tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087377629920215985.post4050688868252345914..comments2024-03-07T01:36:43.972-05:00Comments on Barefoot Professor: Atrocities on the SC/ST population: What does data say?Dr. Paresh Mishrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09938631684538551192noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087377629920215985.post-58617660816190552732018-04-04T08:53:25.402-04:002018-04-04T08:53:25.402-04:00Dashrath, I agree, under-reporting of certain crim...Dashrath, I agree, under-reporting of certain crimes (such as rape) is a real problem, and probably more so for Scheduled Tribes, many of whom live in remote areas and in Naxal-infested regions. It's difficult to estimate the extent of under-reporting because we don't know what we don't know. But I think under-reporting of murders must be negligible, because of the legal and practical necessity of people to document all deaths.Dr. Paresh Mishrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09938631684538551192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087377629920215985.post-1044029378602372612018-04-04T02:13:10.209-04:002018-04-04T02:13:10.209-04:00Sir, I agree with your analysis and statistical ev...Sir, I agree with your analysis and statistical evaluation but I think you will also agree that most of the Scheduled Tribe population problem didn't reach to the police station or to the concerned authority and we don't get their data or condition.Dashrath Kumar Kachhapnoreply@blogger.com