Over 40% of the cases filed in Rajasthan in 2020 under The Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 were fake, according to data available with Rajasthan Police. According to data, cases involving SC members increased by 3% while those involving ST members increased by 5%. Total 7,017 cases were registered for atrocities against SCs in 2020.
Over 40% of the cases filed in Rajasthan in 2020 under The Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 were fake, according to data available with Rajasthan Police. According to data, cases involving SC members increased by 3% while those involving ST members increased by 5%. Total 7,017 cases were registered for atrocities against SCs in 2020.