HC Deb 09 July 1934 vol 292 cc2-3
1. Duchess of ATHOLL

asked the Secretary of State for India whether he can now state the number of terrorist crimes and offences, actual or attempted, murderous or otherwise, committed outside Bengal in the last six months of the year 1933 and in the year 1933 as a whole?

The SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA (Sir Samuel Hoare)

A statement is being circulated.

Following is the statement:

Terrorist crime in India outside Bengal.
Province. Number of cases.
First half of 1933. Second half of 1933. Total for 1933.
Madras 5 1 6
Bombay 3 5 8
United Provinces 7 1 8
Punjab 5 4 9
Burma Nil Nil Nil
Bihar and Orissa 1 3 4
Central Provinces Nil Nil Nil
Assam 3 2 5
North West Frontier Province. Nil Nil Nil
Delhi Nil Nil Nil
Total 24 16 40
2. Duchess of ATHOLL

asked the Secretary of State for India whether he can now give the corrected figures of terrorist outrages and attempted outrages, murderous and otherwise, for Bengal in 1932 and in the first six months of 1933; and can he also give similar figures for the last six months of 1933 in Bengal?

Sir S. HOARE

A statement is being circulated.

Following is the statement:

Terrorist crime in Bengal.
1932. First half of 1933. Second half of 1933.
Murders 5 1 2
Attempted murders. 14 3
Dacoities and robberies (including attempts). 68* 20 14
Bomb throwing 3
Bomb explosions 4 1 2
Total 94 25 18
*In five of these cases murders were committed.

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