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Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan, former IISc Director Balaram booked under SC/ST Atrocities Act


Published on 2025-01-27 23:02:22 - MSN
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  • Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan and former IISc Director Balaram face charges under the SC/ST Atrocities Act, along with 16 others. The case, filed at Bengaluru's Sadashiva Nagar police station,

The article reports that Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan and former director of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), P. Balaram, have been booked under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. This legal action follows a complaint by a former IISc employee, who alleges that he was subjected to caste-based discrimination and harassment during his tenure at the institute. The complaint was filed after the employee was dismissed from his position, which he claims was unjust. The case has been registered at the Yeshwantpur police station in Bengaluru, and it highlights ongoing issues of caste discrimination in educational and professional environments in India.

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