Citizens for Justice and Peace
Stone-pelting in Vadodara, SRPF deployed
19-Jul-2014
Vadodara, July 19, 2014, PTI: Two groups clashed and pelted stones at each other here after an argument late last night, prompting police to lob tear gas shells to restore order, a senior official said today. The violence was reported from Junigadhi and Chhipwad, the communally sensitive areas, where three companies of Special Reserve Police…
Communal clashes break out in several parts of Vadodara
19-Jul-2014
Tear gas shells were fired with locals claiming that mobs from both communities clashed after evening namaaz. Communal clashes marred Friday evening in Vadodara and went on until late in the night as two communities clashed in different parts of the city. While the police downplayed the incident, six tear gas shells were fired with…
‘Compensate girls held for Facebook post in 4 weeks’
16-Jul-2014
The girls were arrested in November 2012 on the ground that they had committed the offence under Section 295. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday reminded the Maharashtra government to pay Rs 50,000 each to the two girls, who were illegally detained by police following a Facebook post after the death of Shiv…
Vile Parle cross vandalised again
15-Jul-2014
One suspect has been held for desecrating the 100-year-old monument The Christian residents of villages around Vile Parle (W) protested on Monday after they noticed that a holy cross situated on S V Road in the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) compound, a short distance from the Santacruz Bus Depot, had been vandalised by unknown miscreants…
Dalit wedding fetes face feudal rage in Rajasthan
14-Jul-2014
It was Jaipal’s wedding at Gugal Kota in Alwar on June 21. His father, Roshan Lal, made him ride a decorated horse, at the head of the wedding party, to the bride’s home. But the Rajputs in the village disliked such a celebration by a Dalit family and they would not allow it to go…
Scuffle leads to clash, 1 held in Muzaffarnagar
14-Jul-2014
MEERUT: A children’s minor altercation turned into a communal clash in Valipura village of Muzaffarnagar district, resulting in injuries to at least four people from both communities. Police have made an arrest and heavy f orce has been deployed in the village to prevent escalation of the matter. “It was a minor scuffle and we…
“Vested interests behind Sikh-Muslim clashes in city”
13-Jul-2014
Staff Reporter July 13, 2014, Hyderabad To avert any skirmishes between the Sikh and Muslim communities in the future, a peace forum will be formed in the city comprising religious heads, activists and respected personalities drawn from various communities. This was one of the announcements of the peace delegation visiting the city consisting of members…
Sena, Christian evangelist’s followers clash in UP village
07-Jul-2014
Express News Service | Allahabad | July 8, 2014 1:39 am Police have registered counter cases in this connection and arrested 10 people. Three persons were injured in a clash that broke out between Shiv Sena members and a Christian evangelist and his supporters in Saraiyya village in Jaunpur district, police said Monday. The clash took…
Christians see iron ore mafia behind ban on non-Hindu missionaries in Bastar villages
07-Jul-2014
Community leader says VHP workers attacking Christians, will move High Court against ban. Christians in Chhattisgarh have accused iron ore mafia behind the recent ban on non-Hindu missionaries in the five tribal villages of Bastar. Recently, gram sabhas of the villages passed orders under the Panchayat Act prohibiting non-Hindus from practising religious activities and prayers…
Headman ‘sanctions’ retaliatory rape of Dalit girl, a village watches
07-Jul-2014
Written by Deepu Sebastian Edmond | New Delhi | July 11, 2014 11:09 am Nakabandi went up to the mukhiya and demanded that he be allowed to rape the girl. It is a rape that no one denies. The parents and neighbours of the 14-year-old Dalit girl raped in this hamlet on July 7 evening…