Upper caste men rally 'in support of accused' in gang-rape case that has horrified India
4 years, 3 months ago

Upper caste men rally 'in support of accused' in gang-rape case that has horrified India

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As the gang-rape and murder of a teenager from India’s Dalit community continues to expose the fault lines in the country’s caste system, men belonging to an upper caste are now rallying behind those accused of committing the atrocity. The attack took place in mid-September in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, where a 19-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted by four upper caste men and found in the fields, naked and bleeding, by her mother. Gang-rape and murder of Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh highlights enduring caste divisions in Indian society According to local media reports, Singh’s son Manveer claimed at the meeting that at least two of the four accused were innocent on the basis that they were arrested at their homes and did not try to run. They said that across India in 2019, Uttar Pradesh accounted for the highest number of atrocities against people of “scheduled castes” - an umbrella term covering historically downtrodden communities protected from discrimination by law - of any state, the equivalent of one in every four such cases recorded in the country.

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MP: Rahul Gandhi alleges BJP govt's role in Dalit youth's death in police custody in Dewas
1 week, 2 days ago

MP: Rahul Gandhi alleges BJP govt's role in Dalit youth's death in police custody in Dewas

Hindustan Times  

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday condemned the death of a 35-year-old Dalit man in police custody in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district, alleging that it was “not possible” without the “support” of the state government. Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also alleged that the police have got a “free hand to oppress the weaker sections …

Two held for molesting minor Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh, making caste remarks
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Two held for molesting minor Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh, making caste remarks

The Hindu  

Two men have been arrested for allegedly molesting a 16-year-old Dalit girl and passing casteist remarks against her, officials said on Tuesday. Taseen and Shalim, both in their mid-20s, were arrested on Monday after the victim's father filed a complaint against them at the Sikheda police station, according to Circle Officer Rupali Rao. The victim's father stated in his complaint …

Lucknow: Two men rape Dalit girl, brutally thrash her with bricks, one arrested
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Lucknow: Two men rape Dalit girl, brutally thrash her with bricks, one arrested

Hindustan Times  

A 14-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped by two men in Lucknow on Sunday, India Today reported. Police said the accused later took turns to rape the victim and also hurled casteist abuses. Some people are also detained for questioning in the case", Deputy Commissioner of Police of Lucknow North Abhijit R Shankar told India Today. Police have registered a …

Communal Tensions Flare Up In Telangana's Asifabad After Tribal Woman Raped, Brutally Assaulted By Auto Driver
4 months ago

Communal Tensions Flare Up In Telangana's Asifabad After Tribal Woman Raped, Brutally Assaulted By Auto Driver

News 18  

Communal tensions erupted in Jainoor town of Asifabad district in Telangana on Wednesday with an agitated mob attacking and torching commercial establishments during protests after an auto-rickshaw driver allegedly sexually assaulted a tribal woman in the region. According to the report by Telangana Today, around 5,000 gathered in Jainoor as part of a bandh call given by various tribal organisations …

Dalits living in fear, Rahul Gandhi writes to U.P. CM Yogi over Rae Bareli murder
4 months, 1 week ago

Dalits living in fear, Rahul Gandhi writes to U.P. CM Yogi over Rae Bareli murder

The Hindu  

A Congress delegation led by Amethi MP K.L. Sharma, senior leader Pramod Tiwari on Thursday in Lucknow submitted a letter to Additional Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar addressed to the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath written by Lok Sabha member from Rae Bareli and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi demanding immediate arrest of the main accused Vishal Singh in the murder case …

Bihar Dalit minor gang rape: Six people booked, main accused absconding
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bihar Dalit minor gang rape: Six people booked, main accused absconding

New Indian Express  

PATNA: Bihar police have booked six persons for gang rape and murder of a teen Dalit girl after the mutilated body was found in a pond at a village under Paroo police station in Muzaffarpur district. The victim’s parents, who are daily wagers, told the police that one Sanjay Rai along with his accomplices visited their house, forcibly entered the …

Jharkhand: 21-year-old gang-raped in Palamu by 3 co-workers, 2 arrested
10 months ago

Jharkhand: 21-year-old gang-raped in Palamu by 3 co-workers, 2 arrested

Op India  

A day after the brutal gang rape of a Brazilian woman was reported from Dumka, Jharkhand, another horrific case of gang rape has come to the fore from the same region. Confirming the incident, SDPO Rakesh Singh said that the two accused persons have been arrested in the case, and the search is on to nab the third co-accused. A …

Rajasthan: Around 20 Women Gang-raped on Pretext of Jobs in Anganwadi, Case Against Two
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Rajasthan: Around 20 Women Gang-raped on Pretext of Jobs in Anganwadi, Case Against Two

News 18  

In a shocking incident from Rajasthan, around 20 women were allegedly gang-raped on the pretext of employment opportunities in Anganwadi. A case of gang rape was filed against the chairperson of the Sirohi Municipal Council in Rajasthan, Mahendra Mevada, and the former municipal council Commissioner, Mahendra Choudhary. According to an India Today report, they have been accused of gang rape …

‘Palghar-kind lynching’: BJP targets Mamata govt over ‘assault’ on sadhus in Bengal's Purulia; 12 arrested
11 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Palghar-kind lynching’: BJP targets Mamata govt over ‘assault’ on sadhus in Bengal's Purulia; 12 arrested

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has lashed out at the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, after a video went viral showing a group of sadhus being purportedly thrashed by a mob in the Purulia district. Equating the incident with the 2020 Palghar mob lynching, Amit Malviya, wrote, "Absolutely shocking incident reported from Purulia in West Bengal… Sadhus travelling to Gangasagar …

Bihar Shocker: Cop thrashes Dalit woman with stick, police issues clarification | VIDEO
1 year ago

Bihar Shocker: Cop thrashes Dalit woman with stick, police issues clarification | VIDEO

India TV News  

A shocking incident has come to light where a police officer allegedly thrashed a Dalit woman publicly in Bihar. Police issues clarification Sitamarthi Police has responded to the incident. Vinod Kumar, Sub-divisional Police Officer addressed the issue in a video statement, linking the incident to the kidnapping of a girl. Meanwhile, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla alleged that Bihar Police is …

Woman public assault case: Strict action will be taken against culprits, says Karnataka minister
1 year ago

Woman public assault case: Strict action will be taken against culprits, says Karnataka minister

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday assured the assembly that strict action will be taken against the culprits who allegedly assaulted a woman, paraded her naked and tied her to an electric pole in a village in Belagavi district, after her son eloped with a woman who was to get engaged with someone else. Minister G Parameshwara on Monday …

Uttar Pradesh police shielding accused in rape, murder case of Dalit woman, says fact-finding report
1 year, 1 month ago

Uttar Pradesh police shielding accused in rape, murder case of Dalit woman, says fact-finding report

The Hindu  

A fact-finding report by a team of advocates and human rights activists has found the Uttar Pradesh police guilty of gross negligence and shielding men from an upper caste community who allegedly gang-raped and murdered a Dalit woman in Banda district on October 31. The police made considerable attempts to dilute the “caste atrocity”, said the report published this week …

Dalit woman raped, body chopped to pieces in Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav attacks state govt
1 year, 2 months ago

Dalit woman raped, body chopped to pieces in Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav attacks state govt

India TV News  

In a bone-chilling incident, a 40-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped while her body was chopped into pieces after she was murdered in a village in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh. When her 20-year-old daughter reached there, she heard her mother’s screams from a room that was bolted from inside, Station House Officer police station Sandeep Tiwari said on Thursday. …

Tamil Nadu: Six held for assaulting, urinating on two Dalit youths
1 year, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu: Six held for assaulting, urinating on two Dalit youths

India TV News  

At least six persons were arrested for allegedly assaulting, stripping and urinating on two Scheduled Caste youths, police said on Thursday. All in the age group of 21 to 25 years, they were said to be under the influence of alcohol when they accosted the youths and asked them to reveal their caste identity, police said. When the two Dalit …

Four arrested amid uproar over murder of a Dalit mason in Meerut
1 year, 2 months ago

Four arrested amid uproar over murder of a Dalit mason in Meerut

The Hindu  

Four men have been arrested for the murder of a master mason belonging to a Scheduled Caste community in Meerut, the police said on Saturday, a day after the incident resulted in an uproar on social media. The accused have been arrested and the victim’s family is being provided financial help according to rules,” a statement by the Meerut Police …

Bihar: Mahadalit woman assaulted, stripped, and urinated upon
1 year, 3 months ago

Bihar: Mahadalit woman assaulted, stripped, and urinated upon

Op India  

On Saturday night in Mosimpur village of Bihar’s Patna district, a 30-year-old Mahadalit woman was subjected to a horrific assault, including stripping and force-feeding of urine into her mouth, a Times of India report said. Rahul Gandhi, a senior leader of Congress and another member of the opposition INDI Alliance, has been trotting out the lack of representation of reserved …

Fifteen-Yr-Old Gang-Raped by Five Men in UP, Two Arrested
1 year, 3 months ago

Fifteen-Yr-Old Gang-Raped by Five Men in UP, Two Arrested

News 18  

A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by five men on her way back home after attending a Ganesh Chaturthi event in a village in Bahedi area of Bareilly. An FIR was registered at Bahedi police station under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and POCSO Act against Raja Gupta, Shivam Gupta, Anshul Gupta and two unidentified men. As per …

In MP, dalit man killed, mother stripped over sister’s sexual harassment case
1 year, 4 months ago

In MP, dalit man killed, mother stripped over sister’s sexual harassment case

Hindustan Times  

Bhopal: A 20-year-old Dalit man was allegedly beaten to death and his 49-year-old mother was stripped after they refused to withdraw a sexual harassment complaint lodged by the victim’s sister, in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Saturday, adding that all nine of the accused have been arrested. According to the police, key accused Vikram Singh and eight …

9 arrested for beating 20-year-old Dalit man to death in MP’s Sagar: Police
1 year, 4 months ago

9 arrested for beating 20-year-old Dalit man to death in MP’s Sagar: Police

Hindustan Times  

The Madhya Pradesh Police on Saturday arrested nine people in connection with the death of a Dalit man in Barodia Naunagir village in Sagar district. 20-year-old Nitin Ahirwar, a Dalit, was beaten to death on Thursday night by key accused identified as Vikram Singh, 28, and eight others after Ahirwar refused to withdraw a sexual harassment case lodged by his …

Maharashtra: Tribal Man Verbally Abused, Beaten Up by Local BJP Leader, Three Others in Palghar
1 year, 5 months ago

Maharashtra: Tribal Man Verbally Abused, Beaten Up by Local BJP Leader, Three Others in Palghar

News 18  

A 57-year-old tribal man was allegedly beaten up and verbally abused by a local leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and three others in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, police said on Tuesday. The police on Monday registered an FIR against Bharat Rajput, the newly appointed president of the BJP’s Palghar district unit, and three others under sections 323, 506 and other …

Will not tolerate those who harass women: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot
1 year, 5 months ago

Will not tolerate those who harass women: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot

The Hindu  

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on August 5 said people with a criminal mindset misbehaving with women will not be tolerated in the State and that he has directed police to deal with them strictly. Asked about the Opposition BJP's constant attack against his government on the law and order issue, Mr. Gehlot said the party was deliberately creating a …

OPINION | BENGAL : THOSE WHO ASSAULTED WOMEN MUST BE PUNISHED
1 year, 5 months ago

OPINION | BENGAL : THOSE WHO ASSAULTED WOMEN MUST BE PUNISHED

India TV News  

At a time when the nation seethes with anger over the parading of two naked women in Manipur, disturbing reports have come from West Bengal of two BJP panchayat poll women candidates beaten up and stripped by alleged Trinamool supporters. Whether it is Manipur CM N. Biren Singh or West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, I want to remind them of …

India’s tribal groups protest against Manipur mob sexual assaults
1 year, 5 months ago

India’s tribal groups protest against Manipur mob sexual assaults

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of demonstrators demand immediate arrest of those involved in sexual assaults on two women that caused an outcry. Thousands of tribals, mostly women, have staged a massive sit-in protest in India’s Manipur, demanding the arrest of those involved in the harrowing mob assaults on two women, as the opposition parties slammed the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party for …

Jodhpur rape case at university campus: Police claims involvement of ABVP member
1 year, 5 months ago

Jodhpur rape case at university campus: Police claims involvement of ABVP member

Live Mint  

The gang rape of a 17-year-old Dalit girl at a university hockey ground in Jodhpur ignited a political row in Rajasthan, with both the ruling Congress government and the opposition BJP trading charges. However, the BJP MLAs got furious in the state assembly thrice regarding the accusations when independent MLA Sanyam Lodha accused them of not raising the issue of …

Rajasthan: Dalit woman gang-raped, murdered; two cops among accused
1 year, 6 months ago

Rajasthan: Dalit woman gang-raped, murdered; two cops among accused

India TV News  

Dalit woman gang-raped, murdered: A Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in Rajasthan’s Bikaner following which two police personnel were suspended for their suspected role in the incident, officials said on Wednesday. The family of the victim has accused three persons of raping the woman which included two police constables, Inspector General of Police Om Prakash said. Family’s allegations …

Gujarat caste violence back on spotlight after Dalit man’s thumb chopped
1 year, 7 months ago

Gujarat caste violence back on spotlight after Dalit man’s thumb chopped

Hindustan Times  

A group of men allegedly chopped off the thumb of a Dalit man after an altercation over his son picking up a cricket ball during a match at a school playground in a village in Gujarat’s Patan district on Sunday, police said. Incidents like not giving a house on rent to a scheduled caste teacher in villages are happening on …

Tensions escalate in Uttarakhand after alleged abduction bid of a minor
1 year, 7 months ago

Tensions escalate in Uttarakhand after alleged abduction bid of a minor

The Hindu  

The police in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, are working to ensure law and order is maintained in the area that is witnessing communal tension after an alleged abduction bid of a minor girl. However, Devbhoomi Raksha Abhiyan, a right-wing group has allegedly pasted posters across the district asking Muslims, the minority in the area, to leave town. However, he said, “I …

Dalit man thrashed over ‘good clothes’ in Gujarat
1 year, 7 months ago

Dalit man thrashed over ‘good clothes’ in Gujarat

Hindustan Times  

A Dalit man was allegedly thrashed for wearing good clothes by a group of individuals belonging to an upper caste community in Banaskantha district of Gujarat, said police on Thursday. The accused also thrashed the victim’s mother who was trying to save him, said police. According to the complaint, one of the seven accused on Tuesday approached the victim outside …

Dalit priest attacked by upper caste members in Tumakuru, say police
1 year, 8 months ago

Dalit priest attacked by upper caste members in Tumakuru, say police

Hindustan Times  

Members of an upper caste community allegedly assaulted a Dalit priest at the Bidirambika and Chikamma Devi temple in Karnataka’s Tumakuruduring the annual car festival on April 7, police said, adding that the victim is yet to file a formal complaint. Members of an upper caste community allegedly assaulted a Dalit priest at the Bidirambika and Chikamma Devi temple in …

Court acquits 21 policemen accused of gang-raping 11 AP tribal women
1 year, 9 months ago

Court acquits 21 policemen accused of gang-raping 11 AP tribal women

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: As many as 21 policemen accused of gang-raping 11 Kondh tribal women 16 years ago at a village in Alluri Sitarama Raju district in the state have been acquitted by a Special Court. The trial commenced in Visakhapatnam in 2018 and culminated on Thursday with the XI Additional District and Sessions Judge- cum-Special Court under the SC & ST …

Hathras gang rape: Justice for the Dalit victim and her family is crucial
1 year, 9 months ago

Hathras gang rape: Justice for the Dalit victim and her family is crucial

Hindustan Times  

The gang rape and murder of a young Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district sparked nationwide outrage, but earlier this month, three of the four accused men were acquitted of all charges. Why were sections 3 and section 3 of The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act not invoked, despite the victim’s statement given to the …

Challenging the Dominant Discourse of Universalising Violence Against Women
1 year, 9 months ago

Challenging the Dominant Discourse of Universalising Violence Against Women

News 18  

In the popular imagination, the tides of gender justice are turning. As per the National Crime Records Bureau data of 2019, 10 Dalit women and minor girls are raped in India every day. Neglect from police departments, biasedness from the judiciary and uprisings of pressure from upper-caste communities is often seen in cases involving sexual violence against Dalit women. The …

Woman thrashed, hurled abuses with casteist remarks in MP’s Khargone
1 year, 11 months ago

Woman thrashed, hurled abuses with casteist remarks in MP’s Khargone

Hindustan Times  

An elderly woman was allegedly tied up and assaulted in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh by a group of people while hurling casteist remarks. The woman identified the accused as Ganesh Yadav, whose wife and mother also allegedly beat her up. The woman also claimed that the accused threw casteist remarks at her. In a similar incident that took place …

UP: Dalit student thrashed for stopping group from garlanding bust of 'Bharat Mata'
1 year, 11 months ago

UP: Dalit student thrashed for stopping group from garlanding bust of 'Bharat Mata'

India TV News  

A Dalit college student was allegedly beaten up by a group of people in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, police said on Wednesday. According to the police complaint filed in the matter, the victim, Arjun Rana, had a month ago objected to a group garlanding a statue of Bharat Mata wearing shoes, and was beaten up for it on Monday. "A Dalit …

Dalit organizations lodge police complaint against TD leader Bojjala
2 years, 2 months ago

Dalit organizations lodge police complaint against TD leader Bojjala

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: The representatives of various Dalit organisations took out a massive a rally in Srikalahasti town and lodged a police complaint against the Telugu Desam’s constituency incharge Bojjala Venkata Sudhir Reddy. The representatives of the Dalit organisations alleged that the TD’s Srikalahasti constituency incharge has tried to trigger blame on local MLA B. Madhusudhan Reddy for the random deaths. While …

Rajasthan: Dalit Woman Gangraped in Ajmer; Was Held Captive for Days
2 years, 2 months ago

Rajasthan: Dalit Woman Gangraped in Ajmer; Was Held Captive for Days

News 18  

A 25-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped by a group of men, including a priest, in Ajmer district, police said on Sunday. Later, he extorted money from her and raped her again with others, Ajmer North DSP Chhavi Sharma said. The victim, who has children, has complained that she was raped several times in the last one month and was …

Karnataka: Dalit teen tied to pole, mother roughed up by upper caste mob over theft rumors
2 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka: Dalit teen tied to pole, mother roughed up by upper caste mob over theft rumors

Firstpost  

Consequently, nearly 10 people were booked under the SC/ST Act. While Chintamani Rural Police recorded statements of the victim boy and his mother Karnataka: Mob here in Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka allegedly tied a 14-year-old Dalit boy to an electricity pole and badly beaten him and his mother over alleged suspicion of thievery. The incident occurred last Thursday when the …

BBC blames 'Hindu hierarchy' for rape and murder of Dalit girls committed by Junaid, Sohail, Arif & 3 others
2 years, 3 months ago

BBC blames 'Hindu hierarchy' for rape and murder of Dalit girls committed by Junaid, Sohail, Arif & 3 others

Op India  

The BBC has once more turned to its strategy of disseminating misinformation to achieve its covert goal and take advantage of India’s socio-economic faultlines to peddle its political agenda. BBC reported the rape and murder of two Dalit sisters implying that the girls were targeted as they were Dalits, “the bottom of a deeply discriminatory Hindu hierarchy.” The report by …

UP: One Talib arrested for raping 7-year-old Dalit girl in Aligarh, victim's condition critical
2 years, 3 months ago

UP: One Talib arrested for raping 7-year-old Dalit girl in Aligarh, victim's condition critical

Op India  

As the horror of the rape and murder of two Dalit girls in Lakhimpur Kheri grips the nation, another such incident has occurred in Aligarh, where one Talib was arrested by Uttar Pradesh police for raping a 7-year-old Dalit girl in Aligarh. On Wednesday, a 7-year-old Dalit girl was raped in a village within the jurisdiction of the Chandaus police …

Women\'s security cannot be expected from those facilitating release of rapists: Rahul
2 years, 3 months ago

Women\'s security cannot be expected from those facilitating release of rapists: Rahul

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the BJP over the alleged kidnapping and murder of two Dalit girls in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, saying women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating the release of rapists. "The kidnapping and murder of two minor Dalit sisters in Lakhimpur in broad daylight is a very disturbing incident," Gandhi said …

Abducted, raped, murdered, says mother after Dalit teens found hanging from tree in Lakhimpur Kheri
2 years, 3 months ago

Abducted, raped, murdered, says mother after Dalit teens found hanging from tree in Lakhimpur Kheri

India Today  

The mother of two Dalit teenage girls, who were found hanging on a tree in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, alleged that her daughters were raped and murdered. Two Dalit teenage sisters were found hanging from a tree in a sugarcane field located about a kilometre away from their house in Nighasan police station limits here on Wednesday. OPPOSITION REACTS Opposition …

Differently abled woman gang-raped in Maharashtra's Jalna; three held
2 years, 3 months ago

Differently abled woman gang-raped in Maharashtra's Jalna; three held

Firstpost  

The police have apprehended three accused involved in the crime, while a manhunt has been launched to track down two others, an official said Jalna: A differently abled woman was gang-raped by five men at a village in Maharashtra’s Jalna district, police said on Saturday. The police have apprehended three accused involved in the crime, while a manhunt has been …

Dalit woman, son assaulted during panchayat in Gonda, subjected to casteist slurs
2 years, 4 months ago

Dalit woman, son assaulted during panchayat in Gonda, subjected to casteist slurs

Hindustan Times  

A Dalit woman and her minor son were allegedly assaulted and subjected to casteist slurs by the representative of the gram pradhan and his companion in a Gonda village, police officials said on Wednesday. They said the accused were identified as village head’s representative Santosh Yadav and his companion Sant Kumar Yadav. Gonda superintendent of police Akash Tomar said the …

Uttar Pradesh: Dalit woman, son assaulted during panchayat; casteist slurs hurled at them
2 years, 4 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Dalit woman, son assaulted during panchayat; casteist slurs hurled at them

Firstpost  

A case under sections of the Indian Penal Code and SC/ST Act was registered against the village head’s representative Santosh Yadav and his companion Sant Kumar Yadav at Nawabganj police station on Tuesday evening Gonda, Uttar Pradesh: A Dalit woman and her minor son were allegedly assaulted and subjected to casteist slurs by the representative of the gram pradhan and …

Dalit Woman, Son Assaulted During Panchayat in UP; Casteist Slurs Hurled at Them
2 years, 4 months ago

Dalit Woman, Son Assaulted During Panchayat in UP; Casteist Slurs Hurled at Them

News 18  

A Dalit woman and her minor son were allegedly assaulted and subjected to casteist slurs by the representative of the gram pradhan and his companion in Gonda, a police official said on Wednesday. The accused were identified as village head’s representative Santosh Yadav and his companion Sant Kumar Yadav, the official said. Jai Shree and her son were allegedly harassed …

Jharkhand: 50 Dalit families assaulted, forced out of Murumatu village; criminal case against over 150 people
2 years, 4 months ago

Jharkhand: 50 Dalit families assaulted, forced out of Murumatu village; criminal case against over 150 people

India TV News  

Highlights The families had been staying in the village for the last four decades The families were driven out by members of a particular community in Jharkhand's Palamu district Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais has expressed concerns over the incident and has sought a report Jharkhand: Nearly 50 Dalit families were allegedly driven out of Murumatu village in Jharkhand, police said …

Victim of Karauli violence shares the pain of Hindus, says Hindus selectively targeted in FIRs
2 years, 6 months ago

Victim of Karauli violence shares the pain of Hindus, says Hindus selectively targeted in FIRs

Op India  

On 2 April 2022, violence had broken out in Karauli, Rajasthan during the Hindu New Year procession. Many others had also suffered injuries in the stone-pelting but are now recovering after treatment.” After the incident, cases were filed selectively against Hindu youth Vaibhav said, “The day the violence took place, the police registered an FIR and named dozens of people …

India: Why justice eludes many Dalit survivors of sexual violence
2 years, 7 months ago

India: Why justice eludes many Dalit survivors of sexual violence

Al Jazeera  

While official data shows spike in sexual crimes against oppressed caste women, report says access to justice is limited, especially in rural areas. “When I interact with the police, they say it was the victim’s fault.” In most cases, an FIR was registered only after the intervention of NGOs and activists, the report said. “They don’t write the story completely …

Hyderabad gang rape accused's families pressurising victim's kins to drop charges: Report
2 years, 7 months ago

Hyderabad gang rape accused's families pressurising victim's kins to drop charges: Report

Op India  

Nine days on, the police are still trying to nab the Hyderabad gang rape fifth accused-the son of an AIMIM leader, who is still at large. Meanwhile, India Today has reported that the politically influential families of the five accused involved in the rape of a 17-year-old girl that happened on the night of May 28th in the city’s Jubliee …

Communal Violence in Uttarakhand Village: Muslims Flee Fearing Attacks & Arrests
2 years, 8 months ago

Communal Violence in Uttarakhand Village: Muslims Flee Fearing Attacks & Arrests

The Quint  

The Muslim residents allege that the procession stopped in front of the mosque and they played loud music. Some Muslim residents allege that during the violence, several announcements were made from the mic of the main temple asking the Saini community of the village to pick up arms and assemble near the temple. Nearly 4,000 people live in the village, …

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