PATNA: The state government will set up one SC/ST police station in each district headquarters across the state. This was announced by chief minister Nitish Kumar here on Tuesday while addressing a high-level meeting on SC/ST atrocity prevention.
Nitish said that such police stations would be set up soon and if any such police stations have been set up away from the district headquarters, they would be shifted to the headquarters. In cases relating to atrocities on SC/STs, the CM said that government lawyers would be nominated to present the government side in subordinate judiciary and the high court.
The CM said that the district magistrates should take initiative for payment of Rs 3,000 monthly pension to victims of murder, carnage, rape and gang rape. He also directed the secretary, SC/ST welfare department, to ensure payment of daily allowance to witnesses for their presence in courts in such cases.
Nitish also directed the DMs to ensure regular meeting of district-level Vigilance and Monitoring Committee for reviewing cases registered under the Prevention of SC/ST Atrocities Act. He also directed IG (weaker section) to ensure arrest of persons involved in rape at all costs and laid stress on ensuring speedy trial of cases under the Act.
Regarding cases of land disputes, the CM directed revenue and land reforms department to take instant action and if there is any criminal angle in it, an FIR should be lodged immediately. He said that the SPs should investigate such cases and put them on speedy trial so that conviction rates go up.
Those who were present on the occasion included SC/ST welfare minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, revenue and land reforms minister Ramai Ram, law, planning and development minister Narendra Narayan Yadav, Ramsunder Das, Bhudeo Choudhary, Maheshwar Hazari, Hari Manjhi, all MPs, Sone Lal Hembram, Amla Devi, Bhagirathi Devi, all MLAs, chief secretary Naveen Kumar, home secretary Amir Subhani and DGP Abhayanand.
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