Citizens for Justice and Peace
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),…
Linking caste politics and political suicides
22-Jan-2016
Friday, 22 January 2016 | Priyadarshi Dutta | in Edit Rohith Vemula was only the latest in a long line of Hyderabad college students who committed suicide. Yet, the politicisation of his death has less to do with this tragedy and more to do with his Dalit activism The suicide of 26-year old Rohith Chakravarthi…
Rohith Vemula’s suicide exposes caste fault lines in Hyderabad University
22-Jan-2016
Kuruma Sangham president Y Mallesh said that Dattatreya was being unnecessarily targeted over Rohith’s suicide. Written by Sreenivas Janyala | Hyderabad | Published:January 22, 2016 2:17 am The suicide of Rohith Vemula is beginning to fuel caste hostilities on the campus. After contending that Rohith was not an SC — a claim refuted by his…
Uber cab driver arrested for allegedly molesting woman journalist in Noida
22-Jan-2016
Jan 22, 2016 | PTI|Noida The woman journalist suspected that the cab driver was taking her through a wrong route. Noida: A woman journalist has accused an Uber cab driver of molesting her while she was on her way from Delhi to Noida on Wednesday night. The cab driver has been arrested. According to the…
‘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.…
Gang held for trying to force minor girls into flesh trade
21-Jan-2016
Jan 21, 2016 | • Age Correspondent | • mumbai The Thane Crime Branch has arrested a group that allegedly brought three girls aged five to seven years to sell them as commercial sex workers or for illegal adoption. Hundreds of girls are being kidnapped from across the country and sold into prostitution. Police officers…
Couple arrested for trafficking kids of poor parents, single moms
21-Jan-2016
Jan 21 2016 : Mirror (Mumbai) Mumbai Mirror Bureau mirrorfeedback TWEETS @MumbaiMirror They would allegedly put the children up for adoption for their better upbringing in return for `donations’ for their two charitable trusts The Thane crime branch, in a joint operation with the Anti-Human Trafficking wing and the district child welfare unit, nabbed a…
Man beaten in custody: HC orders probe
21-Jan-2016
Jan 21 2016 : Mirror (Ahmedabad) In yet another case of violence in police custody wherein a sub inspec tor allegedly thrashed a 30-year old, a single bench of high court on Wednesday ordered the Assistant Commissioner of Police to inquire into the matter. The order comes following a petition filed by the victim, Vijay…