Protesting Dalit PhD scholar at University of Mysore stays in hostel corridor
Mysuru: A Dalit doctoral scholar, Mahesh Sosle, is protesting against the University of Mysore (UoM) by staying in the hostel corridor, alleging he was kicked out of the hostel for asking about alleged irregularities in varsity administration. He said he’s eligible to stay in the hostel as he’s a research scholar but for the past […]
Meerut: 6-yr-old, five others hurt in Dalit-Gurjar clash over tiff between two youths
Meerut: Six persons including a six-year-old boy were injured in stone-pelting and exchange of fire between members of the Dalit and Gurjar communities in Meerut’s Rithani village late Tuesday evening. Krishna (6) sustained a pellet injury while standing outside his house, while Gajendra (20) was shot at during the clash that lasted around half an […]
Dalit teen girl commits suicide in school
Rajkot: A 17-year-old Dalit girl committed suicide by consuming poison at her school in Visavadar of Junagadh district onMonday. Police said the girl, identified as Kajal Parmar, had come to N C Parmar High School, where she used to study, carrying a bottle of poison which she consumed during the recess time. “Kajal’s father Khoda […]
Dalit men thrashed while watching Ganpati procession
Ahmedabad: Two members of the Dalit community, residents of Madhavpura, suffered injuries in a fight with members of the Thakor community, in the Idgah area of the city on Sunday, during a procession headed for the immersion of a Ganesha idol. According to the FIR registered at Madhavpura police station by Jigar Rathod, Dalit community […]
Dalit student’s tormentors had other victims too
Ahmedabad: Gopal Mahida was discharged from VS Hospital on Sunday The students accused of ragging and torturing a first year Dalit student of a college used to harass other students as well, it has emerged. Police arrested two more persons, including aminor, in the case. Meanwhile on Sunday morning, the victim, Gopal Mahida, received a […]
UP: Dalit woman leaves college after being harassed
Muzaffarnagar: A 22-year-old Dalit woman had to leave college after being allegedly harassed by a man in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Monday. Following a complaint from the woman’s family Sunday, a case was registered against the man, Superintendent of Police (SP) Dinesh Kumar said. The man, who is at large, was booked […]
Humiliation of Dalit priest alleged
Madurai: National Dalit Christian Watch (NDCW), a non-governmental organisation working against caste discrimination in Indian churches, has alleged humiliation of a Vicar Forane (VF) of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dindigul, who is a Dalit, by members of a dominant caste who prevented his entry into Muthalagupatti church. According to the fact-finding report of the […]
Uttar Pradesh: Man stabs Dalit woman to death after she rejects marriage proposal
Kanpur: A Dalit girl was stabbed to death allegedly by a man after she turned down his marriage proposal in the Kakadev area here, police said Sunday. The girl, 19, was a third year BA student, they said. The accused, Ajay, 22, had been following the girl for the past few days and wanted to […]
Dalit youth ends life after being thrashed by two at Narol factory
Ahmedabad: The body of a 27-year-old Dalit youth was recovered from the third floor of a factory in Devraj Estate, Narol, on September 12. A case of abetment to suicide was lodged against two people with Narol police on Thursday. The accused are on the run. Himanshu Khodidas, of Daskroi, was allegedly thra-shed by the […]
Denied land for burial, Bihar Mahadalit buries wife’s body in house
Madhepura: A Mahadalit man in Bihar’s Madhepura district was forced to bury his wife inside his house after his neighbours did not allow him to cremate her on their land in the village where there is no community crematorium. Harinarayan Rishidev, a landless daily wage earner in Kewatgama village under Kumarkhand block, said his wife […]
