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Kerala toddler murder: Post-mortem reveals 91 injuries from months of torture by mother’s live-in partner Ashkar, mother charged for ignoring fatal abuse

OpIndia Staff -
A post-mortem has revealed 91 injuries on an 18-month-old boy beaten to death by his mother’s live-in partner, Ashkar, in Kerala.
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Alleged incident inside house, fight with own brothers over property dispute not offence under SC/ST Act: SC quashes case where family members tried to...

Rukma Rathore -
"The necessary ingredient of occurrence of the incident in a place within public view was conspicuously absent," the Supreme Court stated.
Crime

No relief for Jalaluddin aka ‘Chhangur Baba’: Lucknow NIA court rejects discharge petition, frames charges against him in illegal conversion case

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A Lucknow NIA court has rejected the discharge plea of Jalaluddin aka Chhangur Baba, framing charges of treason, gang rape, and fraud.
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The Wire demands reservations for ‘Dalit Christians’, attacks the Supreme Court’s verdict, accuses BJP of playing politics: The autopsy of a flawed argument

Rukma Rathore -
"In this context, the Supreme Court’s judgement has added to the fears among Dalit Christians," The Wire charged.
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‘Tear your blouses, file false cases against rivals’: Viral video of Idukki Congress leader CP Mathew sparks controversy in Kerala

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A political row has erupted in Kerala after a viral video showed Congress leader CP Mathew advising workers to file false cases.
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Bombay HC quashes 16-year-old SC/ST case as an ‘act of vengeance’: How a woman filed three cases against Mumbai professor for questioning reservation eligibility

Amit Kelkar -
When a credentials dispute leads to three SC/ST cases, each failing on legal grounds, it raises serious concerns about misuse, something the Bombay HC has now explicitly flagged as harassment through legal process.
Crime

Uttam Nagar murder: Police book mob that lynched Tarun under SC/ST Act, MCD bulldozes property of one killer

OpIndia Staff -
Tensions remain high in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar following the murder of 26-year-old Tarun Butolia over a Holi dispute.
Crime

Karnataka: Steven Monteiro and his son assault a minor Dalit boy, threaten and abuse with casteist slurs for talking to a girl, arrested

OpIndia Staff -
The underage boy belonged to the Bakuda caste and hence SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act was slapped against Monteiro and his son.
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Uttar Pradesh: Bulandshahr police book Village Head Moin and 63 others for attacking Dalit Hindus during Kuaan Poojan and Jagran over DJ music, 12...

Anurag -
FIR registered under BNS and SC ST Act on complaint of Akash Kumar after Muslim men entered the Dalit family’s home, assaulted women and used casteist abuses. Police have deployed additional force in the village.
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Uttar Pradesh: FIR filed against youth for harassing girl and threatening false case under SC/ST Act, counter case filed against the girl’s family under...

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Police in the Munderva area of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh have registered cases against two sides following a dispute that escalated into mutual...
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