Topic: Casteism in India
‘Voice of oppressed not meant to be criminalised’: Court quashes FIR against Pa. Ranjith
The Madras High Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against filmmaker Pa. Ranjith for his statement on the Chola era during a public event in 2019.
UP Dalit family murder: Two policemen suspended
Following four members of a Dalit family in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj were allegedly killed by a neighbouring upper-caste Hindu family on Thursday, UP police have suspended two of its personnel who were forcing the deceased family to compromise with the accused upper-caste Hindu family over an SC/ST atrocities case.
Upper-caste Hindus, policemen responsible for murder of Dalit family, say kin
Kin of the four members of a Dalit family who were killed in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Thursday have alleged that an upper-caste Hindu family is responsible for the heinous crime.
Four of Dalit family killed in UP: Mayawati demands justice
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Saturday termed the recent murder of four members of a Dalit family in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj as shameful and blamed the poor law and order situation under the BJP government for the incident.
33% Muslims, 21% Dalits, 22% Adivasis, 15% OBCs faced discrimination in hospitals in India: Report
About 33% of Muslims, 21% of Dalits, 22 % of Adivasis, and 15% of OBCs in India have experienced discrimination on the basis of their religion and caste in hospitals, according to a survey by NGO Oxfam India.
MP: Dalit man’s hand cut off by upper-caste Hindu employer over wage demands
In the latest episode of caste-based violence in the country, a Dalit labourer Ashok Saket's hand was cut off by his upper-caste Hindu employer when he demanded his wages in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district.
