Crimes Against SCs and STs Have Increased 5.5% and 4.7% – NCRB Reports
There is not a single that when Dalits are not attacked by so-called upper castes. National Crime Records Bureau released Crime in India 2016 report on 30th November 2017 and as per the report crimes against SCs and STs have increased 5.5% and 4.7% respectively during the period.
It must be kept in mind that these cases of atrocities only include those cases which were registered under SC/ST Act 1989, so cases of atrocities on SC/ST are much higher in actual.
Atrocities/Crimes against Scheduled Castes have increased by 5.5% in 2016 (40,801) over 2015 (38,670).
Uttar Pradesh (10,426 cases) reported the highest number of cases of atrocities against Scheduled Castes (SCs) accounting for 25.6% followed by Bihar with 14% (5,701) and Rajasthan with 12.6% (5,134) during 2016.
Crime head-wise cases revealed that assault on women with intent to outrage her modesty with 7.7% (3172 cases) reported the highest number of cases of crimes/atrocities against Scheduled Castes (SCs) followed by Rape with 6.2% (2541 cases) during 2016.
Atrocities/Crimes against Scheduled Tribes have increased by 4.7% in 2016 (6,568) over 2015 (6,276).
Madhya Pradesh (1,823 cases) reported the highest number of cases of atrocities against Scheduled Tribes (STs) accounting for 27.8% followed by Rajasthan with 18.2% (1,195 cases) and Odisha with 10.4% (681 cases) during 2016.
Crime head-wise cases revealed that rape (974 cases) reported the highest number of cases of crimes/atrocities against Scheduled Tribes (STs) accounting for 14.8% followed by assault on women with intent to outrage her modesty with 12.7% (835 cases) and kidnapping & abduction with 2.5% (163 cases) during 2016.
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This Report is a mirror of Indian casteist society. Actually, It is not challenge for any political party. It is challenges for us who calls themselves Ambedkarites
This report is very shameful for Indian democracy and societies. A challenge for BJP govt.