New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government released a notification Sunday to prohibit mentions of caste of suspects in police stations, and caste references on signboards and vehicles, in response to a 16 September Allahabad High Court order, directing the state to regulate the glorification of caste and end caste discrimination.

The 21 September UP government notification disallowed displays of caste in UP Police records, FIRs, and arrest memos, and also, directed the removal of a column to fill in the caste of the accused from the police portal—Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems. The rule applies in all cases, except the crimes against Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes, where the caste will be recorded.

The notification also introduced strict measures to ensure no boards

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