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From treating Adivasi communities to being branded an instigator: Odisha jails doctor Randall Sequeira
Arrested in a case in which his name did not figure in the original FIR, Dr Randall Sequeira faces serious criminal charges amid an intensifying crackdown on Adivasi communities resisting bauxite mining in Odisha
Do not file FIR on “third party” complaint under SC/ST Act, without approval: Punjab & Haryana HC
The court issued a direction to the Punjab DGP to instruct all districts that approval of District Attorney should be sought before filing such complaints on the instance of third parties
Jashn-e-trolling: What does the festive season mean for bhakts?
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K’taka: Right-wing goons forcibly shut down meat shops; vandalise Muslim couple’s chicken shop
The incident took place near Belagavi and the police refused to lodge FIR in the matter forcing the complainant to reach a compromise with the attackers, who continue to harass them even now
Hate Watch: Right-Wing group sing bhajans in Karnataka church as “protest”
Archbishop of Bengaluru had warned against such vigilante after Karnataka’s Backward & Minority Welfare Department proposed a survey of “Christian missionaries and places of worship”
Hate Watch: Teacher flogs Class 12 Dalit boy in class, video goes viral
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Kundli murder: NCSC Chief writes to Punjab DGP over villagers denying last rites to Dalit victim
On October 15, a Dalit labourer’s mutilated body was found at the Kundli border and the Nihang community accused him of disrespecting the Guru Granth Sahib
Bombay court convicts man for sexual harassment in one of the shortest trials!
The case was registered on September 28 and the court delivered its verdict on October 5
‘Zero tolerance for communal violence’: Dhaka Tribune editorial
'Our society as a whole continues to harbour hostilities between different communities'
Is Madhya Pradesh steadily turning into a communal hot bed?
A curfew has been imposed in Sendhwa, following communal clashes between two communities, as the state continues reporting communal crimes
Haryana: “Upper castes” booked for social boycott of 150 Dalit families
The "upper castes" were trying to build pressure upon the Dalits to withdraw a case that was filed against one of them
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