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- Telangana
Mariyamma custodial death: SI, two constables suspended from service
Hyderabad: A month after Dalit woman Mariyamma died in the custody of Yadadri’s Addagudur police, Rachakonda police commissioner on Wednesday souspended the station’s SI and two constables allegedly responsible for her death.…
- Telangana
Telangana: Cong MLAs meet KCR over Dalit woman’s custodial death, inquiry ordered
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) on Friday instructed state DIrector General of Police Mahender Reddy to immediately conduct an inquiry about the lock up and death of a Dalit…
- Telangana
NCSC notices Telangana govt over Dalit woman’s death in police custody
New Delhi: Taking strong notice of the death of a ‘Dalit’ woman in police custody due to alleged torture, National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has issued notice to the government of…
- Telangana
Telangana: Booked for theft, Dalit woman dies in custody; Oppn parties demand action
Hyderabad: A horrid incident transpired in the Yadadri-Bhongir district of Telangana last week when a Dalit woman died in police custody allegedly due to the injuries inflicted upon her. 48-year-old Mariyamma, a…
- India
UP court drops breach of peace charges on Siddique Kappan, 3 others
A Mathura Court on Tuesday dropped the proceedings against Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan and three other persons in connection with a case registered against them under charges related to apprehension of breach…
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Dalit woman’s murder in TN exposes casteism, gender violence in Indian garment industry
Jeyasre Kathrivel, a 21-year-old Dalit garment worker at Natchi Apparels in the Dindugal district of Tamil Nadu was found dead on January 5, 2021. The factory is owned by Eastman Exports, one…
- India
Get married, preferably to a Dalit woman, Athawale suggests to Rahul Gandhi
Ranchi: Following Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘hum do humare do’ jibe at the Central government over the farm laws, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday suggested that he should get married, preferably…
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Arrested from Singhu border, Dalit labour rights activist Nodeep Kaur faces assault in custody
Dalit woman and labour rights activist Nodeep Kaur was arrested by Haryana Police from the Singhu Border protest site on January 12, two weeks before the Republic Day tractor rally. Her sister…
- Crime
Dalit woman found hanging from tree in UP, suicide suspected
Mahoba: In a suspected case of suicide, the body of a Dalit woman was found hanging from a tree here, police said on Sunday. However, the woman’s family alleged that she was being…
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Hathras case: CBI files charge sheet against four accused
New Delhi: The CBI on Friday filed its charge sheet against four accused in the alleged gangrape and murder case of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras, officials said. The agency invoked charges…
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Kerala: To escape ‘casteist’ CPM, Dalit autorickshaw driver embraces Islam
Kannur: Years after continuously fighting a lone battle against casteism and ostracism in society, Kannur’s Chitralekha, an auto-driver by profession, has now decided to take up Islam. She blames the ruling ‘casteist’…
- Crime and Accident
Dalit woman gang-raped at gunpoint in UP
Kanpur: A Dalit woman was allegedly raped at gunpoint by two men, including a former village head, in Kanpur Dehat district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday. “The incident took place a…
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Yet another Dalit woman gang-raped, dies in UP
Balrampur: Amid the widespread outrage over the alleged gang-rape and murder of a Dalit teen from Hathras in Uttar Pradesh, an yet another scheduled caste woman died in Balrampur district of the state…
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Matter of shame for country, govts: Kejriwal on Hathras incident
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday termed the death of the Hathras gangrape victim a matter of shame for the country as well as for the governments and demanded the…
- Crime and Accident
UP: Dalit woman raped, seven booked
Banda: Seven people have been booked for allegedly raping a Dalit woman in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh after intervention by a district court. Additional Superintendent of Police Lal Bharat Kumar Pal, on…
