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Because it's inherently tied to Hindu beliefs, and has become culturally pervasive to the point that the attitude follows converts to other systems, including Christianity and Islam which in theory reject it but in practice love them some heirarchy.
They practice it because those in power in those communities
Sikhism was created to rebel against Hindu casteism, yet nowadays we can see caste is prominent in Sikhs as well and for the same 2 reasons.