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Dalit woman raped, murdered in Lakhimpur Kheri
Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh): A young Dalit woman is allegedly raped and murdered by strangulation under the jurisdiction of Neemgaon Police Station, Lakhimpur Kheri district, Uttar Pradesh. Her grief-stricken father said the…
- Hate Crime
Dalit youth hacked to death by upper-caste men in Tamil Nadu
Chennai: A Dalit youth was allegedly murdered in Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul district on July 30, according to the state Untouchability Eradication Front (TNUEF), which has described it as a brutal caste-based murder.…
- Hate Crime
Delhi court orders FIR against NDMC staff over casteist abuse
New Delhi: A court here has directed the Delhi Police to register a first information report (FIR) against several NDMC staffers for allegedly subjecting a woman to “sustained casteist abuse, humiliation and…
- Hate Crime
87 hate crimes, 15 pc rise: June tracker paints grim picture
Hyderabad: India logged 87 incidents of hate crime against religious and caste minorities in June, a jump of nearly 15 per cent over the previous month, according to data compiled by Siasat.com. The attacks…
- Hate Crime
MP cop rapes minor Dalit while colleague keeps watch, both held
Bhopal: A policeman allegedly lured a 17-year-old Dalit girl on the pretext of inviting her to his daughter’s birthday party and raped her in Bhopal, while his colleague kept watch with his…
- Bangalore
Karnataka govt orders SIT probe into Art of Living land row
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe allegations that land belonging to Dalits was illegally occupied by the Art of Living Foundation. The Regional Commissioner of…
- India
Woman hacked to death, Dalit son-in-law, two other arrested
Banda (Uttar Pradesh): A Dalit man hacked his 45-year-old mother-in-law to death after she opposed her daughter’s relationship with him in Korrahi village of Bisanda district, Uttar Pradesh. According to local reports,…
- India
MP horror: 2 Dalit men given electric shocks on suspicion of theft
Madhya Pradesh: In an inhuman act from Madhya Pradesh, two young Dalits were tied to a pole and subjected to electric shocks on suspicion of stealing a water pump motor. The incident…
- India
Dalits block road with man’s body, accuse UP police of torture
Ballia (Uttar Pradesh): Dalits of Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district refused to take the body of one of their community member who was allegedly subjected to third-degree torture inside a police station. Kamji…
- Hate Crime
Meerut SSP defends action after video shows him slapping detainee
Meerut: Meerut Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Avinash Pandey on Friday, July 10, defended the police action in connection with the death of a Scheduled Caste college student, saying every step taken…
- Hate Crime
Rajasthan Dalit youth dies in knife attack, SI suspended
Jaipur: A Dalit youth allegedly died after a knife attack on July 3 in Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar district, with his family alleging police inaction over an earlier complaint, which they claimed could…
- India
Meerut SSP caught slapping detainee during Dalit protest
Meerut: Several protesters from the Dalit community reportedly clashed with the police on Wednesday, July 8, in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut, with a video allegedly showing an IPS officer assaulting one of the…
- India
Anti-caste educator Lakhshya Lakey floats Cactus Janta Party
Hyderabad: Anti-caste educator Lakhshya Lakey, popularly known as @lakhshya_speaks, has floated Cactus Janta Party, which, according to him, is a “political front for Dalits, Adivasis, Bahujans and every community excluded by caste…
- Andhra Pradesh
YouTuber Raavan booked under UAPA, fifth arrest in four days
Andhra Pradesh: Telugu YouTuber Raavan has been booked under various sections of the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Raavan, whose real name is B Joseph, has been a vocal critic of…
- India
55 dead in five months: India’s manual scavenging crisis persists
Hyderabad/New Delhi: In March 2014, the Supreme Court delivered its judgment in Safai Karamchari Andolan vs Union of India, a landmark ruling meant to protect the lives of India’s sewer and septic tank…
