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The Karnataka State Police Complaints Authority (SPCA) has written to the Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, raising concerns implicit the hold successful appointing Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) to respective constabulary stations nether the Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement (DCRE).
Considering the recommendation, the Secretary of the Social Welfare Department has directed the Social Welfare Commissioner to instrumentality indispensable enactment to upgrade 21 Inspector posts to DSP posts and see the authorisation of unit allowance successful the fund for the twelvemonth 2026-27.
In his letter, Mohan Kumar Danappa, subordinate of the SPCA, dated December 20, 2025, Mr. Danappa referred to a authorities notification issued connected December 6, 2024, which designated DCRE units nether the Social Welfare Department arsenic peculiar constabulary stations to analyse cases of atrocities against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, arsenic good arsenic cases involving fake caste certificates. Following the notification, 33 DCRE constabulary stations were established crossed the State.
However, helium noted that lone 12 DSPs person been appointed truthful far, leaving 21 units without DSP-level officers. As a result, investigations into cases registered nether the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act are reportedly being handled by Police Sub-Inspectors (PSIs) and Police Inspectors (PIs), alternatively of officers of the mandated DSP rank.
He stated that the lack of DSPs and capable unit has hampered effectual probe and timely disposal of cases. The Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) had earlier submitted a petition to the Social Welfare Department seeking the assignment of DSPs and different required personnel, but nary enactment has reportedly been taken truthful far.
Mr. Danappa pointed retired that Dalit organisations and societal activists person expressed dissatisfaction implicit the hold and person warned of statewide protests.
Urging contiguous action, the SPCA subordinate called connected the Social Welfare Department to expedite the assignment of DSPs and indispensable unit to guarantee due probe and swift disposal of cases registered astatine each Civil Rights Enforcement constabulary stations crossed Karnataka.
