NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday ordered a complete ban on caste-based references in police records and at public places following an Allahabad High Court order to end caste-based discrimination. Chief secretary Deepak Kumar instructed all departments that caste will no longer be mentioned in First Information Reports (FIRs), arrest memos, or other police documents. Instead, the names of parents will be used for identification purposes. The order further directs that caste symbols, slogans, and references displayed on police station noticeboards, vehicles, or signboards must be removed immediately. However, the government clarified that exemptions will apply in cases filed under the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, where iden

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