In its letter written to the home minister, a group had cited nearly 10 cases of atrocities against people from backward classes.
The constant rise in cases of cruelty against people from scheduled castes and tribes has angered social and dalit activists.
The number of the cases registered has gone up considerably since last year as per government records. However, the activists have claimed that many of the cases are not registered by the police.
According to the figures with the social justice department, the cases registered under The Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 were 1,401 in 2010 against 1,272 the previous year.
In 2008 and 2007, there were 1,510 and 1,774 cases registered respectively under the act.
In a report submitted by Babasaheb Ambedkar Research and Training Institute(BARTI), affiliated to the social justice department, has admitted that the police were reluctant in lodging the complaints under the act.
A group led by social activist Anand Patwardhan and communist activist Prakash Reddy, in its letter written to the home minister, had cited nearly 10 such cases of atrocities against people from backward classes. Another delegation lead by dalit leaders Ram Pandagale and Uttam Gaikwad, met governor K Sankarnarayanan on Wednesday.
Dinesh Waghmare, secretary, social justice said, “We have launched programmes with incentives to the local bodies to bring awareness about the existing act for atrocities. A toll-free helpline (18002331155) also has been launched to bring awareness about the existing acts and about the developmental schemes available for the people from scheduled castes and tribes.”
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