SC/ST Act
- Telangana
Kummera Jatara infant death: Post-Mortem shows no injuries, says police
Hyderabad: Days after a two-month-old infant died following an alleged assault on her family during the Mallanna jatara at Kummera village in Nagarkurnool district, police said the post-mortem examination found no external…
- India
Delhi couple accused of hurling racial slurs sent to judicial custody
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday, February 25, sent a couple accused of hurling racial slurs at their Northeastern neighbours to 14 days of judicial custody. The couple was produced before…
- Telangana
BC panel chief visits Kummera after infant death in caste assault
Hyderabad: Telangana Commission for Backwards Classes (BC) Chairperson G Niranjan on Tuesday, February 24, visited Kummera village in Nagarkurnool district following the death of a two-month-old infant during the Mallanna jatara. He…
- Telangana
Nagarkurnool: Temple mgmt booked under SC/ST Act in infant death case
Hyderabad: Nagarkurnool police on Monday, February 23, collected caste certificates of both the victim’s family and the accused as part of their investigation into the death of a two-month-old infant during the…
- Hate Crime
UP: 14-year-old Dalit girl dies by suicide after molester released on bail
Meerut: A 14-year-old Dalit girl allegedly died by suicide on February 18 in Uttar Pradesh after her 25-year-old molester was released on bail and then threatened to kill her. A First Information…
- India
Rajasthan: Dalit minor assaulted by uppercaste men for entering temple
Chittorgarh: A 15-year-old Dalit boy, Chetan Prakash Regar, was allegedly insulted and assaulted because of his caste at the Laxmi Narayan Temple in Ghosunda village of Rajasthan‘s Chittorgarh district. Son of Mangilal…
- Telangana
SC upholds quashing of SC/ST Act FIR against Telangana CM Revanth
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy has received major legal relief after the Supreme Court upheld the Telangana High Court’s decision to quash an FIR filed against him under the Scheduled…
- Telangana
NAPM hearing flags decade of SC/ST atrocities Act failures in Telangana
Hyderabad: On the eve of Republic Day, the National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) Telangana, along with grassroots organisations, organised a day-long Public Hearing in Hyderabad to review the implementation of the…
- Telangana
SC/ST Act not applicable to pvt WhatsApp, email exchanges: Telangana HC
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has ruled that incidents occurring within four walls, through WhatsApp messages, or via private emails, do not fall under the definition of “public place” and hence cannot…
- Hyderabad
Real murderers being set free, allege parents of Class 6 girl killed in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The parents of Sahasra (Sahasrini), along with their relatives made a sit-in at the Kukatpally police station, alleging that the actual perpetrators of their daughter’s murder were let to go free.…
- Tollywood News
Tollywood actor Vijay Deverakonda booked under SC/ST Act
Hyderabad: Tollywood actor Vijay Deverakonda has landed in legal trouble after making a comment that upset tribal communities. A case has been filed against him under the SC/ST Atrocities Act for a…
- India
UP accounts for nearly half of 6.5L SC/ST atrocity helpline calls since 2021
New Delhi: Over 6.5 lakh calls have been received by the National Helpline Against Atrocities (NHAA) regarding the atrocities against SCs and STs since the launch of the helpline in December 2021,…
- Andhra Pradesh
SC/ST Act not applicable after conversion to Christianity: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that individuals who convert to Christianity are not entitled to protection under the SC/ST Act. The High Court was hearing a case of a petitioner,…
- Telangana
Telangana HC denies relief to BRS MLA in SC-ST Act case
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has declined to provide relief to BRS LB Nagar legislator Devireddy Sudheer Reddy regarding an FIR filed against him for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Hasthinapuram corporator…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad man sentenced to 10 yr jail for attempt to murder
Hyderabad: The VI Additional Sessions Court in Secunderabad has sentenced V Manohar Chary aged 48, to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for attempted murder in a case stemming from 2018. Chary was convicted for…
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