Citizens for Justice and Peace
Protest against cop for `stripping’ Dalit family
10-Oct-2015
Oct 10 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Vandana Keelor Greater Noida: A day after a video showing a Dalit family, allegedly stripped by a cop in Dankaur for complaining against “police inaction“, went viral, protests flared on Friday as other people joined relatives of the family to demand justice. While the state government…
Dalit girl’s death turns out to be honour killing
10-Oct-2015
Victim was strangled to death by brother in mother’s presence dna correspondent @dnaahmedabad Ahmedabad: The body of a 17-year-old dalit girl was found under a bridge at Madhapar cross road in Rajkot city, on September 13. The police had earlier suspected it to be a case of murder, but on Friday the case took an…
In Jodhpur, Dalit family lives in fear after boy touches non-Dalit’s plate
09-Oct-2015
The teacher at the Rajkiya Ucch Madhyamik Vidyalaya here was arrested two days after the beating and is out on bail but now, Class 4 student Dinesh’s elder brother Narpat, 17, has allegedly received a death threat from local Jat youths. One week after a 12-year-old Dalit student was severely beaten by a teacher for…
Denied entry in temple, Dalits launch protest
08-Oct-2015
Kautilya Singh, TNN | Oct 8, 2015, 01.13PM IST DEHRADUN: After being “forcefully” removed from their village, group of Dalits from Gabella village, who were denied permission to enter the temple, sat on a hunger protest outside the Gandhi Park of Dehradun on Thursday morning. On a written complaint by the villagers, the district authorities…
Police bias contributes to flare-ups in Haryana
05-Oct-2015
Posted at: Oct 5 2015 12:35AM Dalit anger erupts The killing of a Dalit youth led a mob to torch two Haryana Roadways buses in a Hisar village on Friday. The incident of arson and rioting is blamed on police inaction against wanted criminals and is an indication of the simmering Dalit resentment, which easily…
Teacher held for ‘thrashing’ Dalit boy
05-Oct-2015
“After investigation, he was found to be guilty and was arrested on Saturday night,” said Narendra Choudhary, Circle Officer of Osian. By: Express News Service | Jaipur | Published:October 5, 2015 2:54 am A teacher, who allegedly beat up a 12-year-old Dalit student for taking a plate from a stack reserved for non-Dalits at a…
90-year-old Dalit man axed, burnt alive for entering temple in Uttar Pradesh village
02-Oct-2015
• By Mugdha Variyar Updated: October 2, 2015 13:02 IST A Dalit man who tried to enter a temple with his family in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district was axed and burnt alive on Wednesday. The man, said to be 90 years of age, was stopped at the entrance of the Maidani Baba temple by a…
Honour killing ‘ glare on parents
02-Oct-2015
RAKHEE ROYTALUKDAR Jaipur, Oct. 1: A young engineering graduate from Alwar claims his wife’s family murdered her because the couple were from different castes and had married against their parents’ wishes. Devasheesh Meena, 22, alleges that police are turning a blind eye because of the politically explosive nature of the Meena- Gujjar rivalry in Rajasthan.…
‘Dalits deprived of govt benefits’
30-Sep-2015
Balasore, | 30 September, 2015 Dalit people of Khaira block are deprived of the benefits provided by the government, alleged leaders of the community here on Tuesday. A delegation of SC and ST community members of Khaira met the district collector here and complained of the neglect that they are being subjected to. The members…
Going back to Mirchpur: Displaced Dalit victims live in tents on a farmhouse
28-Sep-2015
Of the 130 families at the farm, houses of 18 were burnt down in the riots. The state government gave the 18 Rs 25.11 lakh as compensation and built homes for them under the Indira Awas Yojana. Written by Khushboo Sandhu | Mirchpur | Published:September 27, 2015 1:08 am Five years after his 70-year-old father…