Bhubaneswar: A total of 2,483 cases of atrocities against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have been registered in various police stations of Odisha during the last nine months.
These cases were registered during June 2024 to February 2025 under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, informed Nityanada Gond minister for ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare in a written reply to the Assembly today.
As per data provided by the minister, the majority of cases of atrocities against SC and STs were reported in Jajpur district.
While 269 such cases were registered in Jajpur district, 159 cases were reported in Cuttack rural police district and 157 in Jagatsinghpur district.
Similarly, Bolangir district reported 156 cases under law for SCs and STs, followed by Puri (153), Bhubaneswar urban police district (138), Bhadrak (126), Kendrapara (125), and Mayurbhanj (100).
The remaining police districts have reported less than 100 cases during the nine months, he said.
During the period, such cases ranging from 218 to 316 were registered each month.
Gond said the cases of atrocities against SCs and STs are being investigated by a DSP rank officer. The government has been providing compensation to the SC/ST atrocity victims after conducting a joint probe by an investigative police officer and a revenue department official, Minister informed.