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Caste Atrocity in 2025: Normalisation, neglect and the crisis of accountability

In 2025, between January and June alone, CJP recorded 113 incidents of caste atrocities on Dalit individuals across different states in India worst offending states were Uttar Pradesh (34 cases), Madhya Pradesh (15), and Tamil Nadu (8) while 962 reported land conflicts affect tribal populaces; of these 116 conflicts are in the Conservatory and Forestry sector, with 459,735 people currently affected.

Rajasthan: All you need to know about the Karauli violence

Curfew extended till April 10, as many as 23 arrested out of the 44 identified, but conspirators BJP Mayor’s husband Rajaram Gurjar, Matloob Ahamad are still absconding

14 Kashmiri Pandits, Hindus killed in Kashmir Valley after Article 370 removed: MHA

Ministry of Home Affairs told Rajya Sabha that 34 members of minority communities were killed in the Valley, “in terrorist related incidents” since 2017

Outfit named Kashmir Freedom Fighters claims responsibility for Choutigam attack 

A Kashmiri Pandit was shot at; J&K Police, reportedly said the KFF is a “fringe groups of Lashkar" 

This is what we feared: Sanjay Tickoo on the rising attacks in Kashmir since March

Kashmiri Pandits had warned that The Kashmir Files movie made them and others who lived in the UT more vulnerable; appeals for enhanced security have fallen on deaf ears

WB: TMC’s Bhadu Sheikh’s murder incites arson, at least 8 dead

The incident is fast gaining a political colour with the Opposition decrying the ruling regime and the latter refusing any internal conflicts

Shivamogga: 20 injured in violence during Bajrang Dal member’s funeral

Vehicles were set on fire and public property destroyed when miscreants resorted to stone-pelting

Dalits and Adivasis suffered violence and discrimination even in 2021

Though most of these attacks emerge from societal prejudices and historic alienation, a dispensation that has encouraged a state of impunity to targeted crimes of the most marginalised has made matters more acute

Zewan militant attack: 3 dead, 11 cops injured

In 2021, as many as 20 policemen were killed in militant attacks in the Valley; two days ago, militants killed two policemen in Bandipore

Army tried to hide bodies: Nagaland DGP’s report

After killing mine workers near Oting village, security forces put the bodies in a truck, covered it with tarp and tried to whisk them away, but villagers intervened

Security forces gun down 13 civilians in Nagaland

Gov’t issues feeble “non-apology”, bad intel blamed; bandh call across state as protesters attack Assam Rifles camp

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