Dalit Torture

Jagadeesha Gowda, a staunch BJP supporter in Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru district, has been accused of keeping 16 Dalit people locked up for days in his coffee plantation.

Two men were tortured and killed at Peddanahalli village in Karnataka's Tumkuru on Thursday night. Their bodies were found today on the outskirts of the village. The police said they had criminal records and were out on bail.

A shocking viral video of a man mercilessly thrashing a Dalit minor girl in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi has triggered outrage, prompting the police to register a case and make an arrest.

A 22-year-old Dalit man was allegedly held captive and tortured by four people, who also inserted an iron rod in his rectum, on suspicion that he was having an affair with a girl of their family, police said on Friday.

The four accused in the alleged gang-rape and torture of a young Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras in September were today charged by the CBI of gang-rape and murder, over three months after the incident that triggered outrage across across the nation.

A Dalit family in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri, alleging torture by relatives of a state minister for not having voted for the BJP, has been camping outside the district police chief's office seeking justice.

The four accused in the alleged gang rape and torture of a young Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras in September will undergo a lie-detector test and brain mapping today.

The Uttar Pradesh government today requested the Supreme Court t to monitor the CBI probe into the alleged gang rape and torture in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras of a 20-year-old Dalit woman, who died at a hospital in Delhi last month, adding that the state government is "committed to provide complete security to victims' family and witnesses".

The CBI today began probe into the alleged gang rape and torture of a 20-year-old Dalit woman, who died at a hospital in Delhi last month two weeks after the savage assault that triggered massive outrage across the country.

Amid tight security, the family of the 20-year-old woman - allegedly gang raped and tortured in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras will today appear before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court. The woman died at a hospital in Delhi last month, two weeks after the alleged torture that triggered widespread outrage.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who had visited Hathras in Uttar Pradesh last week amid outrage over the alleged gang rape of a 20-year-old woman, this morning attacked Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a tweet. The brutal torture of the 20-year-old Dalit woman has triggered nationwide outrage; she died at a hospital in Delhi last month.

The main accused in the alleged gang rape and torture of a young Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras has written to the Uttar Pradesh police, claiming that he and the three other accused are being framed in the case and sought "justice" for the four men. He also accused the woman's mother and brother of torturing her.

A Special Investigation Team or SIT inquiring into the alleged gang rape and torture of a young Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras has been given 10 more days to deliver its findings. The team was to submit its report today but has been given an extension on the orders of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a top official said today.

A Special Investigation Team or SIT probing the alleged gang rape and torture in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras of a young Dalit woman, who died last week, reached her village this morning. The probe panel, formed by the Yogi Adityanath government, visited the scene of the crime and the cremation, and is likely to submit its report tomorrow.

It is the Uttar Pradesh government's responsibility to protect the family of the alleged gang rape victim, said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after meeting with the family in Hathras. Mr Gandhi, along with party general secretary and sister, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, spoke with the family of the 20-year-old Dalit woman who died in Delhi after allegedly...

Jagadeesha Gowda, a staunch BJP supporter in Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru district, has been accused of keeping 16 Dalit people locked up for days in his coffee plantation.

Two men were tortured and killed at Peddanahalli village in Karnataka's Tumkuru on Thursday night. Their bodies were found today on the outskirts of the village. The police said they had criminal records and were out on bail.

A shocking viral video of a man mercilessly thrashing a Dalit minor girl in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi has triggered outrage, prompting the police to register a case and make an arrest.

A 22-year-old Dalit man was allegedly held captive and tortured by four people, who also inserted an iron rod in his rectum, on suspicion that he was having an affair with a girl of their family, police said on Friday.

The four accused in the alleged gang-rape and torture of a young Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras in September were today charged by the CBI of gang-rape and murder, over three months after the incident that triggered outrage across across the nation.

A Dalit family in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri, alleging torture by relatives of a state minister for not having voted for the BJP, has been camping outside the district police chief's office seeking justice.

The four accused in the alleged gang rape and torture of a young Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras in September will undergo a lie-detector test and brain mapping today.

The Uttar Pradesh government today requested the Supreme Court t to monitor the CBI probe into the alleged gang rape and torture in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras of a 20-year-old Dalit woman, who died at a hospital in Delhi last month, adding that the state government is "committed to provide complete security to victims' family and witnesses".

The CBI today began probe into the alleged gang rape and torture of a 20-year-old Dalit woman, who died at a hospital in Delhi last month two weeks after the savage assault that triggered massive outrage across the country.

Amid tight security, the family of the 20-year-old woman - allegedly gang raped and tortured in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras will today appear before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court. The woman died at a hospital in Delhi last month, two weeks after the alleged torture that triggered widespread outrage.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who had visited Hathras in Uttar Pradesh last week amid outrage over the alleged gang rape of a 20-year-old woman, this morning attacked Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a tweet. The brutal torture of the 20-year-old Dalit woman has triggered nationwide outrage; she died at a hospital in Delhi last month.

The main accused in the alleged gang rape and torture of a young Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras has written to the Uttar Pradesh police, claiming that he and the three other accused are being framed in the case and sought "justice" for the four men. He also accused the woman's mother and brother of torturing her.

A Special Investigation Team or SIT inquiring into the alleged gang rape and torture of a young Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras has been given 10 more days to deliver its findings. The team was to submit its report today but has been given an extension on the orders of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a top official said today.

A Special Investigation Team or SIT probing the alleged gang rape and torture in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras of a young Dalit woman, who died last week, reached her village this morning. The probe panel, formed by the Yogi Adityanath government, visited the scene of the crime and the cremation, and is likely to submit its report tomorrow.

It is the Uttar Pradesh government's responsibility to protect the family of the alleged gang rape victim, said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after meeting with the family in Hathras. Mr Gandhi, along with party general secretary and sister, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, spoke with the family of the 20-year-old Dalit woman who died in Delhi after allegedly...