Police officers while investigating cases under SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act should not assume their work done after presenting challan but they should work for protection of weaker sections protected under SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act and which would lead to their empowerment, said DGP Surendra Sinh at the seminar on ‘Sensitisation towards Weaker Sections’.
Sinh said that all possible help should be provided to the victim of the weaker section provided under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act and the investigating officer should work pro actively to ensure that the victim gets justice and the accused is punished.
In the seminar organised by Adim Jati Kalyan (AJK) cell of State police headquarters officials around 60 officials of the rank Superintendent of Police, Sub Divisional Police Officer and Additional Superintendent of Police participated in the seminar.
Chief guest Additional Chief Secretary Home Department B P Singh said that the policies and implementation of the policies for the weaker sections is better as compared to the works for the weaker section in other states but still few incidents are witnessed which points that there is need of making the efforts better for the protection and security of the weaker sections and such seminars are needed for better understanding of the weaker section having provisions of their safe and secure live in the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act. ADG (AJK) Sl Thousen said that under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act the conviction rate is 28 percent, the highest in the country.