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IIT Bombay Students, Alumni Request FIR In Dalit Student's Death
At least two students' collectives of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay have requested Maharashtra Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis to direct the police to register an FIR in the death of the first-year student, Darshan Solanki.
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Special Team To Investigate Dalit Student's Suicide At IIT Bombay
Darshan Solanki, who hailed from Ahmedabad in Gujarat and was a first-year student of B Tech (Chemical) course at the IITB, allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the seventh floor of a hostel building located on the campus on February 12.
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Dalit IIT Student Suicide: 3 Student Groups Call For Director's Immediate Resignation
Darshan Solanki had spoken to his sister and aunt about being ostracised by his friends because of his caste, the family told NDTV. However, IIT Bombay has refuted charges that Darshan Solanki faced systemic discrimination.
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Gujarat Congress MLA Demands Special Probe In Dalit IIT Student's Death
Gujarat Congress MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani on Thursday demanded a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the death of a student of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.
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Before Death By Suicide, IIT Student Spoke To Father For 30 Minutes: Cops
Police probing the alleged suicide by an Indian Institute of Technology Bombay student today said he had spoken to his father for around 30 minutes before ending his life, but did not mention anything about facing caste discrimination.
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Teacher Who Beat UP Dalit Teen To Death Arrested
Police said that Ashwini Singh, the accused teacher who was on the run since the death of the 15-year-old Dalit student in Uttar Pradesh, was arrested based on inputs from an informer
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Violent Protests Over Death Of UP Dalit Teen, Accused Teacher On The Run
The death of a 15-year-Dalit boy, who was allegedly beaten by a teacher from his school in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district, has sparked massive protests.
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Tamil Nadu Man, Sentenced To Death For Dalit Son-In-Law's Murder, Freed
Over four years after a 23-year-old Dalit engineering student who married an upper caste woman was hacked to death in Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court today acquitted the woman's father who was given death penalty and modified the death sentence of the five others to life imprisonment.
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Ex-Students Allegedly Planned To Kill Hyderabad University Chief, Arrested
The Andhra Pradesh police on Saturday claimed to have foiled an alleged attempt by the Maoists to kill University of Hyderabad Vice-Chancellor Podile Appa Rao to avenge the death of Dalit student Rohith Vemula two years ago.
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Student's Killing In Allahabad Sparks Uproar In UP Legislative Council
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council today witnessed noisy scenes over the death of a 22-year-old Dalit student in Allahabad and a report in a local Hindi newspaper over the chief minister allegedly linking "samajwad to atankwad".
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At Campus Where Rohith Vemula Died, New Tension For ABVP And Dalit Group
Next week, Hyderabad University will hit a sombre milestone: the second death anniversary of 26-year-old Dalit student Rohith Vemula, who committed suicide on campus after alleging that he was being persecuted by university officials on account of his caste.
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Wife Of Tamil Nadu's Murdered Dalit Man Welcomes Father's Death Sentence
Widowed a year ago on the orders of her father, S Kausalya today welcomed the verdict of a Tamil Nadu court that sentenced him to death. V Sankar, the 23-year-old engineering student Kausalya married against the wishes of her family in July 2015, was killed barely eight months later by men hired by her father.
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In Tamil Nadu Man's Public Killing On Camera, Father-In-Law Gets Death
Six people have been given death penalty for the daylight murder of V Sankar -- the 23-year-old Dalit engineering student who married an upper caste woman -- which took place in March last year. The gruesome murder, captured on local CCTV cameras, had shocked the nation.
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Protests Across Tamil Nadu After Student Who Fought NEET Exam In Supreme Court Kills Self
There are wide-spread protests across Tamil Nadu a day after a 17-year-old Dalit student, who had fought against the common entrance exam for medical colleges in the Supreme Court, committed suicide allegedly after she did not get an admission into a medical college.
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Rohith Vemula 'Frustrated', Lonely, Unappreciated: Report On Suicide
Hyderabad PhD scholar Rohith Vemula committed suicide because he was frustrated over personal reasons, says a judicial commission after investigating the death that led to massive campus protests by students last year.
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IIT Bombay Students, Alumni Request FIR In Dalit Student's Death
At least two students' collectives of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay have requested Maharashtra Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis to direct the police to register an FIR in the death of the first-year student, Darshan Solanki.
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Special Team To Investigate Dalit Student's Suicide At IIT Bombay
Darshan Solanki, who hailed from Ahmedabad in Gujarat and was a first-year student of B Tech (Chemical) course at the IITB, allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the seventh floor of a hostel building located on the campus on February 12.
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Dalit IIT Student Suicide: 3 Student Groups Call For Director's Immediate Resignation
Darshan Solanki had spoken to his sister and aunt about being ostracised by his friends because of his caste, the family told NDTV. However, IIT Bombay has refuted charges that Darshan Solanki faced systemic discrimination.
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Gujarat Congress MLA Demands Special Probe In Dalit IIT Student's Death
Gujarat Congress MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani on Thursday demanded a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the death of a student of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.
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Before Death By Suicide, IIT Student Spoke To Father For 30 Minutes: Cops
Police probing the alleged suicide by an Indian Institute of Technology Bombay student today said he had spoken to his father for around 30 minutes before ending his life, but did not mention anything about facing caste discrimination.
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Teacher Who Beat UP Dalit Teen To Death Arrested
Police said that Ashwini Singh, the accused teacher who was on the run since the death of the 15-year-old Dalit student in Uttar Pradesh, was arrested based on inputs from an informer
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Violent Protests Over Death Of UP Dalit Teen, Accused Teacher On The Run
The death of a 15-year-Dalit boy, who was allegedly beaten by a teacher from his school in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district, has sparked massive protests.
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Tamil Nadu Man, Sentenced To Death For Dalit Son-In-Law's Murder, Freed
Over four years after a 23-year-old Dalit engineering student who married an upper caste woman was hacked to death in Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court today acquitted the woman's father who was given death penalty and modified the death sentence of the five others to life imprisonment.
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Ex-Students Allegedly Planned To Kill Hyderabad University Chief, Arrested
The Andhra Pradesh police on Saturday claimed to have foiled an alleged attempt by the Maoists to kill University of Hyderabad Vice-Chancellor Podile Appa Rao to avenge the death of Dalit student Rohith Vemula two years ago.
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Student's Killing In Allahabad Sparks Uproar In UP Legislative Council
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council today witnessed noisy scenes over the death of a 22-year-old Dalit student in Allahabad and a report in a local Hindi newspaper over the chief minister allegedly linking "samajwad to atankwad".
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At Campus Where Rohith Vemula Died, New Tension For ABVP And Dalit Group
Next week, Hyderabad University will hit a sombre milestone: the second death anniversary of 26-year-old Dalit student Rohith Vemula, who committed suicide on campus after alleging that he was being persecuted by university officials on account of his caste.
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Wife Of Tamil Nadu's Murdered Dalit Man Welcomes Father's Death Sentence
Widowed a year ago on the orders of her father, S Kausalya today welcomed the verdict of a Tamil Nadu court that sentenced him to death. V Sankar, the 23-year-old engineering student Kausalya married against the wishes of her family in July 2015, was killed barely eight months later by men hired by her father.
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In Tamil Nadu Man's Public Killing On Camera, Father-In-Law Gets Death
Six people have been given death penalty for the daylight murder of V Sankar -- the 23-year-old Dalit engineering student who married an upper caste woman -- which took place in March last year. The gruesome murder, captured on local CCTV cameras, had shocked the nation.
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Protests Across Tamil Nadu After Student Who Fought NEET Exam In Supreme Court Kills Self
There are wide-spread protests across Tamil Nadu a day after a 17-year-old Dalit student, who had fought against the common entrance exam for medical colleges in the Supreme Court, committed suicide allegedly after she did not get an admission into a medical college.
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Rohith Vemula 'Frustrated', Lonely, Unappreciated: Report On Suicide
Hyderabad PhD scholar Rohith Vemula committed suicide because he was frustrated over personal reasons, says a judicial commission after investigating the death that led to massive campus protests by students last year.
