Andhra Pradesh honour killing: Man murders daughter for falling in love with dalit boy
Vijayawada: In a suspected case of honour killing, a man killed his 20-year daughter and completed her final rites hurriedly in the wee hours of Monday in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh. The incident took place at Nagireddypalli of Komarolu mandal, said officials. According to information reaching here, Indraja was in love with a youngster […]
Watch: Discrimination faced by dalits in the time of Kerala floods
August 2018 was a terrible month for Kerala. Around 500 people died in the worst flood that the state has witnessed in a century. Lakhs of people were displaced, and the damages in the state are estimated to be worth thousands of crores. But inside this statewide tragedy, a tale of severe discrimination unfolded. Activists […]
Poor Dalit woman attempts suicide before substation
Vikarabad: A poor dalit woman attempted suicide before electricity substation on Sunday. Pothagalla Venkatamma, resident of Kulkacharla, is poor widow and is a daily laborer. She came to electricity office to enquire why her electricity connection was disconnected although she has been paying her bills regularly. She was told that as father failed to pay […]
Minor girl raped in UP’s Azamgarh district
Varanasi: Tension prevailed after a 6-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped by a youth of other community in Mehnagar area of Azamgarh district on Friday. An FIR was lodged against the accused under section 376 (rape) of IPC, POCSO Act and SC/ST Act. A manhunt has been launched to nab the accused. According to reports, […]
At Japan Convention, Dalit and Burakumin People Forge Solidarity
By Suraj Yengde: While the media is still abuzz with stories of the World Hindu Congress that was organised in Chicago last month, a lesser discussed, yet important event took place in the history of Dalit and Burakumin peoples’ struggle. In a historic convention, the two oppressed outcaste groups of India and Japan discussed […]
Father-son beaten up for ‘objecting to man cycling across their paddy field’
Meerut: Two members of the Dalit community were injured when a group of armed men forcibly entered their home and beat them up in Meerut’s Kashi village Thursday evening. An FIR was registered under charges including rioting, attempt to murder, as well as under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act), on the basis of which […]
Dalit killed for not returning to work
Patiala: The police booked a resident of Sangrur district under Sections of murder for allegedly killing a 25-year-old man who was kidnapped from his house and then murdered. The deceased has been identified as Dharminder Singh of Daroli village in Patiala. The family of the victim said that the accused had kidnapped Dharminder from his […]
Dalit woman among 2 shot over irrigation water in Bihar
Patna: A Dalit woman was among two persons shot dead while another woman was injured in a gunfight between two groups over sharing irrigation water at a village in Bihar’s Nawada district on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Indu Devi and Prabhu Rajvanshi, both residents of Khaira village falling under the Akbarpur police station […]
In most manual scavenging deaths, no FIR filed, no compensation to kin: Study
A study on 51 cases involving the deaths of 97 manual scavengers across the country shows that in a majority of the cases, no FIR was filed nor was the mandatory compensation given to the families. In not a single of these cases was prosecution carried out. Likewise, not one child from these families has […]
Dalit driver thrashed, forced to crawl on road
Junagadh: Four persons have been arrested in Junagadh district for thrashing a Dalit auto driver and forcing him to crawl on a pubic road for allegedly harassing a woman, police said Wednesday. The arrested persons include the woman who has accused the 20-year-old driver of harassing her, a police official said. The video of the […]
