Citizens for Justice and Peace
Food for children in beef packaging, probe ordered
22-Jan-2016
State Women and Child Development Minister Anita Bhadel said it was only a “packaging mistake”. Written by Mahim Pratap Singh | Jaipur | Published:January 22, 2016 1:31 am A mistake by a self-help group created a scare in some villages in Bharatpur, when nutrition supplement under Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) was distributed in discarded…
Pune: Teenager’s father alleges his son was burnt alive after he said he was Hindu
22-Jan-2016
On Thursday, members of Rathod’s Banjara community and Hindutva groups met senior police officers and threatened to launch an agitation on January 27 over the death. Written by Chandan Haygunde | Pune | Updated: January 22, 2016 10:49 am The death of a teenager who was set on fire by three people, including two brothers,…
Man gets triple life imprisonment for rape of minor girl in Pune
22-Jan-2016
Police said that the convict identified as Rajesh Natha Chouhan (30) had raped the girl at Sadashiv Mangal Karyalay in Wadgaon Maval on July 7, 2013. By: Express News Service | Pune | Published:January 22, 2016 3:13 am A special court on Thursday awarded triple life imprisonment to a convict for the rape of a…
Muslim youth in love with Hindu girl found dead
22-Jan-2016
S.P. Saravanan SALEM, January 22, 2016 A youth, who was in love with a Caste Hindu girl, was found dead near a railway track in Omalur in Salem on Thursday morning, triggering allegations that he could have been murdered by the girl’s relatives who were opposed to their relationship. According to police, Syed Ismail (24),…
ABVP leader wants fair probe, denies he lied about assault
21-Jan-2016
Hyderabad, Jan 21 (PTI): Nandanam Susheel Kumar, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad leader who has been accused of abetting the suicide of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula, on Thursday demanded a “fair” inquiry and rejected claims that he had lied about being assaulted by Rohit and other members of Ambedkar Students’ Association (ASA) at Hyderabad…
Dalit student death:ABVP leader demands fair probe, denies he lied about assault
21-Jan-2016
Hyderabad, Jan 21, 2016, (PTI) ABVP leader Nandanam Susheel Kumar, who has been accused of abetting suicide of dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula, today demanded a “fair” inquiry and rejected claims that he had lied about being assaulted by Rohith and other members Ambedkar Students’ Association (ASA) at Hyderabad University. “Reasons for Rohit Vemula’s suicide…
Journalist assaulted by Gujarat riot convict
21-Jan-2016
Jan 21, 2016 – Souvik Mitra | New Delhi A former TV journalist was allegedly assaulted by a convict of the 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre case in Gujarat when she had gone to interview him at his Ahmedabad house on Wednesday evening. Former NDTV journalist Revati Laul, who has been living in Ahmedabad for over…
‘Appa Rao rusticated 12 Dalit students in 2002 as well’
21-Jan-2016
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr @dna Hyderabad: There is a perception among some students that vice chancellor P Appa Rao has been unsympathetic and even hostile to Dalit students. Prashant Bagde, who is pursuing his doctoral degree in political science on the topic, “Ambedkarian Buddhism in Contemporary Maharashtra” and others have pointed out that Rao, who…
Panchayat asks man to let wife be raped to repay loan
21-Jan-2016
Jan 21, 2016 – Aftab Khan | • Nashik A jat (caste) panchayat in rural Maharashtra had allegedly asked a villager to allow members of the panchayat to rape his wife if he is unable to repay the loan taken from the panchayat. Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti had come out in support of the complainant couple.…
Panchayat asks man to let wife be raped to repay loan
21-Jan-2016
Jan 21, 2016 – Aftab Khan | • Nashik A jat (caste) panchayat in rural Maharashtra had allegedly asked a villager to allow members of the panchayat to rape his wife if he is unable to repay the loan taken from the panchayat. Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti had come out in support of the complainant couple.…