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Uttar Pradesh: Mohammad Salman posed as Hindu man, abducted, raped and assaulted Dalit Hindu girl, sentenced to life – Exclusive details

Special SC/ST court in Barabanki sentenced Mohammad Salman to life imprisonment for raping a Dalit girl, attempting forced religious conversion, and hurling casteist abuses. Notably, Salman got in touch with her posing as a Hindu man “Sumit Kanojia"

Andhra Pradesh: High Court slams converted Christian pastor for misusing SC-ST Act, says cannot play both sides and use the act for personal gain

Andhra Pradesh High Court stated that SC/ST Act do not apply to those who have converted to other religions.

Kerala: Pathanamthitta District Court sentence Noufal to life imprisonment for raping Dalit COVID patient in ambulance

The victim also tried to commit suicide due to the mental trauma. During the bail hearing of the convict, the victim herself strongly opposed bail. The prosecution pointed out that the sexual molestation incident destroyed the entire psychology of the victim and pushed her into a deep emotional crisis.

Lucknow Advocate gets 7-year jail term for filing a false case under SC/ST Act, had previously filed 10 similar cases: Exclusive details from the...

Justice Vivekanand Sharan Tripathi held Sahdev guilty of misusing the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act to settle a personal land dispute.

Uttar Pradesh: Monish and Arish molest Dalit minor, hurl casteist slurs and carry out mob attack on victim’s family with hot oil and sticks

When the family members confronted the accused, they attacked them with hot oil, batons, stones and sharp weapons.

Jodhpur: Dalit minor boy brutally assaulted, vehicle keys stabbed into his head by Muslims who were outraged over a water balloon

A water balloon was allegedly tossed at the Muslim accused by the minor boy which infuriated them.

Abusive word used means ‘son of prostitute’, not A casteist slur: Kerala HC grants anticipatory bail to man booked under SC/ST Act

"Going by the dictionary meaning, the word means son of a prostitute. That being so, the learned counsel for the appellant/A3 is right in saying that the same is not a casteist slur," the court noted.

Gang-rape of Dalit athlete for 5 years by 64 accused in Kerala: Abuse began at the age of 13 by her friend who then...

Out of the 59 accused mentioned in the FIRs filed in the gang rape of Dalit athlete by 64 accused for 5 years, 44 have been arrested

Madhya Pradesh High Court judge raises concern over misuse of SC/ST Act, says brokers get involved in such cases for compensation

During a division-bench workshop on the SC/ST Act and its implementation held in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh High Court judge Vivek Agarwal raised concerns over the rampant misuse of this Act.

‘Bhangi’, ‘Neech’, ‘Bhikhari’ and ‘Mangani’ are not caste names: Rajasthan HC quashes SC/ST Act case against four men

The incident was brought to court after the police found no evidence to support the charges and filed a negative report.

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