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Inside the SSP’s Office: Allegations of beatings, torture & police impunity against farmer leaders in Meerut, UP

Digvijay Bhati and Mohit Jatav allege they were beaten, tied up and humiliated inside police premises; the allegations come weeks after the Meerut police faced scrutiny over its crackdown on protests demanding justice for a Dalit woman

SC directs Aadhaar cards be issued to sex workers without insisting on the residential proof

Court asks UIDAI to maintain the confidentiality of sex workers’ data in the Aadhaar card issuance process

Bhima Koregaon: Accused Sagar Gorkhe goes on hunger strike against jail authorities

Accused alleges harassment by jail authorities and denial of basic facilities, Co-accused Gautam Navlakha seeks special court’s permission to use a mosquito net

Sanitary napkin distribution stopped in Delhi gov’t schools, HC expresses disappointment

Court holds that cancellation of tender is not sufficient reason to discontinue the facility; issues notice to Delhi government

Assam: UAPA charges filed against family of fisherman who was killed in police custody

The fisherman’s wife and daughter now face charges for allegedly burning down the police station

Kerala court convicts husband in Vismaya Dowry death case

The death of Vismaya had triggered a strong protest in Kerala against dowry and domestic violence

Bengaluru Police raid, tear down homes of Bengali Muslim migrants

Demanding proof of nationality, police destroy Muslim migrant property but not that of Hindu migrants

Gyanvapi case: Varanasi district court to hear application on maintainability of suit on May 26

Court gives both parties seven days to file objections to the Commission report on the video survey

AMSU’s Mrinal Shome released, but another leader detained

Police have offered no explanation for either detainment

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