In a sweeping move to curb caste-based discrimination, the Uttar Pradesh government has ordered the immediate removal of all caste references from police records, vehicles, and public notices. The directive, issued late Sunday to all police units and district administrations, follows a recent Allahabad High Court judgment mandating an end to caste glorification in public and official domains.

Officiating Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar announced that the caste of accused persons will no longer be recorded in police registers, case memos, arrest documents, or displayed on notice boards at police stations. Instead, both the father’s and mother’s names of accused persons must be recorded in official documents.

The state’s Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) portal will

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