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UP: Mayawati demands urgent solution for SC/ST students’ scholarships row
Lucknow: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national president Mayawati, on Sunday, June 29, demanded urgent intervention of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath to resolve the alleged scholarship issue faced by Dalit…
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13-yr-old Dalit raped at Meerut government hospital; authorities show no concern
A 13-year-old Dalit girl, who was undergoing a knee surgery at an orthopaedic department in the Meerut government hospital in Uttar Pradesh, was allegedly raped by an attendant of another patient. The…
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Dalit lawyer in Karnataka attacked, hurled casteist slurs
A young Dalit lawyer was allegedly physically assaulted and subjected to casteist insults by two men from the upper caste in Nagarala village of Yadgir district in Karnataka. Speaking to local media,…
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Doctor abuses, assaults Dalit woman and family in Gujarat, case lodged
A 58-year-old Dalit woman and her family were subjected to casteist slurs and assault by a doctor and her family in Ahmedabad’s Nava Vadaj area, Gujarat, on June 14. The altercation reportedly…
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Odisha Dalit family ostracised for resisting child marriage; police denies claims
A Dalit family in Balia Pati village, located in the Balasore district of Odisha, is allegedly facing a social boycott by the villagers for the past three years for refusing to marry…
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UP man urinates on Dalit woman’s face after failed rape attempt
A man allegedly urinated on a Dalit woman’s face after a failed rape attempt in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh. He assaulted herm hurled castiest slurs, and threatened to kill her before…
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Constitution made it possible for ‘untouchables’ to rise: CJI Gavai
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India B R Gavai delivered a powerful lecture at the Oxford Union in the UK, hailing the Indian Constitution, making it possible for “untouchables” to hold one…
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Man attacks Dalit woman sarpanch with axe in Rajasthan
A Dalit woman sarpanch and her husband were attacked with an axe in Kharesh village in Rajasthan’s Didwana district. The incident occurred on June 8. The Dalit couple were overseeing a road…
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MP Dalit teenager questions ration shopkeeper over irregularities, shot dead
A Dalit teenager who dared to ask for ration was shot dead in broad daylight in Bilhari village in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh. His brother, Ashish, who had accompanied him, was…
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40-year-old Dalit manual scavenger falls into manhole in Tamil Nadu; dies
A 40-year-old Dalit manual scavenger died on Sunday, June 8, after he accidentally slipped into a manhole while trying to clean a sewage in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district. The incident occurred behind…
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UP: Wife, in-laws poison Dalit man after learning his caste
A shocking case has surfaced from Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, where a Dalit man was allegedly poisoned by his in-laws after they learnt of his caste. The murder took place on October 18…
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Karnataka: 3 Dalit boys tied to pole, thrashed with sticks and chappals
Three Dalit boys were brutally beaten up by upper caste men in Harogeri village of Gadag district in Karnataka after they allegedly sent obscene messages to an upper caste girl. The incident…
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Rajasthan Dalit men forced to clean plates after drinking water from shop
Two Dalit men were subjected to casteist abuse, denigration, and forced to clean plates after drinking from a pot in front of a shop. The incident occurred in Kantia village in Rajasthan’s…
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‘How can Dalits hold wedding here?’: UP family attacked with rods
Ballia: A group of men allegedly attacked a Dalit family with sticks and rods for holding a wedding ceremony in a hall in Rasra, Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday, June 1.…
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UP Dalit farmer couple attacked over cattle grazing row
A Dalit farmer and his wife were assaulted in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh, over a dispute related to cattle grazing. The incident occurred Friday morning, May 23, in Anaich village under the jurisdiction…
