Citizens for Justice and Peace
‘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…
Modi as CM failed to protect Muslims…his Buddha model held in suspicion by Dalits:
21-Jan-2016
Shripal Sabnis Sabnis also said Dalits in the country were looking with suspicion at Modi’s “Gandhi-Buddha” model which he is parading worldwide. Written by MANOJ MORE | Pune | Published:January 21, 2016 5:17 am Shripal Sabnis, president of the 89th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan whose remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi triggered a row…
One killed as villagers clash with security personnel during raid on militant hideout in J&K
21-Jan-2016
Police said that the civilian Parvaz Ahmad Guroo, who was killed, was part of the mob that was involved in stone-pelting on the security forces. Written by Mir Ehsan | Srinagar | Updated: January 21, 2016 3:05 am Police said that the civilian Parvaz Ahmad Guroo, who was killed, was part of the mob that…
Rape case: Rajkot court reserves order on builder Ramani’s bail application
21-Jan-2016
Ramani’s lawyers, including advocate Lalit Shahi urged to the court of additional sessions judge MN Gadkari to grant their client protection against arrest as, they argued, the case of sexual assault was an attempt to settle old scores. By: Express News Service | Rajkot | Published:January 20, 2016 9:38 pm THE DISTRICT and sessions court…
Four of a family killed to ‘avenge woman’s murder’
21-Jan-2016
The police said Basko Tudu (45) killed the four to avenge the murder of his wife, who was killed by the elder brother of the victims’ family over allegations of witchcraft on January 15. By: Express News Service | Ranchi | Published:January 21, 2016 3:02 am Four members of a family were Wednesday hacked to…