Special Correspondent
Proposal to be sent to Union Government for grants
HYDERABAD: The Government will set up six special police stations in the State exclusively to deal with cases of atrocities against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
A decision to establish these police stations was taken by Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy while reviewing the activities of the Vigilance and Monitoring Committee functioning on atrocities here on Saturday. This will go a long way in meeting a long-standing demand being made by Dalits in the State, Dr. Reddy said.
Social Welfare Minister P. Subhash Chanda Bose told reporters later that the areas vulnerable to atrocities against Dalits would be chosen for setting up these police stations. Once the places were identified, the proposal would be sent to the Union Government for Central grants. Also, he said a decision was taken to open six more special courts in six districts to try atrocity cases. With this, all districts would be covered by special courts. There were already 17 special courts functioning in the State, each covering a district.
Principal Secretary, Social Welfare, A. P. V. N. Sarma, explained that the special police stations were being set up on trial basis. They will deal with all types of violations under the AP Prevention of Atrocities Act and the Civil Rights Protection Act.
