‘Evidence must for arresting accused under SC, ST Act’
The Hindu
Arrests in a case under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocity) Act and other penal provisions are done only if there is evidence to the cognisable offence that is alleged, said
Arrests in a case under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocity) Act and other penal provisions are done only if there is evidence to the cognisable offence that is alleged, said Superintendent of Police Rishikesh Sonawane here on Thursday.
In answer to a question during the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes grievance redressal meeting held at his office, Mr. Sonawane said that it is wrong to assume that an accused will be arrested soon after a complaint is filed under the Act. “There should be evidence showing the cognisable offence for an arrest to be made,” he said.
To another question, he said that the police register complaints which point out the commission of a cognisable offence.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.