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- India
Chhattisgarh Dalit man stripped, tortured for speaking to upper caste teen
A 21-year-old Dalit young man was allegedly stripped, tied to a tree and brutally assaulted by members of the Other Backward Class (OBC) in Chhattisgarh’s Sakti district. The assault took place on…
- Hate Crime
Tamil Nadu: Dalit student made to sit outside exam hall during menstruation
A young student from the Dalit community was allegedly made to sit outside the examination hall solely because she was menstruating. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday, April 9, in Tamil Nadu’s…
- India
Ram temple ‘purified’ after Rajasthan Dalit LoP pays visit
A Ram temple in Alwar was allegedly purified on the orders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) former MLA Gyandev Ahuja after a visit was paid by Rajasthan’s Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully,…
- News
UP Dalit student beaten mercilessly by teacher for touching water bottle
In a recent incident of Dalit atrocities, a 15-year-old student in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri district was brutally beaten up by his teacher after the former allegedly touched the latter’s water bottle. The…
- India
UP Dalit man found hanging in police station washroom
A 21-year-old Dalit man was found hanging in a washroom of a police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow city. The deceased, Sunny Kumar, was detained on the night of March 31 at…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Suo moto case booked against BJP leader for casteist remarks against Dalits
The Karnataka police booked a suo moto case against a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former minister Pramod Madhwaraj for allegedly making casteist remarks against the Dalit community. The case was booked…
- India
Gujarat: Dalit man attacked over extramarital affair with upper caste woman
A 32-year-old Dalit man was brutally beaten, stripped naked, and paraded by villagers of Vadol of Sabarkantha district in Gujarat over his extramarital affair with an upper caste Hindu woman. The attackers…
- India
Rajasthan: Dalit teacher, tribal cop suspended over for ‘insulting Brahmins’
A Dalit teacher and a tribal police head constable in Rajasthan were suspended on March 1 for allegedly asking Brahmin students to remove their janeu (a thread considered sacred by Brahmins) at the…
- News
Ten upper caste men attack Dalit wedding procession in UP, three arrested
Ten upper caste persons were arrested after they allegedly assaulted and attacked three members of the Dalit community, including a 26-year-old groom for playing music during a wedding procession in Uttar Pradesh’s…
- India
UP: 2 Dalit sisters weddings cancelled after traffic accident escalates into violence
Mathura: A minor traffic accident in the Refinery area of this Uttar Pradesh district escalated into a violent clash, leading to the wedding ceremonies of two sisters from a Dalit family being…
- Hyderabad
HYDRAA demolishes wall blocking Dalits’ access to colony in Hyderabad’s Shamirpet
Hyderabad: Devarayamjal’s Dalits saw an end to their four-decade-long struggle to have a road to reach their houses, as the Hyderabad Disaster Response Assets Monitoring and Protection Agency’s (HYDRAA) Disaster Response Force…
- Telangana
Telangana: Dalit man beaten by police officers in Suryapet
Hyderabad: A Dalit man in Nuthankal village of Telangana’s Suryapet district was allegedly beaten up by two police officers. The incident occurred on the night of December 31. However, a video of…
- India
Religious, caste-based violence in India 2024: A concern that refuses to slow down
India’s worsening condition of minorities continued in 2024, especially in the months before and after the Lok Sabha General Elections. The country witnessed a surge in hate speeches, including inflammatory remarks by…
- India
Dalit student ends life after denied exams in Haryana
After being allegedly denied the opportunity to sit for her exams due to unpaid fees, a 22-year-old Dalit woman died by suicide by hanging herself in Bhiwani district of Haryana. Diksha, from…
- India
UP Dalit man’s head shaved, paraded over religious conversion
In a disturbing incident of caste-based violence, a Dalit man identified as Shubran Paswan was subjected to public humiliation by Hindutva groups affiliated with Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). The…
