A two-day seminar on ‘Sensitization towards Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes’ would be organized on July 27 and 28 at PTRI by State Headquarter AJK cell and would be inaugurated by DGP Rishi Shukla and Special DG (Training) KN Tiwari.
The seminar would focus on discharge of duties by police officers with sensitivity in crimes against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Officers of the rank Superintendent of Police, Additional Superintendent of Police and Deputy Superintendent of Police will participate in this seminar.
At the inauguration session a documentary would be screened and discussion would be held by ADG (AJK) Pragya Richa Shrivastava with the participants.
District collector Bhopal Sudam Khade would discuss with participants regarding the practical difficulties in getting caste certificates.
Special Judge of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Prevention of Prevention of Atrocities Act, Bhopal, SC Uphdhyay will discuss regarding errors and rectification of errors in investigation due to improper collection of evidences. Ashima Rizwan of Peoples University would detail on ‘Sensitivity of police officers, is a requirement for effective implementation of the SC/ST Prevention act’.
DIG (AJK) IP Arjaria will be discussing case studies in connection with the plea of witnesses and protection of witnesses. In the last session of the seminar, law Officer PHQ (AJK) Vijay Kumar Bansal would share the important illustrations by Supreme Court and High Court which have been given for the proper implementation of the SC- ST Prevention of atrocities act and investigation of the cases without any errors.