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Thursday, December 4, 2025
TopicCrimes against dalits

Topic: crimes against dalits

Stolen glances to stolen lives: Stories behind the ‘honour killings’ of Rajasthan, Haryana

The news often reports ‘honour killing’ incidents, but what’s usually missing is the stories of the couples, their families, and how love can generate murderous hate.

UP Police probe Dalit child’s death as father, social media allege ‘Thakurs threw acid’ on him

Boy's body fished out of stream on 26 November. Police say the boy’s post-mortem report concluded that he had died of drowning and had no external injuries on his body. 

4 accused in alleged rape & murder of minor Dalit girl in Delhi sent to police custody

The accused will be in remand for three days for interrogation. The police has said that based on the statement of minor's mother, charge of rape was added to the FIR.

Dalit man allegedly killed for objecting to remove Ambedkar poster outside home in Rajasthan

The accused Anil Sihag and Rakesh Sihag were arrested along with their friends Saksham and Haidar Ali. Two others, involved in the attack, were absconding, police said.

Teen held for ‘killing’ Dalit girl in UP, police say he tried to rape her after watching porn

Police claim the accused confessed to the crime. He has been charged under IPC sections of rape, murder & under POCSO Act. The SC/ST Act has also been invoked.

2 men arrested for allegedly raping 16-year-old Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Mahoba

The incident took place Friday night when the minor was standing outside her house. The girl has been sent for a medical examination.

Karnataka state welfare department set to open govt-run salons to fight caste discrimination

The Yediyurappa government has begun identifying places for these salons and has asked panchayats to compile lists of barbers willing to be hired on a contract basis.

10 years after caste-based violence, Dalits of Haryana’s Mirchpur get plots — but at a price

About 100 of 258 families who fled Mirchpur were given plots near Dhandoor village on 15 October. The new colony has been named after BJP's ideological icon Deendayal Upadhyaya.

Dalit woman raped and murdered in Hathras died another death in UP Police’s forced cremation

While the Hathras gangrape and murder is not an isolated incident, the responses of the Yogi Adityanath-led government and UP Police to it speak of the resentment against calls for social justice.

SP unit chief, personal guard arrested for allegedly trying to take Dalit woman’s land

Gayatri Harijan has filed a complaint against three persons under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, a police statement said.

On Camera

My grandmother saved her children in Bhopal gas tragedy—and sacrificed her own life

‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.