Chief Minister Raman Singh on Monday himself complained on the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Atrocities Prevention toll free number 1036 to test the alertness of the staff dealing with complaints.
Singh called on the toll free number and said he would like to file a complaint under Prevention of Atrocities Act in Rajnandgaon district and stated he wanted to lodge an FIR.
CM asked on the helpline: “In-charge will you file a complaintIJ” the CM had asked. The helpline in-charge l Tigga on the other side of the phone replied in the negative and said it should be filed in Rajnandgaon district as the offence was committed there. FIR should be lodged there. The in-charge of the helpline did not know that he was speaking to Singh. When the CM disclosed his identity Tigga felt proud that he spoke to the CM.
It may be mentioned here that the CM on Monday had held a State-level Vigilance and Monitoring Committee meeting of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Atrocities Prevention activity.
The Helpline was installed at Police Headquarters and it is in operation on all days from 10:30 am to 5:30 pm.