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Resignation in Protest: MP woman judge quits over elevation of senior she accused of harassment and discrimination
In a powerful act of protest, Judge Aditi Gajendra Sharma resigns after the elevation of a senior she accused of caste-based harassment, calling out the judiciary’s silence, systemic bias, and betrayal of its own ideals
Hathras FIR goes missing from CBI website!
The CBI had lodged an FIR against 4 men under offences covered by the Indian Penal Code and SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for the alleged rape and murder of a Dalit woman on October 11, 2020, but took it off their official website yesterday.
Jharkhand HC pulls up police for shoddy investigation in Giridih rape and murder case
The Court, shocked at the laxity of investigating officers with no progress even after a lapse of 6 months, has ordered for the constitution of SIT to probe the case
Chhattisgarh: It took a suicide attempt by the grieving father of a rape victim, for cops to pay heed
The minor girl had died by suicide, two months ago after being gang-raped by seven men at a wedding in Kondagaon district of Chhattisgarh
Protests persist! Mumbai, Thane continue to decry Hathras atrocity
Despite coronavirus threats, people continue to demand justice for the Hathras victim who hails from the Valmiki community.
Nation comes together demanding justice for Hathras Dalit gang rape victim
Demonstrations and protests held in Delhi, Mumbai and other parts of India
Rape survivor dies by suicide, family allege police inaction
A woman in Madhya Pradesh was sexually assaulted by three people while the country raged against the Hathras case.
It has shocked our conscience: Allahabad HC takes cognisance of Hathras incident
The court has issued notice to DGP, SP of Hathras as well as Additional Chief Secretary and seeks to know if undue advantage of the family’s economic status was taken while dealing in the matter
UP Police now claim that Hathras Dalit victim was not raped!
UP ADG Prashant Kumar, says forensic report confirm that victim wasn’t raped, says action will be taken against ‘misinformation’
Mumbai stands with Hathras victim’s family; demands that UP CM resign
Demanding the resignation of UP CM Yogi Adityanath, citizens of Mumbai observed protests in various parts of the city to condemn the heinous sexual assault of Dalit minor girl.
Why are rapists and ‘upper-caste’ supremacists getting bolder in UP?
Two more raped in 24 hrs; Dalit women, children targeted even after UP CM Adityanath sets up SIT after Hathras horror
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