Crime Against Dalit

SP MP breaks down over Dalit woman's death; CM Yogi calls it 'theatrics'

Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad broke down before reporters while speaking about the alleged murder of a 22-year-old Dalit woman whose body was found in a canal in Ayodhya on Saturday. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, reacting to Prasad's presser, said the Faizabad MP was engaging in "theatrics" on the issue. Speaking at a poll rally, Adityanath said that some "criminal from the Samajwadi Party" will surely be found involved in the Ayodhya incident. The family members have alleged rape and murder, claiming the woman's eyes were gouged out, her bones broken, and her body bore deep wounds and fractures. Faizabad MP Prasad went to the victim's home to meet the grieving family. Later, at a press conference, the SP leader broke down and said, "I failed to save her." "Let me go to Delhi, to Lok Sabha. I will raise this matter before (PM) Modi. If we don't get justice, I will resign," Prasad said as his colleagues tried to console him. The senior Samajwadi Party leader, invoking Lo

Crimes against tribals, Dalits increased under BJP govt in Raj, says Gehlot

Crimes against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes increased rapidly after the BJP assumed power in Rajasthan, former chief minister Ashok Gehlot said on Monday. He also demanded that Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma himself take cognisance and ensure the safety of Dalits and tribals. Sharing a news report of a crime in Jodhpur's Shergarh, Gehlot said in a post on X, "During our government in Rajasthan, prompt action was taken on crimes against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and the police always stood firmly with the victim. Crimes against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes increased rapidly in the state since the change of government." "Crimes against Dalits and tribals have increased. The crime percentage, which was 32.7 per cent in January 2024, rose to 33.7 per cent in February, 34.1 per cent in March, 19.5 per cent in April, 62.5 per cent in May and 53.37 per cent in June," he said in Hindi. A 40-year-old man was allegedly thrashed by a group of people in Shergarh

Over 1K cases of violence against women reported daily: NCRB's 2022 report

A drop in the national crime rate has not necessarily meant better disposal of such cases in the courts

Crimes against Dalits up by 46.11% since 2013, Adivasis by 48.15%: Kharge

"The continuous oppression of Dalits and tribals exposes the hypocrisy of BJP-RSS as "Sabka Saath"," Kharge said in a post on 'X'

Caste harassment, crimes against women increase in 5 years: NCRB report

Cruelty by husband or his relatives accounted for 38.3 per cent of all crimes against women - the most in this bracket

Chirag Paswan raises issue of 'rising' crimes against Dalits in Bihar in LS

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan on Friday raised in Lok Sabha the issue of alleged rise in crimes, especially against Dalits, in Bihar and said Parliament can't be mum when the state government is maintaining "silence". The Jamui MP noted that a woman and her five-year-old daughter were burnt alive in Arwal after their house was set ablaze by people accused by the mother of trying to sexually assault her. Raising the issue during the Zero Hour, Paswan said the culprits were angry with her, a member of the Paswan community, for complaining to police and alleged that the local administration was hand in glove with them. He said a Paswan woman was gang-raped and killed in Begusarai as he hit out at the state government for its "silence". While acknowledging that law and order is a state subject, he said the Centre should act on its own and order a CBI probe as the people of Bihar are angry at the JD(U)-RJD-Congress government's alleged lack of action. The Lok Sabh

Yet to establish caste angle: Rajasthan panel member on Dalit boy's death

The Rajasthan State Commission for Protection of Child Rights is yet to ascertain whether the death of the nine-year-old Dalit boy in Jalore district was a result of caste-based discrimination, its member said on Saturday. The report of its findings will be submitted to the state government on Monday. It has been widely reported that Indra Kumar Meghwal, a Class III student of Saraswati Vidhya Mandir in Surana village, was allegedly beaten up by his teacher Chail Singh on July 20 for touching a drinking water pot and he succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on August 14. Shiv Bhagwan Naga, an RSCPCR member, who visited Surana village in Jalore on August 17, said according to fellow students, teacher Singh had slapped Meghwal and another student for "fighting over a drawing book", as a result of which he suffered injuries in his ear and eye. "I visited the boy's school and home. I spoke to many of the students, teachers and local people apart from the family

Govt not serious about crimes against Dalits in BJP-ruled states: Raj Cong

Rajasthan Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra alleged that there was a rise in atrocities against women and Dalits in BJP-ruled states but the central government was not serious about curbing them

SC/ST Act: SC ruling to have bad effect on reporting crimes against Dalits

The BJP government has no option but to support a review of the March 20 judgement lest it turns into a political hot potato ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections