As reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com on 08 June 2012:
The Hindu : NATIONAL / ANDHRA PRADESH : Misuse of SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act alleged

Misuse of SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act alleged

The Lok Satta voluntary organisation has alleged that the ambitious SC\ST Prevention of Atrocities Act was being misused and causing serious inconvenience and embarrassment to the people of Karimnagar district.

According to information collected under the Right to Information Act from the special sessions judge for SC\STs Prevention of Atrocities Act cum-fifth additional district sessions judge at Karimnagar, the Lok Satta said that a total of 644 SC\ST atrocities were registered in the district from 2005 to till date. Among the total cases, judgments in 465 cases were delivered in which only 17 persons were convicted and those accused in the remaining 448 cases were acquitted.

In a press note here on Thursday, Lok Satta district president N. Srinivas and general secretary T. Rajamouli said that the SC\ST Atrocities Act was being misused and harassing the whistle-blowers by registering the false cases in the district.

They said that the misuse of the Act would send wrong messages to the people and appealed for the affective implementation of the Act.