Mysuru, April 2 -- Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy has directed District Police officials to take swift action against perpetrators of atrocities on Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). He warned that any official found soft-pedalling such cases would face strict action.

Chairing a meeting of the District-level Vigilance and Monitoring Committee, constituted under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, at Dr. Babu Jagjivan Ram Bhavan auditorium in Paduvarahalli recently, Reddy stressed the need for accountability.

"Taluk-level Police officials must present comprehensive details of atrocity cases in their jurisdictions during district-level meetings. They should also implement immediate preventive me...