Crimes Against Scheduled Tribes On The Rise In India, But It's More Than A Law and Order Problem
By Nidhi Jacob Madhya Pradesh is once again in the spotlight for atrocities against the Adivasi community. On July 4, 2023, a video of a man urinating on a tribal person in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh went viral on social media. Shortly after, on July 8, another footage of an assault of two tribal boys by a group of men in Madhya Pradesh was reported by The Hindu. However, these incidents cannot be seen as isolated cases, but rather stemming from systemic issues, experts told BOOM. Over the decade to 2021, crime rate against the scheduled tribes or adivasis in India have shot up by nearly...