Hyderabad, Jan. 26 -- On the eve of Republic Day, the National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM) Telangana, along with grassroots organisations, organised a day-long Public Hearing in Hyderabad to review the implementation of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, in Telangana over the last decade.

A seven-member jury comprising retired judge Justice Nimma Narayana, senior advocates V Raghunath and Darshanam Narasimha, and academics Prof. K Lakshmi Narayana, Prof. Sujatha Surepally, Prof. Rama Melkote and Prof. Kalpana Kannabiran heard testimonies of caste atrocities from Dalit and Adivasi victims across the state.

90 cases from various districts analysed

The organising committee collected a...