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- India
UP: Two booked for thrashing, threatening to kill Dalit worker
Bhadohi: Two persons, including a carpet exporter, have been booked here for allegedly beating a Dalit worker and threatening to kill him, police said on Friday. The FIR was registered at Aurai…
- India
Dalit girl raped in UP, act recorded to blackmail her; 2 booked
Banda: A Dalit girl has been allegedly raped by her neighbour who took her to a hotel in Mahoba district on the pretext of celebrating her birthday while his accomplice recorded the…
- India
100 days of Modi govt: Empowering OBCs, Dalits, minorities & tribals
New Delhi: In the first 100 days of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new term, the government has set a notable agenda focusing on the empowerment of Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Dalits, minorities,…
- India
Karnataka: Dalit family faces social boycott after reporting rape of minor
In a shocking incident of caste-based discrimination, a Dalit family was boycotted in a Karnataka village for reporting the rape of a minor Dalit girl in Yadgir district. The incident came to light on…
- News
Retired soldier kills Dalit man over land dispute in UP’s Gonda
Gonda: A retired soldier allegedly shot dead a Dalit man over a land dispute in a village here on Monday, police said. Superintendent of Police (SP) Vineet Jaiswal said Arun Singh, a…
- India
BJP slams Rahul Gandhi’s comment on OBC representation in Miss India contest
New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday flayed Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his “no Dalit, Adivasi or OBC in Miss India list” remarks and asked him not to demean the discussion…
- India
UP: Dalit girl found hanging at skill centre of Christian missionary trust
Bhadohi (UP): The body of a 17-year-old Dalit girl was found hanging from a ceiling fan of a skilling centre, run by a Christian missionary trust here, police said on Monday. The…
- India
Dalits denied participation in Kolkata protest over doctor’s rape-murder
As the nationwide strike for the safety of medical staff continues, an incident of Dalit atrocities occurred in Mumbai’s upscale Powai area. In this incident, women from the Dalit and Adivasi communities…
- India
Dalit man held captive, beaten up, made to drink urine in MP; 2 held
Narsinghpur: A Dalit man was made to drink urine after being assaulted in captivity allegedly by two upper caste persons in Madhya Pardesh’s Narsinghpur district, an official said on Monday. The incident…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 5 cops suspended for torturing Dalit woman in custody
Hyderabad: Five police officers of Shadnagar police station were suspended on Monday, August 5 for allegedly torturing a Dalit woman, in police custody. The action follows the initial suspension of the detective…
- Telangana
Dalit woman alleges torture in Telangana police station, inquiry ordered
Hyderabad: A Dalit woman has alleged that she was tortured by cops at Shadnagar police station near here, following which a departmental inquiry has been ordered. The woman, it is claimed, was…
- India
Karnataka: Two rowdy-sheeters held for chopping off Dalit youth’s hand
Karnataka: Two rowdy-sheeters who allegedly attacked and severed the hand of a Dalit youth in Kanakapura town, were shot in the leg before being arrested by Karnataka Police on Sunday. The accused…
- India
MP: Dalit man accuses cops of thrashing him for overtaking their vehicle
Chhatarpur: A probe is underway after a Dalit sanitary worker alleged thrashing by police personnel in Khajuraho town of Madhya Pradesh for overtaking their official vehicles, an officer said on Tuesday. The…
- India
Gujarat: Dalit youth assaulted for posting image wearing safa, sunglasses
In yet another caste-based incident of violence in Gujarat, a 24-year-old Dalit youth identified as Ajay Parmar was brutally assaulted after he posted his photo on Instagram wearing a safa (traditional turban)…
- India
UP: 3 get life imprisonment for killing Dalit man 21 years ago
Azamgarh: A court here on Monday sentenced three persons to life imprisonment for killing a Dalit man 21 years ago. Special Court (SC-ST Act) judge Kamlapati also imposed a fine of Rs…
