dalits
- Opinions
Agra, the Taj of Dalit politics of Uttar Pradesh, is under siege
During a fairly long period under the Mughal rule, especially between Akbar and Shah Jahan, Agra prospered as the capital of Hindustan. Today it is considered as the Dalit capital of North…
- India
12-year-old Dalit girl raped by neighbhour in Agra, FIR lodged
A 12-year-old Dalit girl was brutally raped by her 30-year-old neighbhour on April 18 in Kheragarh area of Agra district in Uttar Pradesh. The child was sleeping when her rapist entered her…
- India
Dalit man stripped naked, assaulted in Rajasthan; FIR lodged after 8 days
A Dalit man was allegedly beaten, sexually assaulted, and urinated upon by two upper caste men in Rajasthan’s Sikar district, police said on Sunday, April 20. The incident took place on April…
- India
Dalit man found dead near BJP leader’s office in UP’s Amethi
Amethi: The body of a 40-year-old Dalit man was found near the office of a Bharatiya Janata Party leader in Gauriganj here on Sunday, April 20, police said. They said the deceased,…
- India
SP can never be true well-wisher of Dalits-Bahujans, says Mayawati
New Delhi: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Samajwadi Party, saying it has no will to end the poverty and exploitation of Dalits. Like Congress,…
- India
Dalit groom allegedly assaulted by ‘upper caste’ men in Agra: Police
Agra: A Dalit groom was allegedly assaulted by a group of “upper caste” men during a wedding procession in Agra’s Nagla Talfi area, police said on Thursday. The incident also left several…
- India
Mayawati slams SP’s PDA politics, says exploiting Dalits for political gains
New Delhi: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has launched a sharp attack on the Samajwadi Party (SP), accusing it of exploiting Dalits for political gains. In a series of posts on X…
- India
Sambhal: Ambedkar Jayanti procession pauses for Azaan, showered with rose petals
Organisers in the Sadar Kotwali in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district, which was holding a procession to mark the birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar on April 14, decided to pause the celebrations…
- India
Chhattisgarh Dalit man stripped, tortured for speaking to upper caste teen
A 21-year-old Dalit young man was allegedly stripped, tied to a tree and brutally assaulted by members of the Other Backward Class (OBC) in Chhattisgarh’s Sakti district. The assault took place on…
- Hate Crime
Tamil Nadu: Dalit student made to sit outside exam hall during menstruation
A young student from the Dalit community was allegedly made to sit outside the examination hall solely because she was menstruating. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday, April 9, in Tamil Nadu’s…
- India
Ram temple ‘purified’ after Rajasthan Dalit LoP pays visit
A Ram temple in Alwar was allegedly purified on the orders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) former MLA Gyandev Ahuja after a visit was paid by Rajasthan’s Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully,…
- News
UP Dalit student beaten mercilessly by teacher for touching water bottle
In a recent incident of Dalit atrocities, a 15-year-old student in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri district was brutally beaten up by his teacher after the former allegedly touched the latter’s water bottle. The…
- India
UP Dalit man found hanging in police station washroom
A 21-year-old Dalit man was found hanging in a washroom of a police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow city. The deceased, Sunny Kumar, was detained on the night of March 31 at…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Suo moto case booked against BJP leader for casteist remarks against Dalits
The Karnataka police booked a suo moto case against a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former minister Pramod Madhwaraj for allegedly making casteist remarks against the Dalit community. The case was booked…
- India
Gujarat: Dalit man attacked over extramarital affair with upper caste woman
A 32-year-old Dalit man was brutally beaten, stripped naked, and paraded by villagers of Vadol of Sabarkantha district in Gujarat over his extramarital affair with an upper caste Hindu woman. The attackers…
