Citizens for Justice and Peace
Mob lynches man for killing Dalit youth in UP
27-Oct-2015
Bhadohi (UP), Oct 27 , 2015,(PTI) A 50-year-old man was lynched by a mob after he allegedly shot dead a Dalit youth over political rivalry in Gopiganj area here, police said today. Jatan Ram shot dead the Dalit youth Bhola Nath (21) on the last day of campaigning for the panchayat poll in Sujatpur village…
2 Dalit men commit suicide, family alleges police apathy
26-Oct-2015
Hisar (Har), Oct 25, 2015, (PTI): Two members of a Dalit family allegedy committed suicide within a fortnight in Bhatla village, sparking protest by locals who alleged police apathy following which two policemen, including an SHO have been suspended. It comes close on the heels of two other incidents in Haryana where a 15-year-old Dalit…
Young Dalit writer attacked in Davanagere
23-Oct-2015
Mohit M. Rao Bengaluru, October 23, 2015 Attackers said his writings were anti-Hindu as he talked about the caste system A young Dalit writer was attacked by a group of men for his writings against the caste system perceived to be “anti-Hindu” at Davanagere in Central Karnataka on Thursday. The attack comes barely three months…
Faridabad Dalit killings: Villagers in fighting mood
23-Oct-2015
Sweta Goswami Sunperh (Faridabad), October 23, 2015 The move was clearly meant as a stern message to the majority Rajput community of Sunperh in case the situation worsens. Two days after a Dalit family was set ablaze killing two children and critically injuring their mother, members of the Dalit community in Sunperh and its adjoining…
Dalit boy found dead in Haryana allegedly in police custody
23-Oct-2015
Oct 23, 2015 | • Gohana • Haryana According to the police, the teen was found dead at his home Gohana, Haryana: Just three days after two Dalit children were burnt alive in a village in Haryana, a 15-year-old Dalit boy was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Gohana town on Thursday. According to the…
Conversion: In search of equality, education, 90 Dalits embrace Buddhism
23-Oct-2015
The conversion took place at a significantly simple function during which the 90 persons, including nine women, were given “diksha”. Written by Parimal Dabhi | Ahmedabad | Updated: October 23, 2015 5:38 am Two years after 5,000 Dalits converted to Buddhism in Junagadh in Gujarat, 90 Dalits embraced Buddhism at a programme organised by the…
`Without my consent, they took my kids for cremation’
22-Oct-2015
Oct 22 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) DurgeshNandan Jha Sunped (Ballabgarh): The two Dalit children burnt alive at Sunped village in Haryana allegedly by upper caste men were cremated on Wednesday after several hours of protests. Jitender Kumar, their father, performed the last rites.His wife Rekha, who suffered serious burns in the arson…
Two Dalit babies died and parents burnt
21-Oct-2015
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Two babies aged two years and 11 months died and their parents were badly burnt when upper caste Hindus poured petrol through the windows and set the house on fire at Faridabad Two children of a Dalit family were on Tuesday burnt alive and their parents suffered injuries allegedly after some…
25 arrested after a group clash in Surendranagar
21-Oct-2015
Clash took place between members of Koli and Bharwad communities in Morthala village Ahmedabad: A Violent clash broke out between members of two communities in a village in Surendranagar district of Gujarat. Police fired at least 10 tear gas shells and arrested 25 persons. During the clash between members of Koli and Bharwad communities at…
Dalits killing: Rajnath calls up Haryana CM, asks to ensure security to everyone
20-Oct-2015
Police said 9 persons belonging to the upper-caste community are allegedly behind the incident By: Express News Service | Updated: October 20, 2015 3:22 pm Concerned over the killing of two children of a Dalit family in a suspected inter-caste clash, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday asked Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Khattar to ensure…