Chandigarh, Nov. 12 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Saini on Wednesday said chargesheets under the Prevention of Atrocities against Scheduled Castes law must be filed in court within the stipulated period of 60 days. Saini said negligence, laxity, or dereliction at any level in securing justice for victims would not be tolerated.

The CM was chairing a meeting of state-level vigilance and monitoring committee in Chandigarh to review the implementation of the provisions of the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955.

Director general of police Ajay Singhal said the state recorded a decline of nearly 28% in SC/ST related cases.

An official spokesperson said a...