Central India
Madhya Pradesh: 3 members of Dalit family shot dead by upper caste Hindu men
A 32-year-old Dalit man and his parents were shot dead by upper-caste Hindu men in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh district on Tuesday.
Central India
Calling a girl “item” derogatory: Mumbai Court convicts man for harassing teenager
Calling a girl "item" is derogatory as it objectifies her in a sexual manner, said a Special POCSO Court in Mumbai while sentencing a man to 1.5 years imprisonment for sexual harassment of a 16 year old girl.
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Central India
Dalit, Adivasi, Muslim, northeastern alliance registers big win in Mumbai TISS student union polls
The Ambedkar Students Association (ASA) led Dalit, Adivasi, Muslim and Queer alliance registered a resounding victory in the Mumbai Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Students’ Union polls bagging 10 of the 11 posts for which the elections were held on Friday.
Central India
Odisha: Thousands of Adivasis take to streets against land acquisition, OCL mining expansion plan
Nearly 5000 Adivasis from Oraon, Kisan, and Kharia communities in Odisha marched 65 km to Sundargarh, protesting the land grab by the Odisha government favoring Dalmia Cements for mining limestone.
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Central India
PFI: 4 Muslim men held under UAPA in Maharashtra
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested four Muslim men associated with the Popular Front of India (PFI) from Panvel in neighbouring Raigad district.
Central India
MP: Suspected of theft, 8-year-old Dalit boy dangled inside well by upper-caste Hindu man
A chilling video from Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur showed that an eight-year-old Dalit child was dangled inside a well by a upper-caste Hindu man who suspected the Dalit kid of stealing his mobile.
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Central India
Khargone: 12-year-old Muslim boy asked to pay Rs 2.9 lakh for property damage
A 12-year-old Muslim boy in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone has received a notice to pay Rs 2.9 lakh for allegedly damaging public property during the Ram Navami violence that took place in April this year.
Central India
SC to have special sitting to hear appeal against acquittal of GN Saibaba, 5 others
The Supreme Court will have a special sitting on Saturday at 11 am to hear the petition filed by the Maharashtra Government challenging the acquittal of Professor GN Saibaba...
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Central India
Bombay High Court acquits Professor GN Saibaba in Maoist links case
The Bombay high court of Friday acquitted former Delhi University professor GN Saibaba and five other human rights activists in an alleged Maoist links case.
The Nagpur bench of the...
Central India
Three houses of Muslims razed down in Madhya Pradesh village, cops call Muslims “serial offenders”
Authorities in Madhya Pradesh state have demolished three houses belonging to Muslims accused of involvement in a scuffle between youths from two communities in Surajni, a neighboring village of Mandsaur.
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Central India
MP: Following minister’s hate speech, 14 Muslims arrested in 7 days for entering garba venues
Several Muslim men have been arrested by Madhya Pradesh police in the past week in Indore after the members of the Hindu militant group Bajrang Dal handed them over to cops alleging they entered venues where Garba was being performed as part of the festivities to celebrate Navratri, a Hindu religious festival.
Central India
Bombay HC grants bail to ex minister Anil Deshmukh in money laundering case
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to former Maharashtra minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Anil Deshmukh in a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate.
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