Dalit
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Dalit man held captive, beaten up, made to drink urine in MP; 2 held
Narsinghpur: A Dalit man was made to drink urine after being assaulted in captivity allegedly by two upper caste persons in Madhya Pardesh’s Narsinghpur district, an official said on Monday. The incident…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 5 cops suspended for torturing Dalit woman in custody
Hyderabad: Five police officers of Shadnagar police station were suspended on Monday, August 5 for allegedly torturing a Dalit woman, in police custody. The action follows the initial suspension of the detective…
- Telangana
Dalit woman alleges torture in Telangana police station, inquiry ordered
Hyderabad: A Dalit woman has alleged that she was tortured by cops at Shadnagar police station near here, following which a departmental inquiry has been ordered. The woman, it is claimed, was…
- India
Karnataka: Two rowdy-sheeters held for chopping off Dalit youth’s hand
Karnataka: Two rowdy-sheeters who allegedly attacked and severed the hand of a Dalit youth in Kanakapura town, were shot in the leg before being arrested by Karnataka Police on Sunday. The accused…
- India
MP: Dalit man accuses cops of thrashing him for overtaking their vehicle
Chhatarpur: A probe is underway after a Dalit sanitary worker alleged thrashing by police personnel in Khajuraho town of Madhya Pradesh for overtaking their official vehicles, an officer said on Tuesday. The…
- India
Gujarat: Dalit youth assaulted for posting image wearing safa, sunglasses
In yet another caste-based incident of violence in Gujarat, a 24-year-old Dalit youth identified as Ajay Parmar was brutally assaulted after he posted his photo on Instagram wearing a safa (traditional turban)…
- India
UP: 3 get life imprisonment for killing Dalit man 21 years ago
Azamgarh: A court here on Monday sentenced three persons to life imprisonment for killing a Dalit man 21 years ago. Special Court (SC-ST Act) judge Kamlapati also imposed a fine of Rs…
- India
3 held for making Dalit minor drink urine in UP
Shravasti: Three youth have been arrested on Thursday for forcing a Dalit minor to drink urine two days ago in Uttar Pradesh’s Shravasti district, the police said. The victim, who is 15…
- India
Maharashtra: Dalit man stripped, assaulted by girlfriend’s family
A Dalit man was reportedly abducted, stripped naked, and brutally beaten by a group of men in Yevla Taluka of Maharashtra’s Nashik district. The disturbing incident, which took place on June 17…
- Telangana
Telangana: Dalit boy tied up, beaten for plucking pomegranate in Kesaram
Hyderabad: A 14-year-old Dalit boy was allegedly tied up and beaten by a man on the outskirts of Hyderabad for plucking a pomegranate from his house, police said on Wednesday. The incident…
- India
On camera, elderly Dalit man paraded with shoe garland in UP; 5 held
In a disturbing incident, a 65-year-old Dalit man was thrashed and paraded in Uttar Pradesh with a garland of shoes around his neck allegedly over a molestation case. Five persons involved in…
- India
Gonda man arrested for raping Dalit woman, converting her to Islam
Gonda: Police here have arrested a man for allegedly raping a 25-year-old Dalit woman on the pretext of marriage and forcing her to convert to Islam, an officer said on Wednesday. “The…
- India
Jitan Ram Manjhi, who called lord Ram fictional, appointed as Union minister
Former Bihar minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has been appointed as a Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet. The news sparked controversy due to Manjhi’s previous statements, where he called…
- India
Dalit sarpanch tied to tree, thrashed in MP’s Morena; one person arrested
Morena: A Dalit sarpanch was allegedly tied to a tree and beaten up by goons in Morena in Madhya Pradesh, forcing him to leave his native village, a police official said on…
- India
Dalit girl ends life after upper-caste men ‘kill’ brother, uncle in MP
In a tragic incident, a 21-year-old Dalit girl, who was studying BA, died after allegedly jumping from a moving ambulance that carried the body of her uncle, Rajendra Ahirwar, 28. Ahirwar was…