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Dalits

News Reports

Dalit converting to Christianity and Islam not eligible for reservation benefits: Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

OpIndia Staff - 12 February, 2021

The Union Law Minister was responding to a question in Rajya Sabha when he asserted that only Dalits from Indic faiths will be eligible to receive reservation benefits. The Supreme Court had upheld the same in 2015.

Politics

David vs Goliath: When Baby Kumari, a Dalit woman from Bihar, took on billionaire Rihanna

OpIndia Staff - 3 February, 2021

While most 'liberals' cheered Rihanna, Mia Khalifa, Greta Thunberg and others, there were some who questioned her locus standi. Amongst them was Baby Kumari from Bihar.

Crime

Barabanki: Family wanted to get rid of mentally disabled girl, so killed her and created the story of rape and murder

OpIndia Staff - 26 January, 2021

The brother of the victim had strangulated her while the mother held her legs down. The brother had also hit her on the private parts to make it look like rape, the police said.

Crime

Nearly 40% of cases filed under SC/ST act, 39% cases for atrocities against women in 2020 were fake: Rajasthan Police

OpIndia Staff - 20 January, 2021

Nearly 25 per cent or 47,481 cases of the total 1.93 lakh cases were found to be fake in Rajasthan in 2020, the police informed.

Social Media

‘Madam Chief Minister’ poster row: Bhim Sena threatens to cut off Richa Chadha’s tongue, actress apologises for poster

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2021

The poster of 'Madam Chief Minister' showed Richa Chadha holding a broom. Many have called it an offensive stereotyping of the Dalit community.

News Reports

Dalit Rights body seeks NCPCR intervention in the alleged forced drug/porn addiction of Dalit children by goons under Congress MLA Aslam Shaikh

OpIndia Staff - 13 January, 2021

The Dalit Rights body has alleged goons of Malwani MLA Aslam Shaikh are allegedly forcing children of Dalits into drug and porn addiction

News Reports

Kerala HC sets aside trial court judgment acquitting accused in the Walayar minor sisters’ rape case, orders re-trial

OpIndia Staff - 6 January, 2021

Setting aside the acquittal of the accused, the Kerala HC has asked the Walayar rape case accused to surrender before the trial court

News Reports

Muslim ruffians allegedly associated with Maha cabinet minister accused of encroaching Hindu houses in Mumbai’s Malwani: Details

OpIndia Staff - 4 January, 2021

BJP Mumbai President Mangal Prabhat Lodha visited Malwani to meet with the residents and take stock of the situation

News Reports

Tamil Nadu: Christian Pastor kidnaps a 13-year-old tribal girl from a hamlet in Tiruvannamalai, absconding for weeks

OpIndia Staff - 20 December, 2020

The 49-year-old Christian pastor identified as Jayaraj, was camping in Perungattur, a tribal hamlet in the Jawadhu hills of TN.

News Reports

Dalit man beaten to death for ‘touching food’ in MP? Contrary reports emerge that suggest he was beaten for molesting woman

OpIndia Staff - 10 December, 2020

Various media outlets like ANI, Times of India, Zee News Hindi, India Today, NDTV, Scroll.in etc, have claimed that the Dalit man was killed due to his caste

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