Jalandhar, Wed Apr 20 2011,
The state Scheduled Caste Commission directed the local police and the civil administration on Tuesday re-open all cases where alleged atrocities have been committed on Dalits and forcible compromises executed by the police, instead of providing justice to the victims. It has also directed that even those cases, which have been cancelled by the police, be re-opened within a month.
Commission Chairman Niranjan Singh, along with members Dalip Singh Pandhi and Parkash Singh Gardiwal, said this while hearing complaints of the people belonging to the SC community in Jalandhar. This was part of the Commission’s drive to visit all 20 districts across the state to listen to the complaints of the SC community. Before Jalandhar, it has paid a visit to Nawan Shahr district.
In Jalandhar, the Commission received over 50 complaints pertaining to killing, rape, pension, civic amenities, etc.
According to Niranjan Singh, in nearly 86 cases of atrocities on Dalits, the police have put pressure on the community to accept compromises. “It is ridiculous that even in court cases, the victims turned hostile under pressure from Punjab Police,” he added.
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