Citizens for Justice and Peace
Tanzanian woman beaten up, stripped by mob in Bengaluru
04-Feb-2016
Bengaluru/New Delhi: A Tanzanian woman student was allegedly beaten up and stripped by a mob in a case of “mistaken identity” after a woman was mowed down by a car here, prompting the authorities of the East African country to raise the matter with the Indian government. Reacting to the incident, external affairs minister Sushma…
Hashimpura Massacre: Records destroyed, victims to fight on
04-Feb-2016
s. With a hearing in the case scheduled before the Delhi High Court on February 17, a complainant in the case said the future course of action was under consideration and will be finalised soon in consultation with the victims’ lawyer, Vrinda Grover. Written by AMIT SHARMA | Meerut | Published:February 4, 2016 2:43 am…
SIT to investigate sexual harassment charge, Sardar Singh says not engaged
04-Feb-2016
He said he had not seen the police complaint and was concentrating on the matches in the Hockey India League. Written by Divya Goyal , Nitin Sharma | Ludhiana | Updated: February 4, 2016 11:57 am A day after a hockey player from the UK filed a written complaint alleging sexual harassment charges against national…
Rohith was an OBC, parties should not politicise it: Union Min
04-Feb-2016
New Delhi, Feb 3 , 2016, PTI: Another Union Minister today claimed that Rohith Vemula, who committed suicide at Hyderabad University, was not a Dalit and parties should stop politicising his death for their own gains. “There is no question of this being a Dalit versus non-Dalit issue as Rohith and his family are an…
Panchayat lets rapist go free after he touches survivor’s feet
04-Feb-2016
Feb 04 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Mrigank Tiwari Bareilly:In a shocking decision, a local panchayat in Bareilly pardoned an alleged rapist after making him touch the survivor’s feet. The entire episode took place in front of a police station. After senior officials came to know of it, a complaint was lodged and…
VHP protests shooting of SRK’s film ‘Raees’ in Bhuj
04-Feb-2016
No permission About 20-30 VHP activists had on Tuesday handed over a memorandum to district officers and demanded that permission for the film’s shoot be withdrawn. He should think before talking about the country that gave him a name; if he still speaks about intolerance, the VHP won’t forgive him. —Ranchhod Bharwad, Gujarat VHP general…
Shamli couple, family battle to build new life after ‘love jihad’ furore
04-Feb-2016
At Shamli’s Kandhla, members of Mohammad Asif’s family, who had been on the run after being accused in a police complaint of abduction, are back home but have suffered “irreparable losses”. Written by Sweta Dutta | Kandhla | Published:February 4, 2016 1:50 am The Muslim boy’s family at their rasidence in Kandla area of Shamli…
Tanzanian girl stripped, thrashed in Bangalore
04-Feb-2016
Feb 04 2016 : Mirror (Mumbai) BENGALURU Three others were beaten up as well over `mistaken identity’; deeply pained, says Swaraj A Tanzanian woman student was allegedly beaten up and stripped by a mob in a case of “mistaken identity“ after a woman was mowed down by a car in Bengaluru. The Bangalore Police on…
Indian hockey captain Sardar Singh accused of sexual harassment
03-Feb-2016
The woman claimed she has been engaged to Sardar for the past four years and alleged that he “mentally, physically and emotionally tortured” her. Written by Divya Goyal | Ludhiana | Updated: February 3, 2016 10:45 am An international hockey player of Indian origin has filed a police complaint against national team captain Sardar Singh…
IIMC student’s FB post against Dalits stirs disquiet
03-Feb-2016
Anuradha Raman NEW DELHI, February 3, 2016 The post comes in the wake of the suicide of research scholar Rohith Vemula and subsequent unrest in the University of Hyderabad. A Facebook post by a student of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) here targeting Dalits has led to disquiet on the campus, with administrative…