Arrests made under national security act rs answer sept 16
1. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 389
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16TH
SEPTEMBER, 2020/ BHADRAPADA 25, 1942
(SAKA)
ARRESTS MADE UNDER NATIONAL SECURITY ACT
389. SMT. CHHAYA VERMA:
CH. SUKHRAM SINGH YADAV:
SHRI VISHAMBHAR PRASAD NISHAD:
Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that cases of violation of human rights of some of the
social workers jailed under National Security Act (NSA) have come to light;
(b) the State- wise details of arrests made under National Security Act during
last five years, the details of charges imposed thereupon;
(c) the number of persons who are still in jail under said Act, the State-wise
details thereof;
(d) the number of cases withdrawn out of total cases filed under NSA in last
five years; and
(e) the number of accused acquitted under NSA cases filed in last five years?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)
(a) to (e): ‘Police’ and ‘Public Order’ are ‘State’ subjects as per the Seventh
Schedule to the Constitution of India. National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)
compiles data reported to it by States/Union Territories (UTs) and publishes
the same in its annual publication ‘Crime in India’. The latest published report
is of the year 2018. The details are annexed for 2017 and 2018 as Annexure-I.
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