India must better protect tribal peoples and disadvantaged castes subjected to extrajudicial killings, torture and violence by law enforcement, a UN watchdog said yesterday.The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) said the world’s most populous country also urgently needed

The committee said it was also concerned about alleged violations by the authorities against the Scheduled Tribes, the Scheduled Castes and other groups.

UN committee " gravely concerned about reports of large-scale violations perpetrated by law enforcement officials against" ethno-religious groups, tribal peoples and non-citizens.