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Allahabad High Court acquits Brahmin man who spent 20 years in jail on false charges of rape and SC/ST Act due to ‘sorry state...

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The Allahabad High Court also expressed sadness over the 'sorry state of affairs' that contributed to the man's two decade imprisonment
Crime

Nearly 40% of cases filed under SC/ST act, 39% cases for atrocities against women in 2020 were fake: Rajasthan Police

OpIndia Staff -
Nearly 25 per cent or 47,481 cases of the total 1.93 lakh cases were found to be fake in Rajasthan in 2020, the police informed.
Crime

Hathras Case: The victim and accused Sandeep Singh were romantically involved, says CBI charge sheet

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The CBI has reportedly stated that the accused Sandeep Singh was angry after the victim stopped talking to him in March 2020.
Opinions

Reservations for SC Christians: How it could affect the prospects of Dalit Hindus

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There have been several calls for the inclusion of Dalit Christians in the reservation system meant for SC/St and OBC communities.
Law

SC makes scathing observations against indiscriminate use of SC/ST act, says not all insults can attract the stringent act: Read what Court said

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The Supreme Court pointed out that the intention to humiliate such a person for his caste must exist for a case to be made out under SC/ST act.
News Reports

Saharanpur Riots: Former Social Welfare Principal Secretary and District Magistrate booked under sedition charges for violating provisions of SC/ST Act

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Ex DM Alok Pandey and Social Weldare Principal Secretary Manoj Kumar booked under sedition charges for not granting SC-ST Act benefits to SC victims
News Reports

Touch my feet and apologise: Neighbour slaps SC/ST act after children’s scuffle becomes ugly, sets ex-army man’s wife on fire

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In the incident, the wife of a retired Army officer was burnt alive in the Pushpanjali eco-city colony in Tajganj area, Agra
News Reports

Karnataka: Days after son arrested for sexually harassing a Dalit woman, SDPI leader participates in protests against Hathras incident

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Days after arrest of Md Faizal in sexual assault case, his father & SDPI leader Abdul Salmara participated in protests against Hathras case
News Reports

Dalit organisation lodges a complaint with MHA seeking an FIR against AIMPLB for intimidating and hurting the faith of Hindu Dalits

OpIndia Staff -
AIMPLB had issued a menacing threat yesterday hinting at converting the Ram temple back into a mosque
Cricket

Cricketer Yuvraj Singh attacked over casteist remark on Yuzvendra Chahal, netizens demand apology

OpIndia Staff -
A couple of month old video clip has emerged on social media where cricketer Yuvraj Singh was seen using a derogatory term for fellow cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal.
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