Untouchables, also called Dalits, who have converted to Islam.
Aftab Alam, a political scientist, states: "But caste and untouchability is a lived reality for Muslims living in India and South Asia, and untouchability is the community's worst-kept secret.
"[1]Even though Islam is egalitarian in its social ethics,[4] Indian Muslim society is characterised by caste-like features, consisting of several caste-like groups (jatis, biraderis).
Despite the conversion to Islam, the social and economic conditions of the Muslims in each caste hardly changed, and they remained tied down to their traditional occupations.
[5][6][7][8][9] Most of the people claiming Dalit muslim status are already getting reservation as OBC.