SC, ST, OBC markings seen on chests of recruits, MP police order probe
A probe was ordered on Sunday after photographs surfaced of newly recruited constables with markings of “SC”, “ST” and “O” for OBC on their chests during their medical examination in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district, triggering accusations of caste-based segregation.
District officials, who did not want to be named, explained that the initials — SC for scheduled caste, ST for scheduled tribe and O for OBC, or other backward class — were put on the chests of male candidates from these categories as they have different selection norms under the reservation policy.
Indresh Gajbhiye, president of the Ambedkar Shodh Sansthan, said the markings violated human rights and are also a criminal offence under the SC/ST prevention of atrocities act.
“Such branding amounted to atrocities on the constables. The guilty must be punished,” he demanded.
Additional chief secretary (home), KK Singh, said he was not aware that such a thing had happened.
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