No data on people injured, killed by vigilante groups, mobs or crowds in country: Govt

New Delhi: No separate data on people killed or injured by vigilante groups, mobs, or crowds is maintained by the NCRB, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

In response to a question, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said the government, through audio-visual media, has generated public awareness to curb the menace of mob lynching.

The government has also sensitized service providers to take steps to check the propagation of false news and rumors having the potential to incite mob violence and lynching, Rai said.

He said the Centre has issued advisories to state governments and union territory administrators on July 23, 2019, and September 25, 2019, for taking measures to curb incidents of mob lynching in the country.

”National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) publishes crime data received from all the states/union territories under various crime heads defined under the Indian Penal Code and special and local laws. No separate data on persons killed or injured by vigilante groups or mobs or crowds is maintained by NCRB,” he said.

Rai said police and public order are state subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India, and state governments are responsible for the prevention, detection, registration, and investigation of crime and for prosecuting criminals through their law enforcement agencies.