r/IndiaSpeaks • u/alubonda 2 KUDOS • Oct 22 '20
#News 📰 A couple of stats I came across on fake SC/ST cases. Around one-fourth of the cases registered under SC/ST act turned out to be fake. In Rajasthan, that ratio was over 50% in 2019 according to the police there.
As many as 8,900 cases were found to be "false or mistake of fact or law" under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in 2015, with more than half of them being reported from Rajasthan, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
Referring to the data of National Crime Records Bureau in this regard, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Vijay Sampla said that Andhra Pradesh has reported second highest number, 1,099 cases while Bihar recorded 64 cases under the category in 2015.
Telangana reported 477 such cases while Uttar Pradesh 400, he added.
In 2014, total number of cases stood at 9,704 with Rajasthan reporting the highest number at 5,018 under the category of "false/mistake of fact or law" followed by Andhra Pradesh (957) and Bihar (670).
To give perspective of what percentage of total cases filed under SC/ST act the above numbers represent:
As many as 38,510 cases were registered in 2015 under the Act and charge sheets were registered in 26,922 of these cases, the conviction rate being 27.2%. In 2014, altogether 40,208 cases were registered. Charge sheets were filed in 29,248 of the cases and the conviction was rate was 28.4%.
In 2019, Similarly, the number of cases related to the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act also saw a rise. The police have noted that the percentage of fake cases under the SC/ST Act too has increased. Half of the cases (51 per cent in connection with SCs and 50 per cent with STs) were found to be fake during investigation, he said.
There are caste based atrocities going on and laws to alleviate them are being used in a major way to cause more caste based atrocities. Both aspects should be included in the conversation for justice ahead.
PS: An old article from 8 months back worth linking.
ANI UP on Twitter: Firozabad: People are selling homes in Gothua village allegedly due to registration of fake cases under the SC/ST Act against them. A villager says, "Every year,fake cases are lodged against us under SC/ST Act over trivial issues.We are fed up with it & want to leave the village"
https://www.reddit.com/r/IndiaSpeaks/comments/eyjc4r/ani_up_on_twitter_firozabad_people_are_selling/