Mangalore: At the SC ST grievance redressal meeting held at the SP office on Sunday, several complaints were heard from members of Dalit representatives that the SC ST Atrocities Prevention Act was misused by the police.
Speaking at the meeting, Shekhar Belthangady, a Dalit leader said people involved in communal clashes too were booked under the Act. Referring to a communal clash that was reported from Kuvettu in Belthangady taluk on June 14, he said some people were booked under the Act though some of the victims of the clash also belonged to other communities. He even said this case could not considered as one of atrocities on Dalits as it was not solely intended at harming Dalits.
Abhishek Goel said everything depended upon the complaint which police receive in such cases.