Caste Abuse
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UP govt orders removal of caste references in police records, public places
Uttar Pradesh | Sep 22, 2025, 03:41 PM ISTIn its September 16 order, the Allahabad High Court directed the Uttar Pradesh government to stop the practice of mentioning a person's caste in police records. The court called the practice a "legal fallacy".
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IIM-Bangalore student Nilay Patel's mysterious death sparks caste discrimination debate
Karnataka | Jan 06, 2025, 08:29 PM ISTNilay, a PG student was found dead on Sunday after he fell from the second floor of the hostel. The police suspected an accidental fall in the preliminary investigation as no suicide note was found near the body.
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Tamil Nadu: Newly-wed couple hacked to death by relatives, two arrested
India | Jun 14, 2022, 04:51 PM ISTThe cops said a thorough and impartial investigation in the case has begun. According to Thanjavur Superintendent of Police, G Ravali Priya, a dispute in the family led to the double murder.
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Rajasthan: 21 booked in Kota for hurling casteist slurs at Dalit groom
India | Jun 12, 2022, 10:22 PM ISTThe incident took place on Friday night when the 'Bindori' (pre-wedding procession) of Sanjeev Meghwal was being taken out on a mare through the lanes in Goyanda village.
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UP: Teacher booked for caste discrimination against students in Amethi
India | Oct 01, 2021, 12:32 PM ISTThe father of the child has alleged that the teacher beats his child up and makes children sit in separate queues for upper castes and Dalits during midday meals.
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Keralite IIT Madras asst prof resigns on caste discrimination, letter goes viral
India | Jul 02, 2021, 02:20 PM ISTAssistant Professor Vipin Puthiyedathveetil in the letter said that he had faced caste discrimination even in his department of Humanities and that OBC's and SC/ST teachers are facing huge discrimination at the premier institute
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Maharashtra: Caste panchayat asks woman to lick spit for second marriage; latter files FIR
India | May 14, 2021, 03:01 PM ISTAccording to the complaint, the incident took place on April 9 at Wadgaon village in Akola, where the caste panchayat was called to take a decision on the second marriage of the victim.
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SC issues notice to Centre over caste bias plea
India | Sep 20, 2019, 01:54 PM ISTA Bench of Justice N.V. Ramana and Justice Ajay Rastogi agreed to examine the plea and has asked the Centre to file a response within four weeks on the plea seeking direction for strict compliance of the University Grants Commission (UGC) regulation of 2012 which restricts such discrimination.
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Stones pelted on Dalit groom for riding horse in procession
India | May 12, 2015, 12:09 PM ISTRatlam: A Dalit groom had to don a helmet during his marriage procession as upper caste locals opposed to the idea of the groom riding a horse pelted stones at him and also took away