoity (0.7%) during Chart-19.2: Percentage of incidence of various IPC crimes reported by GRP during 2014 Robbery in Railways A total of 726 cases of robbery in railways were reported accounting for 1.9% of total 38,071 cases of robbery reported in the country during 2014 in which properties worth `397.2 lakh were taken away out of `33,568.3 lakh of total properties stolen / taken away in all robbery cases in the country during The percentage share of properties taken away in robberies in railways to total robberies reported in the country during 2014 was 1.2%[Table-8.5]. Criminal trespass/burglary in Railways A total of 91 cases of burglary in railways were reported accounting for 0.1% of total 1,14,646 cases of burglary reported in the country during 2014 in which properties worth `56.3 lakh were stolen / taken away out of total `1,04,106.7 lakh of properties stolen / taken away in burglary cases reported in the Similarly, the percentage share of value of stolen properties in these property crimes in railways, loss of property due to theft was also higher at 61.2% followed by criminal trespass/burglary (24.6%), robbery (7.9%) and dacoity (6.3%) [Table-8.5]. Crime in India

4 TABLE-19.1(A) Incidence of Total IPC Crimes Reported by GRP and Percentage Variation During 2012 to 2014 Sl. No. State/UT Percentage Variation in 2013 over over 2013 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 1 Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Odisha Punjab Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh West Bengal Delhi UT TOTAL (ALL-INDIA) GRP: Government Railway Police Crime in India

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