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Chapter - 20
Crime Against Senior Citizens Introduction
The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act,
2007 define senior citizens as the Indian citizens who have
attained the age of 60 years or above. As per the Population Census
2011, elderly persons or senior citizens were nearly 1024.6 lakh
population. For the first time an effort has been made by the
Bureau to analyze the types and patterns of ‘Crime Against Senior
Citizens’ under this exclusive chapter. The Bureau has collected
data on crimes against senior citizens under various sections of
IPC for this edition under the revised proformae of ‘Crime in
India’. Crime against senior citizens (Incidence: 18,714, Rate
18.3)
A total of 18,714 cases of IPC crimes against senior citizens
were reported during 2014. Out of 18,714 IPC crimes under crime
against senior citizens, maximum cases were reported under cheating
(1,567 cases) followed by robbery (1,184 cases), murder (1,115
cases) and grievous hurt (1,069 cases), contributing 8.4%, 6.3%,
6.0% and 5.7% respectively of total such crimes during 2014.
Against 18,714 cases, a total of 25,136
persons (consisting of 23,667 male and 1,469 female) were
arrested under crime against senior citizens during 2014.
State/UT wise trends reveal that
maximum cases of crime against senior citizens were reported in
Maharashtra accounting for 21.3% (3,981 cases out of 18,714 cases)
followed by Madhya Pradesh at 18.4% (3,438 cases), Tamil Nadu 11.3%
(2,121 cases) and Andhra Pradesh 9.9% (1,852 cases) during
2014.
A large number of persons arrested for
crime against senior citizens were reported in Madhya Pradesh
(5,556) followed by Maharashtra (4,283), Tamil Nadu (2,454), West
Bengal (2,419), Andhra Pradesh (1,821)
and Chhattisgarh (1,155) during 2014. During 2014, nearly 18
elderly persons
were victims of various IPC crimes out of every one lakh elderly
population. A crime rate of 18.3 was observed at all India level.
Delhi has reported the maximum rate of such crime with 89.0 crime
rate followed by Madhya Pradesh (60.2), A & N Island (47.2),
Goa (44.6), Chhattisgarh (41.6), Andhra Pradesh (38.3) and
Maharashtra (35.8). Trend of major crimes against senior citizens
Murder (Incidence: 1,115; Rate 1.1)
A total of 1,115 cases of murder of
senior citizens were reported wherein 1,142 elderly people were
murdered during 2014. Most of such cases were reported in Tamil
Nadu (171 cases), Uttar Pradesh (170 cases), Maharashtra (167
cases) and Madhya Pradesh (116 cases), these States together
accounted for 56.0% (624 cases out of 1,115 cases).
A total of 1,754 persons arrested for murder of elderly people
in the country during 2014. Maximum number of persons arrested for
such crime were reported in Uttar Pradesh (427) followed by
Maharashtra (242), Tamil Nadu (222) and Madhya Pradesh (179).
Attempt to murder (Incidence: 349; Rate 0.3)
A total of 349 cases of attempt to
murder of senior citizens were reported during 2014. Most of
such cases were reported in Tamil Nadu (64 cases), Bihar (54 cases)
and Maharashtra (52 cases), these States together accounted for
48.7% (170 cases out of 349 cases).
A total arrest of 584 persons for
attempt to murder of elderly people were made in the country
during 2014. Maximum
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persons arrested for such crime were reported in Maharashtra
(108).
Grievous hurt (Incidence: 1,069; Rate 1.0)
A total of 1,069 cases of grievous hurt
of elderly people were reported during 2014. Most of such cases
were reported in Maharashtra (309 cases) and Madhya Pradesh (243
cases), these two States together accounted for 51.6% (552 cases
out of 1,069 cases).
Arrest of total 1,701 persons for
causing grievous hurt of elderly people were made in the country
during 2014. Maximum persons arrested for such crime were reported
in Maharashtra (468) and Madhya Pradesh (428). Cheating (Incidence:
1,567; Rate 1.5)
A total of 1,567 cases of cheating
under crime against senior citizens were reported during 2014.
Most of such cases were reported in Maharashtra (654 cases)
followed by Andhra Pradesh (156 cases), Rajasthan (138 cases) and
Tamil Nadu (127 cases), these four States together accounted for
68.6% (1,075 cases out of 1,567 cases).
A total of 1,059 persons were arrested
for cheating under crime against elderly persons in the country
during 2014. Maximum persons arrested for such crime were reported
in Maharashtra (340) followed by Andhra Pradesh (157) and Tamil
Nadu (110).
Robbery (Incidence: 1,184; Rate 1.2)
A total of 1,184 cases of robbery under
crime against senior citizens were reported in the country
during 2014. Most of such cases were reported in Maharashtra (623
cases) followed by Tamil Nadu (129 cases) and Delhi UT (100 cases),
these three States together accounted for 72.0% (852 cases out of
1,184 cases).
A total of 1,089 persons arrested for robbery under crime
against elderly persons were reported in the country during 2014.
Maximum persons arrested for such crime were reported in
Maharashtra (533) followed by Tamil Nadu (119).
Disposal of IPC crime cases under crime against senior citizens
during 2014
Table 20(A)
SL Disposal Status Cases Persons
1 Reported During 2014 18,714 25,136
2 Chargesheeted 11,794 21,292
3 Convicted During 2014 753 1,040
4 Acquitted/Discharged 1,096 1,671 Disposal during the year may
include cases of previous year pending disposal
Disposal of cases and persons arrested under crime against
senior citizens have been presented in Table-20(A). Out of 11,794
cases charge-sheeted under various IPC crime against elderly
persons, 21,292 persons were charge-sheeted during 2014. 1,040
persons were convicted in 753 cases which ended in conviction
during 2014. However, 1,096 cases and 1,671 persons were acquitted
or discharged from crimes against senior citizens during the year
2014.
Details of cases reported & persons
arrested and their disposed of is given in ‘Additional Table for
CII’ under Chapter- 20.
