Dalit
- India
Five arrested in UP after Bajrang Dal alleges conversion plot
Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district police arrested five Muslim men on charges of alleged unlawful religious conversion after performing religious rituals at the home of a Dalit family. The arrests were made following…
- India
One member panel formed for judicial probe into custodial death of Dalit protester
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Wednesday set up a one-member committee of retired judge V L Achalia for a judicial inquiry into the custodial death of Parbhani protester Somnath Suryavanshi, officials said.…
- India
Dalit young man brutally beaten and tied to tree in Rajasthan’s Barmer
A Dalit young man identified as Shrawan Meghwal was subjected to horrific public humiliation and assault in Rajasthan’s Barmer district. The incident reportedly unfolded on Friday, January 10 within the Gudamalani police station…
- Telangana
2017 Nerella torture case: Telangana HC asks govt to submit status report
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court instructed the state government to submit a status report within two weeks concerning the ongoing case against police officers accused of torturing Dalit and Backward Class youth…
- India
Ambedkar row: Bandh observed in Kalaburagi condemning Amit Shah’s statement
Kalaburagi: Protesters in Kalaburagi took to streets on Tuesday following a bandh call given by Dalit organisations to condemn the recent statement of Union Home Minister Amit Shah on B R Ambedkar…
- India
Kejriwal announces scholarship for Dalit students, free foreign education
In the February run-up of Delhi Assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal announced the Dr Ambedkar Samman Scholarship to support Dalit students pursuing higher education. The scholarship launched on…
- India
UP: Dalit girl sexually assaulted at home in Kanpur, dies
Kanpur: A 17-year-old Dalit girl was found dead in a barely clad state in her house here in Shivrajpur, police said on Saturday. The girl was found bare-chested with the presence of…
- India
MP: Dalit groom attacked by upper caste for riding horse
In yet another incident of caste-based discrimination, a wedding celebration for a Dalit groom reportedly turned violent on the night of Wednesday, December 11 after some upper caste members attacked attendees and…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra: Dalit professor attacked by far right supporters in Tirupati
A Dalit professor of Sri Venkateswara University in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati was allegedly beaten up by a right-wing group reportedly associated with Bajrang Dal on Wednesday, December 4. According to a report…
- India
UP Dalit student humiliated last year found dead under mysterious circumstances
A 21-year-old Dalit student from Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut was found dead on a medical college campus under mysterious circumstances, raising concerns of possible revenge killing linked to a caste-based humiliation he suffered…
- India
Karnataka: 4 held for alleged negligent disposal of Dalit labourer’s body
Mangaluru: Four people have been arrested for allegedly disposing of a Dalit labourer’s body negligently in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, police said on Tuesday. The deceased, Shivappa (70), a resident…
- India
Dalit woman murder: Karnataka court awards life imprisonment to 21 persons
Tumakuru: A Karnataka court has given life imprisonment for 21 accused persons on Thursday in connection with the murder case of a Dalit woman reported in Tumakuru district in 2010. The order…
- News
Savarnas oppose Dalit entry to Karnataka temple, remove diety
Hyderabad: Tensions prevail in Hanakere village of Mandya district in Karnataka, after Savarna Hindus removed the diety from Sri Kalabhairaveshwara Swamy temple in the village, in protest of the government providing temple…
- India
Odisha: Dalit women stage dharna over denial of ritual at temple
A group of women belonging to the Dalit community staged a dharna (sit-in protest) against alleged caste bias at the Siddheswari Ramachandi Shakthi in Garajanga village of Odisha on Saturday, November 9.…
- India
Rajasthan: Dalits face intense opposition over burial ground rights
A case of caste-based discrimination has emerged from Rajsamand district of Rajasthan where a Salvi family belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) community was attacked by upper caste individuals during a funeral.…
