Dalit dissent
Draconian laws such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the National Security Act (NSA) and charges of sedition are increasingly being used against anyone who criticises the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. While Adivasis fighting for their rights have always been maligned as naxalites, Dalits too are now being branded naxalites and anti-nationals. […]
Dalit Man Beaten up For Touching Deity Belonging to Upper Castes, Fined a Goat to ‘Purify’ God
Chandigarh: A Dalit man in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh was allegedly beaten up and casteist slurs were hurled at him for merely touching the palanquin of a deity belonging to the upper caste. The local police have registered a case under the SC/ST Atrocities Act, but no arrests have been made as yet. The […]
Dalit’s head skinned for wearing turban, BSP leader alleges in MP
Shivpuri: A Dalit leader from a village in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district is battling for life after his scalp was allegedly ripped off with a knife by three men of the Gurjar community, police said Tuesday. Sardar Singh Jatav, 45, a Bahujan Samaj Party worker, was scalped because he was wearing a turban, the party […]
Dalit medical student shot dead by unidentified assailants in Uttar Pradesh’s Mandla village
Muzaffarnagar: A Dalit medical student was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Mandla village, police said on Tuesday. Circle Officer Rizwan Ahmad said Rajat was killed on Monday evening when he was returning to his village from college. He was in the second year of the medical course. Following his death, irate family members staged […]
NHRC issues notice to Delhi government over 5 deaths in a sewer
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued notices to the Delhi government and the Delhi Police Commissioner seeking a detailed report within four weeks on the death of five labourers following inhalation of toxic gas while cleaning a sewer tank in west Delhi’s Moti Nagar. The commission took suo motu cognizance of media […]
Panchayat proposes Rs 80k as compensation for minor’s gangrape, victim turns it down to get accused arrested
Aligarh: A 14-year-old minor girl was gang-raped by four youth in Aligarh’s Delhi gate area on Wednesday. A panchayat was convened on Friday after the family of girl informed the villagers of the act. The panchayat shockingly asked the accused to pay Rs 80 thousand as compensation to the survivor & settle the case. The […]
Concern in Canada over activists’ arrests
A group of organisations of Indians in Canada have expressed concern over the arrest of intellectuals and activists back home, exhorting the diaspora to speak up and approach the Foreign Affairs Minister there to take up the matter with the Government of India. DESSA (Democracy, Equality and Secularism in South Asia), IAPI (Indians Abroad For […]
24 Dalits flee Bolangir village after assault
Gudvela: Twenty-four people belonging to six Dalit families of Jammunda village in this block of Bolangir district have fled their homes and taken shelter with their relatives after the police failed to take action against some villagers who had assaulted them, a report said Wednesday. The victims are Ashok Sagar, Deepak Sagar, Nakul Suna, Gopi […]
Dalit girl raped by 4 youths in Alwar
Alwar: A 15-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped by four youths under the limits of NEB police station on Wednesday. The minor girl’s parents in their complaint to the police alleged that a tenant living in their house, and three of his friends raped their daughter at about 2am on Wednesday. “The parents in their […]
Dalit youth thrashed for moustache stickers on bike
Vadodara: An 18-year-old Dalit youth was allegedly thrashed by six persons from ‘Darbar’ community at Poicha village in Savli taluka on Rakshabandhan for having a picture of moustaches and a sticker of ‘Banna’ on his bike. ‘Banna’ is a colloquial term used for men from ‘Darbar’ community. Victim Ronak Dabhi’s father Mukesh Dabhi gave a […]
