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Indian institution of inequality has been carefully built in the shape of a caste system from ancient times. Traditionally, the Dalits are lower caste people considered untouchable and socially, economically and politically discriminated against. About a sixth of the population in India is made up of Dalits. They are protected by the 1989 'Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes' Act, however due to the occurrence of numerous cases of atrocities, there are in doubt an effective execution of this specific Act. This essay thus tries to explain the process of creating a social environment to avoid atrocities against Dalits with special reference to the Ganda caste. Custodial torture and death in India are widespread and estimates show that during 2016-2018, an average of 1800 persons perished each year in police custody. Failure to adequately raise awareness and educate police officers in the area of human rights, the severe lack of policies and laws to incriminate custodial police officers, prejudices and discrimination along caste, clan and social class lines contribute significantly to the diseased nature of custodial torture. Police torture does not take place in isolation, but because the structural reform has failed to hold government agencies responsible and inform them of their fundamental responsibilities as civil employees. Torture prevention was one of the major advances in the past decade in respect of human rights. The problem has gained significance, given India's significant involvement in seating the Security Council.