Citizens for Justice and Peace
Pune student sexually assaulted, robbed
27-Feb-2016
Feb 27 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Pune: TIMES NEWS NETWORK A 19-year-old student of a prominent city college was sexually assaulted and robbed while she was reading a book in Hanuman Tekdi hillock here on Wednesday evening. Vijay Vikas Kamble, 21, was arrested after the woman lodged a complaint on Thursday .…
Tribal activist Soni Sori threatened again
27-Feb-2016
PAVAN DAHAT RAIPUR, February 27, 2016 Tribal activist and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Soni Sori, who is currently undergoing treatment in New Delhi after an attack on her last week, received “threats” on Thursday night. “Some unknown persons threw handwritten pamphlets at her residence in Geedam town of Dantewada on Thursday night. They said…
I was beaten up, injured in court before police, says Kanhaiya
27-Feb-2016
New Delhi, Feb 27, 2016, (PTI) JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar has told a Supreme Court-appointed lawyers’ probe panel that he was beaten up, pushed to the ground and injured by men in lawyers’ robes before the police, when he was brought to the Patiala House court premises on February 17. “When the police brought me…
VHP leader murder: RSS, VHP say entire Dalit community will begin stir
27-Feb-2016
Arun Kumar Mahaur was returning to his furniture shop after offering prayers at a temple near Meer Hussaini crossing when he was shot around 10.30 am on Thursday. Written by Lalmani Verma Lucknow Published:Feb 27, 2016, 1:10 Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its offshoot Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) would hold a meeting in Agra on…
Panel to look into Murthal gangrapes
27-Feb-2016
Feb 27 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Chandigarh: TIMES NEWS NETWORK Haryana: Jat Stir Claimed 30 Lives Haryana Police on Friday formed a threemember all-women commit ee to gather information rom victims of alleged sexual assault at Murthal in Sonipat district during the Jat agitation, a day after Punjab and Haryana High Court…
Senior citizen held for raping 8-year-old girl
27-Feb-2016
Feb 27, 2016 – Ashita Dadheech | Mumbai The Sahar police has arrested a 62-year-old man for unnatural sex with an eight-year-old girl. The incident came to light on February 24 and the next day the family approached the police station, after which the accused was arrested at a local factory in Sahar area where…
Rohith Vemula can be the face of legitimate change in India’s education system, says mother
27-Feb-2016
The movement was important to ensure such an incident does not happen again, said Radhika, mother of Rohith, a student of Hyderabad Central University who committed suicide in January. Written by Kedar Nagarajan New Delhi Published:Feb 27, 2016, 3:33 When they saw the hundreds of people who participated in the ‘Chalo Delhi’ march to seek…
VHP Leader’s Murder: Three held, cops say no cow slaughter angle
27-Feb-2016
Station Officer, Mantola police station, Lekhraj Singh said the murder was fallout of heated arguments between Shahrukh and Mahaur on two consecutive days. By: Express News Service Lucknow Published:Feb 27, 2016, 1:05 The Agra police Friday arrested three accused, including the alleged shooter, named in the murder of VHP leader Arun Kumar Mahaur who was…
Sardhana tense after rally by Dalits, Muslims
26-Feb-2016
The sloganeering reportedly took place after a condolence meet for a Dalit youth Kuldip, who was killed in Sonipat on February 21 during the Jats’ protests in demand of caste-based reservation. Written by AMIT SHARMA Meerut Published:Feb 26, 2016, 1:03 Sardhana town in Meerut is in the grip of tension after members of the Balmiki…
Women sexually abused during Jat stir can file complaints with judges: HC
26-Feb-2016
Feb 26 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Joel Joseph & Shubhra Pant ChandigarhSonipat TNN A day after it took suo motu cognizance of a newspaper report that said 10 women were allegedly raped by rioters in Sonipat, the Punjab and Haryana HC on Thursday said instead of going to police, victims of the…