Question : Crime against Foreigners

(a) whether incidents of attacks, misbehaviours and other crimes against foreigners including foreign women tourists from African countries have been reported in the country;

(b) if so, the total number of such cases reported, conviction rate achieved and the action taken against the guilty during each of the last three years and the current year, State, nationality and crime-wise including attacks and sexual harassment cases; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to check such cases and to provide security to foreigners including foreign women in the country along with the advisories issued to the States and police departments in this regard?

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

(a) to (c): National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has started collecting data on crime against foreigners since 2014. Nationality-wise data is not maintained centrally. However State/UT wise and crime- wise, number of cases reported under crimes against foreigners during 2014 is enclosed at Annexure–I. State/UT wise cases convicted and persons convicted under crime against foreigners during 2014 is enclosed at
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Annexure–I. State/UT wise cases convicted and persons convicted under crime against foreigners during 2014 is enclosed at Annexure-II.
Further, ‘Public Order’ and ‘Police’ being State subjects as per the provisions of the Constitution of India, the responsibilities of maintaining law and order, registration and prosecution of crimes rest primarily with the respective State Governments/Union Territory Administrations.
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