New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- The Chhattisgarh government's panel to "review cases against Scheduled Tribes and other residents of the Naxal region in the state" is set to begin work on October 30. The committee, led by a retired Supreme Court judge, will look into cases involving 16,475 tribals, accused by police in a range of cases, and another 6,743 being held as undertrials, mostly in Maoist-affected Bijapur, Sukma and Bastar districts, the Indian Express reported on Wednesday. The impoverished tribal community has been the collateral damage of the turf war between the State and the Maoists, who gained ground, thanks to years of governance deficit in the region. There have also been credible reports of atrocities by the security forces on the tribal community, especially the women. The conflict has led to not just physical violence but also has had a deep impact on tribal society, due to the atrocities of now-disbanded Salwa Judum (the government-backed anti-Naxal vigilante group), conflict-affected migration to other states or to State-run camps....