Citizens for Justice and Peace
ATROCITY CASE – Dalit youth flung off 2nd floor, dies
20-Oct-2015
Oct 20 2015 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad) Ahmedabad: Times News Network Mitesh Makwana, a 25-year-old man, was thrown from the second floor of the Garib Avaas Yojna flats in Vatva, following a tiff with one accused, Hitesh Solanki, 27, over talking to a girl. Mitesh died on the spot. The incident happened on…
Caste violence erupts in Surendranagar, 10 injured
20-Oct-2015
Rajkot: TIMES NEWS NETWORK Violent clashes erupted in villages of Surendranagar on Monday, leaving at least 10 persons injured. The caste violence was triggered by the murder of 55-year-old Rana Koli in Navagam village near Thangadh town, allegedly by members of Bharvad community. On Monday afternoon, a mob intercepted a jeep carrying members of Koli…
2 children of Dalit family killed in attack by upper caste men
20-Oct-2015
Faridabad (Har), Oct 20, 2015 (PTI) Two children of a Dalit family were today burnt alive and their parents suffered injuries allegedly after some persons from an upper caste set their house afire while they were sleeping. The incident occurred at around 2 AM in Sonped village on the outskirts of Delhi, according to police.…
Tamil Nadu: Vanniyars attack Dalit procession, torch huts
17-Oct-2015
Police said that the attack was a fallout of long-pending dispute over Dalits’ right to bring out a temple car procession through the village’s main road, which passes through a Vanniyar-dominated area. Written by Arun Janardhanan | Chennai | Published:August 17, 2015 1:07 am At least 10 Dalit huts were torched and 15 people, including…
2 Dalits Hacked to Death; Another Injured
13-Oct-2015
Tamil Nadu | Press Trust of India | Updated: October 13, 2015 07:17 IST Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu: Two Dalit men were hacked to death and another seriously injured by a six-member armed gang in Tirunelveli on Monday night, police said. The gang followed the three men, who were travelling on a two-wheeler, waylaid and attacked…
Three Dalit brothers allege assault, 2 arrested
13-Oct-2015
Three Dalit brothers were allegedly thrashed by a mob on Monday after they objected to derogatory remarks against Dr Ambedkar in Virar’s M B Estate area. By: Express News Service Mumbai Updated: Oct 13, 2015, 2:31 Following a complaint by three brothers belonging to the Dalit community that they were “brutally” assaulted in Virar for…
Stripping of Dalit family at Dankaur in UP: A clear case of police atrocity on Dalits
13-Oct-2015
13 October, 2015 The UP administration and the SP megaphones were orchestrating that the Dalits’ stripping incident in Dankaur last week as a conspiracy hatched by the saffron brigade to shame the Akhilesh government. Is there any shame left with Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son? Though the UP government just cannot abdicate its responsibility…
How these Dalit and tribal women from rural Madhya Pradesh are making themselves heard
12-Oct-2015
Monday, 12 October 2015 – 4:00pm IST | Agency: dna webdesk In 2008, a few Dalit women from a village in Dabhora block in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh were denied their basic right to fetch water by local goons. The prevailing apathy in the country’s system meant their pleas to the local police and administration went…
Dalit group offers prayers at Gabela temple, tension continues
12-Oct-2015
Kautilya Singh, TNN | Oct 12, 2015, 09.51PM IST GABELA (DEHRADUN) : It is a nearly four-hour drive from Dehradun to Gabela village. Nestled in the picturesque hills of Sahiya about 125 km from the state capital, Gabela has been in the eye of a storm since a group of Dalits were reportedly denied entry…
The silenced letter: 60-year-old Dalit rape victim fights to restore her SC name
11-Oct-2015
In Tirunelveli, the Tamil Nadu district infamous for its cases of atrocities against lower castes, a 60-year-old rape victim fights, starting with the bid to restore her SC name Written by Arun Janardhanan Updated: Oct 11, 2015, 7:44 In Tirunelveli’s caste maze, all it took was an ‘a’ to change the course of this 60-year-old’s…