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"Leave My Parents Alone...": Appeal Of Murdered Dalit Techie's Girlfriend
The young woman from a so-called upper caste community in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli - whose parents and brother are accused of killing her Dalit boyfriend - appealed for their safety in a video released Thursday.
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Tamil Nadu Dalit Techie Murder: Case Transferred To Crime Branch Amid Outrage
The Tamil Nadu police have transferred the case involving the alleged honour killing of Dalit techie Kavin Selvaganesh to the Crime Branch - CID for a "fair and independent investigation".
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Six Arrested For Assaulting, Urinating On Two Dalit Men In Tamil Nadu
Six people were arrested for allegedly assaulting, stripping and urinating on two Scheduled Caste men from the district, police said on Thursday. The men were also robbed.
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In Historic Move, Over 200 Dalits Defy 'Ban' To Enter Tamil Nadu Temple
The dominant communities were reluctant, saying the communities agreed to pray at different temples decades ago, and no change in that so-called tradition is required now.
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Tamil Nadu Dishonour Killings Reek Of Political Patronage, Allege Activists
Activists allege Tamil Nadu governments have gone soft on the perpetrators of alleged Dalit killings for political gains.
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Tamil Nadu Dishonour Killing Accused Yuvraj Sent to 5-Day Police Custody
Yuvaraj, the prime accused in the suspicious death of a Dalit man Gokulraj has been remanded to a five-day police custody by a court in the Namakkal district of Tami Nadu.
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Killed for Talking to Upper Caste Girl? Clues on Engineer's Death in CCTV Footage
A young engineer in Tamil Nadu, who was found dead on railway tracks on Wednesday afternoon, is seen being dragged away by a group of men in CCTV footage retrieved by the police.
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17-year old girl allegedly killed by two brothers for relation with a Dalit boy
A 17-year-old girl was allegedly murdered by her two brothers for her relation with a Dalit boy in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, police said.
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Ilavarasan: 'Killed' by politics?
On July 4, the body of a young Dalit boy, Ilavarasan, was found on the tracks in Dharmapuri, northern Tamil Nadu. Initially reported as a suicide, his family and Dalit groups suspected murder by upper caste groups.
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Tamil Nadu: Dead Dalit husband's family seeks second autopsy
A second post-mortem report has been demanded by the family of Ilavarasan, whose inter-caste marriage had led to riots in his village in Tamil Nadu. The first report had revealed the 21-year-old died of a head injury. He was found dead near a railway track on Thursday near his village in western Tamil Nadu.
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Eight Dalit huts set ablaze in Tamil Nadu
A group of persons set ablaze eight huts and ransacked an equal number in a Dalit colony at Pacharapalayam village in the district following a clash between caste Hindus and Dalits triggered by the teasing of a non-Dalit girl.
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Fence separating Dalits from village stays but thoroughfare provided
50 Dalit families in Velayuthapuram who were all set to be integrated with the rest of their village in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin district have got partial relief this evening. The 30 feet long, eight feet high fence that had been erected by the upper caste Rettiars to cordon off this colony of poor workers, six years ago "has not been removed", as e...
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Dalit leader hacked to death in front of his house
A Dalit leader was today hacked to death by some unidentified persons in front of his residence at Nandavanapatti area here, police said.
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100 Dalits arrested for trying to enter temple
A hundred Dalits were arrested after they tried to enter a temple in the Madurai district of Tamil Nadu on Monday morning.The Dalits were being led by a CPM politician into a temple in Uthapuram village.Anticipating trouble between the Dalits and upper caste village, the police had imposed Section 144 which bans any gathering of more than four peop...
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Dalit land grab: Tamil Nadu Govt takes action
Pachiammal's family has been fighting in court for what has been their land for two generations. They received the two-acre plot from the government, back in 1885, under the Panchami Scheme. The scheme was brought in by the British during their rule over the Madras Presidency to empower Schedule Caste landless farmers. Some years ago, it ...
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"Leave My Parents Alone...": Appeal Of Murdered Dalit Techie's Girlfriend
The young woman from a so-called upper caste community in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli - whose parents and brother are accused of killing her Dalit boyfriend - appealed for their safety in a video released Thursday.
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Tamil Nadu Dalit Techie Murder: Case Transferred To Crime Branch Amid Outrage
The Tamil Nadu police have transferred the case involving the alleged honour killing of Dalit techie Kavin Selvaganesh to the Crime Branch - CID for a "fair and independent investigation".
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Six Arrested For Assaulting, Urinating On Two Dalit Men In Tamil Nadu
Six people were arrested for allegedly assaulting, stripping and urinating on two Scheduled Caste men from the district, police said on Thursday. The men were also robbed.
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In Historic Move, Over 200 Dalits Defy 'Ban' To Enter Tamil Nadu Temple
The dominant communities were reluctant, saying the communities agreed to pray at different temples decades ago, and no change in that so-called tradition is required now.
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Tamil Nadu Dishonour Killings Reek Of Political Patronage, Allege Activists
Activists allege Tamil Nadu governments have gone soft on the perpetrators of alleged Dalit killings for political gains.
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Tamil Nadu Dishonour Killing Accused Yuvraj Sent to 5-Day Police Custody
Yuvaraj, the prime accused in the suspicious death of a Dalit man Gokulraj has been remanded to a five-day police custody by a court in the Namakkal district of Tami Nadu.
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Killed for Talking to Upper Caste Girl? Clues on Engineer's Death in CCTV Footage
A young engineer in Tamil Nadu, who was found dead on railway tracks on Wednesday afternoon, is seen being dragged away by a group of men in CCTV footage retrieved by the police.
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17-year old girl allegedly killed by two brothers for relation with a Dalit boy
A 17-year-old girl was allegedly murdered by her two brothers for her relation with a Dalit boy in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, police said.
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Ilavarasan: 'Killed' by politics?
On July 4, the body of a young Dalit boy, Ilavarasan, was found on the tracks in Dharmapuri, northern Tamil Nadu. Initially reported as a suicide, his family and Dalit groups suspected murder by upper caste groups.
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Tamil Nadu: Dead Dalit husband's family seeks second autopsy
A second post-mortem report has been demanded by the family of Ilavarasan, whose inter-caste marriage had led to riots in his village in Tamil Nadu. The first report had revealed the 21-year-old died of a head injury. He was found dead near a railway track on Thursday near his village in western Tamil Nadu.
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Eight Dalit huts set ablaze in Tamil Nadu
A group of persons set ablaze eight huts and ransacked an equal number in a Dalit colony at Pacharapalayam village in the district following a clash between caste Hindus and Dalits triggered by the teasing of a non-Dalit girl.
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Fence separating Dalits from village stays but thoroughfare provided
50 Dalit families in Velayuthapuram who were all set to be integrated with the rest of their village in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin district have got partial relief this evening. The 30 feet long, eight feet high fence that had been erected by the upper caste Rettiars to cordon off this colony of poor workers, six years ago "has not been removed", as e...
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Dalit leader hacked to death in front of his house
A Dalit leader was today hacked to death by some unidentified persons in front of his residence at Nandavanapatti area here, police said.
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100 Dalits arrested for trying to enter temple
A hundred Dalits were arrested after they tried to enter a temple in the Madurai district of Tamil Nadu on Monday morning.The Dalits were being led by a CPM politician into a temple in Uthapuram village.Anticipating trouble between the Dalits and upper caste village, the police had imposed Section 144 which bans any gathering of more than four peop...
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Dalit land grab: Tamil Nadu Govt takes action
Pachiammal's family has been fighting in court for what has been their land for two generations. They received the two-acre plot from the government, back in 1885, under the Panchami Scheme. The scheme was brought in by the British during their rule over the Madras Presidency to empower Schedule Caste landless farmers. Some years ago, it ...
