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PM
SHOCKED BY LOW CONVICTION RATE IN SC/ST
ATROCITY CASES |
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Wednesday, 9
September 2009 : Describing as ‘shocking’ the
low conviction rate in cases of atrocities against
Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said such cases should be
‘pursued on priority’.
Emphasising that the ‘first task’ should be to provide
‘physical security’ to these disadvantaged communities,
Manmohan Singh noted that reports of atrocities against
Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and senior citizens
were appearing ‘all over the country with disturbing
regularity’.
‘I have written to the chief ministers of all the states
to enforce vigorously the provisions of the Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities)
Act,’ he said, inaugurating a state welfare ministers’
conference in New Delhi.
‘It is shocking that the conviction rate for cases of
atrocities against SC/STs is less than 30 percent
against the average of 42 percent for all cognisable
offences under the IPC (Indian Penal Code).
‘The state governments therefore need to give more
attention to this important issue. Meetings of state and
district vigilance and monitoring committees should be
held more regularly. Court cases should be pursued
diligently and on priority basis,’ he said.
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