Hathras gang rape: Justice for the Dalit victim and her family is crucial
1 year, 8 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 police on September 22, 2020? The case trial went through challenges, where the members of the community the accused men belonged to organised protests, and reportedly threatened the lawyer of the victim’s family. The Valmikis were four families in a village of 300-odd households, and the family told reporters they were told to remain in the village by the two main dominant castes, the Brahmins and the Rajputs, to keep the area clean while the other scheduled castes community, Jatavs, moved out a long time ago.

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Rahul Gandhi Hathras Visit: After meeting the victims, Rahul says- they are being treated like criminals
1 week, 4 days ago

Rahul Gandhi Hathras Visit: After meeting the victims, Rahul says- they are being treated like criminals

ABP News  

Hathras Case News: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi reached Hathras to meet the family of the rape victim on Thursday. During this, after the meeting of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, the victim family of Hathras incident said that even after four years we have not got justice. The victim family said that apart from …

'Govt Asked To Give Up Existing House To Get New Home': What Hathras Rape Victim's Father Told Rahul Gandhi
1 week, 4 days ago

'Govt Asked To Give Up Existing House To Get New Home': What Hathras Rape Victim's Father Told Rahul Gandhi

ABP News  

The father of the 2020 Hathras rape victim has levelled sensational allegations against the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh during his interactions with Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. The family said that apart from Rahul Gandhi, they had written letters to CM Adityanath, Akhilesh Yadav, Chandrashekhar Azad, the President, and the Chief Justice of India regarding their …

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi meets family of 2020 Hathras victim, promises to fight with all might for justice
1 week, 4 days ago

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi meets family of 2020 Hathras victim, promises to fight with all might for justice

The Hindu  

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday reached Hathras in Uttar Pradesh to meet the family of a Dalit woman who had died allegedly after being gangraped in September 2020. Gandhi arrived at the village around 11.30 a.m. and met the family at their house after receiving clearance from the CRPF post deployed for their security,” …

Rahul Gandhi meets 2020 Hathras rape victim's family members | VIDEO
1 week, 5 days ago

Rahul Gandhi meets 2020 Hathras rape victim's family members | VIDEO

India TV News  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday arrived at Boolgarhi village in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras and met the family of the 2020 gangrape victim. In 2020, Rahul Gandhi met the family and also accused the Yogi Adityanath government of 'exploitation' and unleashing 'atrocities' on the victim's family. BJP's reaction to Rahul Gandhi's Hathras visit: Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak speaking …

Rahul Gandhi meets 2020 Hathras gangrape victim's kin: They still live in fear
1 week, 5 days ago

Rahul Gandhi meets 2020 Hathras gangrape victim's kin: They still live in fear

India Today  

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi visited Hathras on Thursday to meet the family of the 2020 gangrape victim. Rahul Gandhi alleged that four years on, the family still lives in fear and is treated “like criminals.” “The things they told me during the meeting shook me,” Gandhi said in a post on X. “Instead of giving justice to the victim's family, …

Dalits living in fear, Rahul Gandhi writes to U.P. CM Yogi over Rae Bareli murder
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Dalit youth’s murder: People of all sections should get justice, respect, says Rahul in Rae Bareli
4 months ago

Dalit youth’s murder: People of all sections should get justice, respect, says Rahul in Rae Bareli

Hindustan Times  

Amid accusations that police were shielding the mastermind in the murder of a Dalit youth Arjun Pasi in Rae Bareli, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday reached his constituency and said the people from all sections of society should get respect and justice in Uttar Pradesh. We are not going to leave the issue till this …

Bihar Dalit minor gang rape: Six people booked, main accused absconding
4 months, 1 week 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 …

U.P. government still not relocated family of Hathras gang-rape victim, Allahabad HC told
5 months ago

U.P. government still not relocated family of Hathras gang-rape victim, Allahabad HC told

The Hindu  

The Allahabad High Court has been recently informed that the family members of the 19-year-old Dalit woman, who was gang-raped and murdered in 2020, face difficulty in their daily movement due to security concerns which prevail as the Uttar Pradesh government has not complied with the court order for their relocation. Amid the security concerns that arise as the accused …

Hathras stampede: Rahul Gandhi writes to U.P. CM; seeks increase in compensation for families of victims
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras stampede: Rahul Gandhi writes to U.P. CM; seeks increase in compensation for families of victims

The Hindu  

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to increase the amount of compensation for the victims of the Hathras stampede and demanded that those responsible for the incident be given severe punishment. In a letter to Mr. Adityanath, the former Congress chief said the compensation should be given as soon …

Rajasthan: Around 20 Women Gang-raped on Pretext of Jobs in Anganwadi, Case Against Two
10 months, 1 week 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 …

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

Dalits urged not to give up their fight against discrimination
1 year ago

Dalits urged not to give up their fight against discrimination

The Hindu  

The disturbing issue of normalisation of caste slurs came to the fore at a round table organised by Dalit Sthree Sakthi where victims of caste discrimination poured out their woes in the presence of officials. The victims included educated people who held decent posts in corporate companies and women cheated by men from other castes, rape victims and victims of …

Pudukottai, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi should be declared caste atrocity-prone districts, NGO demands
1 year, 1 month ago

Pudukottai, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi should be declared caste atrocity-prone districts, NGO demands

The Hindu  

The rising number of crimes against members of the Scheduled Castes are alarming, and the Tamil Nadu government should immediately declare Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Pudukottai as ‘caste atrocity-prone’ districts, demanded A. Kathir, executive director, Evidence, a Madurai based NGO that works towards the protection and promotion of Dalit and tribal rights. Speaking to media persons on Monday, November 6, 2023, …

In MP, dalit man killed, mother stripped over sister’s sexual harassment case
1 year, 3 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 …

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 …

Dalit man thrashed over ‘good clothes’ in Gujarat
1 year, 6 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 …

Two months after Dalit student Darshan Solanki was found dead at IIT-Bombay, police arrest his batchmate
1 year, 8 months ago

Two months after Dalit student Darshan Solanki was found dead at IIT-Bombay, police arrest his batchmate

The Hindu  

The Mumbai police’s Special Investigation Team probing the death of IIT-Bombay student Darshan Solanki, 18, on Sunday said that they have arrested a batchmate of the victim on charges of abetment of suicide. The accused, identified as Armaan Iqbal Khatri, was detained by the police days after they found a note purportedly left behind by Solanki blaming the former for …

Challenging the Dominant Discourse of Universalising Violence Against Women
1 year, 8 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 …

Hathras Crime : Supreme Court Dismisses UP Govt's Plea Challenging HC Direction To Give Job To Family Member Of Victim
1 year, 8 months ago

Hathras Crime : Supreme Court Dismisses UP Govt's Plea Challenging HC Direction To Give Job To Family Member Of Victim

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh challenging the Allahabad High Court's direction to consider giving job to a family member of the Hathras crime victim and to relocate the family from Hathras.At the outset itself, the bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala …

Row Over Rahul Gandhi's 'Rape' Remark: Are We Forgetting the Real Problem Here?
1 year, 9 months ago

Row Over Rahul Gandhi's 'Rape' Remark: Are We Forgetting the Real Problem Here?

The Quint  

Sample these: As per a July 2018 report, the Gujarat High Court had to remind the state government that it was “duty bound” to carry out a satisfactory probe in an abduction and gangrape case. The survivor also accused a senior police official of threatening her during the questioning, as well as of asking inappropriate questions. Shortly afterwards, the Ahmedabad …

What's The Truth of Hathras? Here Are The Questions The Court Verdict Answers And The Ones It Raises
1 year, 9 months ago

What's The Truth of Hathras? Here Are The Questions The Court Verdict Answers And The Ones It Raises

News 18  

It was a love affair gone horribly wrong for reasons no one knows, it was not murder as the intention was not to kill the girl, and she lied in some measure in her dying statements — this is how a court last week settled the 2020 Hathras case. But the court flagged the possibility of the girl being influenced …

'Got the justice a Dalit deserves': Hathras victim's family after 3 accused walk free
1 year, 9 months ago

'Got the justice a Dalit deserves': Hathras victim's family after 3 accused walk free

India Today  

A court in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday convicted a person and acquitted three others in the Hathras rape-murder case. The SC/ST court convicted the prime accused, Sandeep Singh, on charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code, while the remaining three accused were acquitted. Whatever the court’s decision, we believe that all …

Hathras Case| No Medical Evidence Of Gang Rape, Victim Was Possibly Tutored; Can’t Say Prime Accused Intended To Kill Her: UP Court
1 year, 9 months ago

Hathras Case| No Medical Evidence Of Gang Rape, Victim Was Possibly Tutored; Can’t Say Prime Accused Intended To Kill Her: UP Court

Live Law  

Convicting one person in the Hathras alleged Gang Rape & Murder case, the Uttar Pradesh Court, in its judgment noted that since the entire case had assumed political undertones, it was possible that the victim had made allegations of gang rape against the 4 accused after being tutored by her family members and other people who had been coming to …

Hathras rape-murder case: A doomed investigation to begin with
1 year, 9 months ago

Hathras rape-murder case: A doomed investigation to begin with

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 03, 2023 17:50 IST On March 2, 2023, an SC/ST court in its verdict in the highly publicised Hathras case of 2020 dropped the charges of rape against the four accused men in the case. But a video of the victim shot outside a local police station went viral later, in which she can be heard telling …

Hathras case: Why court dropped rape charges, convicted 1 and acquitted 3
1 year, 9 months ago

Hathras case: Why court dropped rape charges, convicted 1 and acquitted 3

India Today  

A court in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday convicted a person and acquitted three others in the Hathras rape-murder case. Here's why the court dropped rape charges in the Hathras case. As per the court, the victim and her mother did not disclose sexual assault to doctors at the time she was hospitalised on September 14, 2020. READ | From delayed …

Hathras rape and murder | SC/ST court acquits three, holds one guilty of culpable homicide
1 year, 9 months ago

Hathras rape and murder | SC/ST court acquits three, holds one guilty of culpable homicide

The Hindu  

An SC/ST court in Hathras on Thursday acquitted three out of four accused persons, and convicted one person for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, in the case involving the rape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit girl. The victim’s family is likely to approach the Allahabad High Court against the verdict. We will move our appeal on the lower …

Hathras Case: Sole Convict Sandeep Sisodia Sentenced To Life Imprisonment By UP Court
1 year, 9 months ago

Hathras Case: Sole Convict Sandeep Sisodia Sentenced To Life Imprisonment By UP Court

Live Law  

A Court in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras District today sentenced the sole convict in September 2020 alleged Gang Rape and Murder case to life imprisonment. J. Hathras, Judge Trilok Pal Singh pronounced the verdict today convicting Sandeep Sisodia for the offences of Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder under the Indian Penal Code and for offences under the SC-ST Act. Calling …

Hathras: 3 acquitted, 4th guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder
1 year, 9 months ago

Hathras: 3 acquitted, 4th guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder

Hindustan Times  

A special court on Thursday acquitted three accused in the case related to the alleged rape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras in September 2020 and convicted the main accused of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Act. The case put under the spotlight vulnerability of …

Hathras case: UP court drops gang-rape charges as it convicts 1, acquits 3
1 year, 9 months ago

Hathras case: UP court drops gang-rape charges as it convicts 1, acquits 3

India Today  

A district court in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday acquitted three of the four accused in the September 2020 Hathras gang-rape and murder case. The UP court also acquitted three of the four accused in the case while convicting the prime accused of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, under section 304 of the Indian Penal Code. As per the court's …

Indian Cinema & Caste: Can Coming-of-Age Content Change the 'Victim' Narrative?
1 year, 10 months ago

Indian Cinema & Caste: Can Coming-of-Age Content Change the 'Victim' Narrative?

The Quint  

The show opens with a cop investigating the murder of a girl student that periodically reveals the extreme power and privileges of the elites, the atrocious and precarious lives of the underprivileged sections, especially the Dalits, and the absence of any moral institution to address the everyday maladies. Importantly, the show deals with the excruciating complexities when the caste, religion …

Kanpur: Dalit girl set on fire for resisting conversion to Islam
1 year, 10 months ago

Kanpur: Dalit girl set on fire for resisting conversion to Islam

Op India  

In a horrific case of forced conversion that has come to the fore from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, an 18-year-old Dalit girl has accused one Mohammad Shahnawaz of holding her hostage for 25 days, during which he tortured her and pressurised her to convert to Islam. The incident came to light when the victim’s family approached the Kanpur police on …

An Indian Women Traditionally Will Not Concoct An Untruthful Story Of Rape For Purpose Of Blackmail Or Revenge : Manipur High Court
2 years, 1 month ago

An Indian Women Traditionally Will Not Concoct An Untruthful Story Of Rape For Purpose Of Blackmail Or Revenge : Manipur High Court

Live Law  

"An Indian woman traditionally will not concoct an untruthful story and bring charges of rape for the purpose of blackmail, hatred, spite or revenge", remarked the Manipur High Court while dismissing anticipatory bail applications filed by rape accused.Justice M V Muralidaran observed that he stigma that attaches to the victim of rape in Indian society ordinarily rules out the levelling …

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 …

Lakhimpur Kheri rape and murder: Victims were supportive and ambitious, says family
2 years, 3 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri rape and murder: Victims were supportive and ambitious, says family

India TV News  

Lakhimpur Kheri case: The two Dalit sisters, who were allegedly rape and murdered in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur district were ambitious and supportive, said their brother. "She was quite meritorious and wanted to support the family by doing a job," the brother said, remembering his 15-year-old sister as "very ambitious". Lakhimpur Kheri Superintendent of Police Sanjiv Suman told reporters that according …

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 …

Lakhimpur rape-murder case: 'Punishment that generations will remember,' assures UP govt
2 years, 3 months ago

Lakhimpur rape-murder case: 'Punishment that generations will remember,' assures UP govt

India TV News  

Highlights UP Dy CMs today assured strict action against culprits in rape, murder of 2 Dalit girls The heinous crime occurred in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri district on September 14 Dy CM KP Maurya urged the opposition to console the family instead of politicising the matter Lakhimpur Kheri : Uttar Pradesh's Deputy Chief Ministers on Thursday assured strict action against the …

Dalit woman, son assaulted during panchayat in Gonda, subjected to casteist slurs
2 years, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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 …

India Outraged for Nirbhaya – Why Is It Silent for Bilkis Bano?
2 years, 4 months ago

India Outraged for Nirbhaya – Why Is It Silent for Bilkis Bano?

The Quint  

In 1978, Geetha Chopra was kidnapped, raped and murdered, and the criminals were caught, convicted and sentenced to death in just four years. For example, in the 2019 Hyderabad rape case of a doctor, police said the suspects were killed in an encounter and the civic society welcomed it. In 2012, when the Nirbhaya incident happened, I saw some hope …

"Consider Relocating Hathras Victim's Family Members Within State, Providing Govt Job To 1 Family Member": Allahabad HC Directs UP Govt
2 years, 4 months ago

"Consider Relocating Hathras Victim's Family Members Within State, Providing Govt Job To 1 Family Member": Allahabad HC Directs UP Govt

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to consider giving employment of one of the family members of the Hathras Gang rape Victim under the Government or Government Undertaking commensurate with the qualification possessed by them.The bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Jaspreet Singh further directed the government to consider their relocation to any other. The …

India: Why justice eludes many Dalit survivors of sexual violence
2 years, 6 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, 6 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 …

A year on, India Dalit rape victim’s family waits for justice
3 years, 2 months ago

A year on, India Dalit rape victim’s family waits for justice

Al Jazeera  

The family of a 19-year-old Dalit girl, who was gang-raped and murdered, says the hope for justice is fading as the case drags on. Get those kids hanged?” said an elder male in the accused’s house located opposite to the victim’s family. “We live at home, but home has become a jail,” said the victim’s elder brother, Satyendra Kumar, 30, …

Hathras Gang Rape Case: Allahabad HC Seeks Details Of Scheme For Relief & Rehabilitation Of Atrocity Victims Under SC/ST Act
3 years, 2 months ago

Hathras Gang Rape Case: Allahabad HC Seeks Details Of Scheme For Relief & Rehabilitation Of Atrocity Victims Under SC/ST Act

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court today asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to specify details of the Scheme as envisaged under Sub Section 11 of Section 15-A of The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989 read with Rule 14 of The SC/ST Rules, 1995.This particular subsection makes it the duty of the concerned State to specify an appropriate scheme to ensure. …

A year on, Hathras victim’s family awaits justice
3 years, 3 months ago

A year on, Hathras victim’s family awaits justice

The Hindu  

The posters of gods and goddesses that adorned the walls of the inner courtyard, when this correspondent last visited, were missing. We know we are safe because of them, as the incident has made us even more untouchable than before in the village, but we also want to lead a normal life,” said the victim’s father. “When it rains, it …

Hathras rape: A year on, still living in fear, buried under social stigma
3 years, 3 months ago

Hathras rape: A year on, still living in fear, buried under social stigma

Hindustan Times  

Hathras: His phone was buzzing. “People would look at us like we had done something wrong, and said we targeted innocent boys,” said the mother of the victim. But nobody believed us.” On October 27 that year, the Supreme Court ordered that central paramilitary forces be posted for the family’s security. These are all distraction tactics.” 4 The victim family’s …

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