Chandigarh, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday directed police and administrative officers to ensure speedy justice for members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and take effective measures to curb crimes against them.
Senior officers have been appointed as nodal officers at the district and subdivision levels to regularly monitor the progress of investigations and ensure timely disposal of cases. He also directed that police stations registering a higher number of such cases be identified separately and placed under close monitoring by senior officers. Police presence should be strengthened in the areas concerned, and effective action ensured at sensitive locations. MLAs Krishan Kumar, Bhagwan Dass Kabirpanthi, Jarnail Singh, Shishpal Keharwala, Pawan Kharkhoda, Bimla Chaudhary and Kapoor Singh Valmiki, Additional Chief Secretary Sudhir Rajpal, Director General of Police Ajay Singhal and Director of the Information, Public Relations and Languages Department Aditya Dahiya were among those present.
He said chargesheets in all SC/ST-related cases must be filed in court within the stipulated period of 60 days, and stressed that negligence or dereliction of duty at any level in securing justice for victims would not be tolerated. Action had been taken against 10 police personnel for negligence in securing justice for victims, according to the statement.
He directed officers to handle these cases with sensitivity, promptness and accountability, ensuring that no victim faced an unnecessary wait for justice.
