FIRs in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh to not record caste
The caste of an accused and the complainant will no longer be recorded by the police in Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh during the filing of an FIR. Filing an affidavit, Punjab stated that it saw no relevance of mentioning caste in the present scenario, except when required under the specific statute, like the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.