Only officers should inquire into SC/ST atrocity cases: SP
Mangalore, March 28, DH News Service:
Superintendent of Police Dr A Subramanyeshwar Rao directed all police
officers in the district not to handover cases under the SC/ST
(Prevention of Atrocities) Act to Head Constables and Constables.
Addressing at an SC/ST grievance meet at the Police Guest House here
on Sunday, Rao said that the police officers should directly conduct
inquiry into such cases after visiting spots. "Cases under the same
SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act will be booked against those
police officials, who do not respond to the complaints of Dalits
properly," he warned.
The SP instructed that police should treat SC/ST complainants fairly
and ensure that their complaints are registered properly. "Treat all
SC/ST complainants in the same manner you treat the rich," he said
adding that cops should introspect themselves as to how members of the
SC/ST communities were treated in their police stations. Grievance
meetings should be organised in all police stations on third Sundays
of every month compulsorily. If the meeting was not conducted on the
prescribed date due to any valid reason, the same should be conducted
next day, Rao said. Initiative should be taken to create awareness on
the provisions of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act at the
station-level grievance meetings, he added.
Talking about cases related to tresspassing or encroachment on land
belonging to Dalits, the SP said that such cases should also be
considered under purview of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Police should register cases under the Act if prima facie offense was
sighted in the complaint, he suggested.
Action sought against SIs
Karnataka Dalitha Sangharsha Samithi District Convener S P Ananda said
that action should be taken against Sub Inspectors Chikkaswamy Gowda
and Raghava Padil for allegedly torturing an Akashavani transmission
executive Sudhakar, who is a Dalit.
Ananda brought to the notice of SP that Uppinangadi Sub Inspector
demanded Rs 1,000 bribe from a Dalit youth Vasanth for putting a stall
at the annual festival ground. He said that the officer had threatened
Vasanth and removed his stall forcefully.
Explaining another complaint, Ananda said that the Kavoor Police
detained Rajappa and his two-year-old child from morning till evening
without any reason. Rajappa and his family were staying in a house
constructed on government land for the past 20 years. However, the
police harassed Rajappa without any complaints, he added.
SP A S Rao assured that the police will conduct inquiry into all
allegations and take necessary steps to ensure justice. Meanwhile,
answering to a query with regard to the defamation complaint filed by
former Mangalore University lecturer Umeshchandra against a Kannada
daily Editor and Reporter, DySP S Girish said that the inquiry is in
its final stage. "A chargesheet will be submitted before the court
soon," he added. Additional SP R Ramesh, DySPs B J Bhandary and C K
Shashidhar were present.
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