Citizens for Justice and Peace
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…
Maha woman stripped, raped, beaten; cops book 14
21-Jan-2016
Jan 21 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Ahmednagar: A 30-year-old woman was allegedly stripped by a group of men, raped by one of them and beaten up by some women at a village in the district, police said on Wednesday . Police have booked 14 people after an FIR was lodged by the…
‘Consensual video’ shot by lovers fell into wrong hands
21-Jan-2016
Mohammad Ali Kalawda Kala (Muzaffarnagar), January 21, 2016 Muzaffarnagar village is tense and locals are scared of fresh communal violence. The video which BJP leaders in Muzaffarnagar alleged was the “rape video” of a Jat woman by a local Muslim man, is actually a consensual sex video, shot by the lovers — Irshad and the…
15 Dalit Christians ‘re-converted’ in ‘ghar wapsi’ ceremony
21-Jan-2016
Staff Reporter VELLORE, January 21, 2016 Fifteen Dalit Christians belonging to five families were ‘re-converted’ to Hinduism at a ‘ghar wapsi’ (homecoming) ceremony near Latheri, Katpadi on Tuesday evening. The ceremony, organised by Hindu Munnani, Vellore, was conducted at an Amman temple in Chengimottur. Residents of Adi Dravidar Colony The five families were residents of…
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.…