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Book FIR in SC/ST atrocity cases
To prevent atrocities and social discrimination against the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, the Police and Revenue departments should strictly implement the SCs and STs Atrocities Act and register an FIR within 24 hours on those who perpetrated them, said Nizamabad District Collector Yogita Rana here on Friday.
Nizamabad: To prevent atrocities and social discrimination against the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, the Police and Revenue departments should strictly implement the SCs and STs Atrocities Act and register an FIR within 24 hours on those who perpetrated them, said Nizamabad District Collector Yogita Rana here on Friday.
Addressing a review meeting of the District Level Vigilance and Monitoring Committee on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes at the Collectorate, Rana said that while 87 cases were registered last year, 62 cases were still under judicial enquiry and 25 cases were under investigation in Nizamabad district. She said that in these cases, the State government sanctioned Rs 15, 000 as compensation to 50 families in 2014 and 16 families in 2015.
The District Collector directed the police department officials to register an FIR within 24 hours on cases of atrocities on the SCs and STs and send the report to the Superintendent of Police and the District Collector every week. The DSP should give a report on the atrocities, she added.
She said that the delay in filing of cases relating to atrocities on the SCs and STs dilute the cases considerably. In such cases, the State government should pay 25 per cent amount to the victims and increase the ex-gratia according to GO No-8.
Rana directed the officials to immediately conduct the medical tests on the victims of atrocities cases and prepare a charge sheet against those responsible for the crime. Expressing her concern over the social boycott of lower castes and prevention of dalits from entering temples, Rana urged the officials to take measures to enhance the self- confidence among SCs and STs and conduct the Civil Rights Day on the 30th day of every month .
In his speech, MLC Gangadhar Goud said that there should be a partnership among the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in various development activities with other communities in order to make Golden Telangana, a reality. Awareness should be created among the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and also among their children in schools to prevent atrocities against them.
Jukkal MLA Hanumanthu Shinde said that stringent action should be taken against the criminals who perpetrate atrocities on the dalits. Superintendent of Police Chandrashekar Reddy, Jukkal MLA Hanumanthu Shinde, MLC V.G.Goud and other committee members, Additional SP Pratap Reddy, Additional Joint Collector Rajaram, Social Welfare DD Vijay Kumar, Committee Members B. Sailoo, S. Nagamani, Prabhudas, DRDA PD Venkatesham, RDO’s and DSPs were present.
