<span style="color: #222222;">Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has called upon the police department and the legal cell to work towards improving the conviction rate in crimes against the Scheduled Castes and Tribes. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Addressing a workshop organised by the Social Welfare department in Bengaluru today, he said, the conviction rate in such cases is just five to six percent at present.  He directed the investigating officers to file the FIR under relevant sections of the penal code and complete the investigation within 60 days. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He issued directions today to video record all proceedings of receiving the complaint. The Chief Minister informed that a sum of 15 crore rupees has been released to the Deputy Commissioners of districts to compensate victims of caste based atrocities in the state.</span><br />''