Question : Road Rage

(a) whether the Government is aware of the rise in the incidents of road rage in the country;

(b) if so, the number of such cases registered, persons killed/injured during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise including Haryana;

(c) whether the Government proposes to formulate new and stringent laws to check the growing problem of road rage in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether there is any scheme to provide any compensation to the family members of the persons deceased or injured in road rage incidents; and

(e) if so, the number of people to whom such compensation has been provided along with the amount of compensation during the said period?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) to (e): As per data collected by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 3,782 and 1,643 cases of road rage incidents were reported in 2015 and 2016 respectively. These incidents resulted in injuries to 4,702 and 1,863 persons and death of 1,388 and 788 persons in the country during 2015 and 2016 respectively. Data for 2017 is yet to be compiled. Statewise details are at Annexure. Further, ‘Police’ and ‘Public Order’ are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India, the State Governments are


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primarily responsible for prevention, detection, registration and investigation of crime and for prosecuting the criminals through their law enforcement agencies, as also for protecting the life and property of the citizens. Moreover, there are adequate provisions in the Indian Penal Code and CrPc to deal with road rage incidents. Section 166 & 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 provide for grant of compensation to victims of road accidents.





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