Police committed atrocity by booking innocent: SC commission member

A letter written by Dalip Singh Pandhi, member, Punjab State Scheduled Caste Commission

(English translation of the above letter)

Subject: Falsely booking scheduled castes under POA

The commission has come to know that under FIR No. 250 on September  15, 2012 registered at police station (city) Barnala, Jagjit Singh Sahoke, tehsil Bhagapurana, district Moga and another Sukhwinder Singh Swatantar resident of Samana, who belongs to  scheduled caste community, have been booked under Section 3 (1) (X) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (POA). It has been done despite the fact that the Act (POA) is not applicable to the people belonging to the scheduled caste community. Moreover the book, referred in the FIR, has never been banned by the state government. Atrocity has been committed on the helpless poor and innocent by falsely registering a case against them. The commission should investigate the matter immediately and the action should be taken against the guilty. It is a matter of grave concern.

                  Dalip Singh, Pandhi,
                  Member Punjab State Scheduled Caste Commission

25-09-12

To,

Member Secretary,                                                                                                                       

Punjab State Scheduled Caste Commission