Friday, April 26, 2024

Topic: Walayar

I am asking vote for justice: Dalit mother who contests against Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

A voter in Dharmadam constituency in Kannur district who is an auto driver I met, shared some of his observations from the ground regarding the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections. According to him, people listens to Bhagyavathi, responds to her and are identifying her candidature as a real battle. Bhagyavathi, a mother of the two Dalit girls found raped and dead in Walayar in Palakkad district under suspicious circumstances in 2017, is contesting polls against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

Death of Dalit siblings in Kerala: HC sets aside acquittal of accused, orders re trial

The Kerala High Court on Monday ordered re-trial in the case relating to the rape-death of two minor Dalit siblings in Walayar, Palakkad district in Kerala.