The SC sought centre's response to a plea that the Dalits who have converted to Islam and Christianity should be eligible for the same quota benefits as reserved for Scheduled Castes
Days after a 9-year-old Dalit boy succumbed to his injuries in the Jalore district of Rajasthan, the State Child Rights Commission ruled out the caste angle from the case
The attempt by Suraj Kumar Bauddh to twist a case of personal enmity and theft into a crime, influenced by the caste of the victim, was thus debunked by the Andhra Pradesh police.