Having information of amendments in Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention Of Atrocities) Act would increase sensitisation in the works at ground level said Superintendent of Police AJK Bhopal Dhananjaya Shah at the inauguration of the two day range level seminar on ‘Sensitisation towards Weaker Section’ at PTRI on Monday.
Shah said that the aim of seminar is increasing sensitisation towards weaker section by increasing awareness.
Assistant Commissioner Tribal Welfare Department, Bhopal, Seema Soni shared the details of the process of compensation in the cases of atrocities and allowances to witnesses in the cases of weaker sections.
In the seminar police officials from the rank of Assistant Police Officer to DSP level of Bhopal, Vidisha, Sehore and Rajgarh would participate.
DSP Virendra Mishra shared his experience in the context of handling cases of weaker section with sensitisation by police and administration. He emphasised on handling the work with sensitisation even in stressed conditions and to behave with sensitivity with the victim of weaker section.
Mishra said that the complaints lodged by the weaker section should be heard carefully which could help in understanding their problem in a proper manner and would help in investigation and resolving the issue.
SDOP AJK Ramcharan Singh Maina provided details of the common mistakes which have been observed in filing of FIR and during the investigation.
He informed regarding the writing of statements of women, minors and deaf-dumb witnesses and witnesses and importance of section 164 of the CrPC. Addl SP AJK Bhopal NK Nahar pacified queries of the participants.