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Over 57,000 Cases Registered For Committing Crimes Against Scheduled Castes In 2023: Data
A total of 57,789 cases were registered in 2023 with regard to crimes against people belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs), with Uttar Pradesh accounting for the highest share at 15,130 cases, according to a report of the NCRB
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7 Women From Scheduled Castes, Tribes Raped Every Day In Madhya Pradesh
In a startling revelation that lays bare the deep-rooted caste and gender-based violence in Indian society, the Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday presented data in the state assembly that shows a disturbing pattern of crimes against women
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Bihar 2nd In Crimes Against Scheduled Caste People: Caste Panel Head
Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), Vijay Sampla on Friday said Bihar ranks in the second position in the country in crimes against SC people and it is a matter of concern.
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Centre's Advisory On Curbing Crimes Against "Weaker Sections Of Society"
Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an advisory to the Chief Secretaries of all states and administrators of all UTs on Friday for the implementation of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, and the Scheduled Tribes(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
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Crime Against Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes Rise 8% In Odisha: Report
Crimes against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes rose by over 8 per cent each in Odisha in 2020 in comparison to the previous year, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
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Crimes Against Scheduled Castes, Tribes Increased In 2019: Government In Rajya Sabha
The government on Wednesday told Rajya Sabha that crimes against members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the country increased by 7.3 per cent and 26.5 per cent respectively in 2019.
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Telangana Teen Set On Fire Allegedly For Rejecting Employer
Even as outrage over the Hathras horror spreads across the country, a 13-year-old girl from a Scheduled Caste community was recently set ablaze in Telangana for reportedly resisting the sexual advances of a man at whose house she worked as a caregiver.
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Atrocities Against Dalits Proof Of Jungle Raj In Uttar Pradesh: Mayawati
Targeting the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government over the deaths of four Dalits in two separate incidents in Agra and Raebareli, Bahujan Samaj Party President Mayawati today said such "atrocities" on members of the schedules castes show that "jungle raj", lawlessness, prevails in the state.
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"We Didn't Incite Anyone To Commit Crime": Top Court vs Centre On Dalit Act
Hearing the centre's request to review its own order, the Supreme Court on Thursday said it was "100 per cent" for the protection of Dalits against atrocities but no one should be "falsely implicated". The government said the court's move in March to make it more difficult to arrest people for crimes against Dalits weakened the law and amounted to ...
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Uttar Pradesh Reports Maximum Cases Of Crime Against Dalits
Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of cases of crime against members of the Schedule Caste community with 8,358 instances in 2015, according to National Crime Records Bureau data.
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Government Scraps Medical Examination For Non-Invasive Sexual Crimes Against SC/ST Women
The government has scrapped an over 20-year-old provision of conducting medical examination in cases of non-invasive sexual harassment like gestures or acts intended to insult the modesty of women and stalking against SC and ST victims to enable them get quicker relief under a new law.
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Crimes Against Dalits, Tribals Up: Home Ministry Tells Parliament
As the Lok Sabha debated Dalit Student Rohith Vemula's suicide and the circumstances that led to it on Wednesday, the Home Ministry told Parliament that crimes against members of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) had shown a "rising trend" between 2013 and 2014.
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Uttar Pradesh May Soon Have Separate Police Stations for SC/STs
With Uttar Pradesh seeing a high rate of crime against SC/ST community members, the state government is mulling a proposal for setting up separate police stations to deal with such cases.
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Law Against Race Attacks in India Soon, Home Ministry Tells NDTV
India may soon have a law against race crimes. The home ministry has decided to add a section on race-related violence and abuse in the Indian Penal Code.
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Over 57,000 Cases Registered For Committing Crimes Against Scheduled Castes In 2023: Data
A total of 57,789 cases were registered in 2023 with regard to crimes against people belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs), with Uttar Pradesh accounting for the highest share at 15,130 cases, according to a report of the NCRB
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7 Women From Scheduled Castes, Tribes Raped Every Day In Madhya Pradesh
In a startling revelation that lays bare the deep-rooted caste and gender-based violence in Indian society, the Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday presented data in the state assembly that shows a disturbing pattern of crimes against women
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Bihar 2nd In Crimes Against Scheduled Caste People: Caste Panel Head
Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), Vijay Sampla on Friday said Bihar ranks in the second position in the country in crimes against SC people and it is a matter of concern.
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Centre's Advisory On Curbing Crimes Against "Weaker Sections Of Society"
Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an advisory to the Chief Secretaries of all states and administrators of all UTs on Friday for the implementation of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, and the Scheduled Tribes(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
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Crime Against Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes Rise 8% In Odisha: Report
Crimes against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes rose by over 8 per cent each in Odisha in 2020 in comparison to the previous year, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
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Crimes Against Scheduled Castes, Tribes Increased In 2019: Government In Rajya Sabha
The government on Wednesday told Rajya Sabha that crimes against members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the country increased by 7.3 per cent and 26.5 per cent respectively in 2019.
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Telangana Teen Set On Fire Allegedly For Rejecting Employer
Even as outrage over the Hathras horror spreads across the country, a 13-year-old girl from a Scheduled Caste community was recently set ablaze in Telangana for reportedly resisting the sexual advances of a man at whose house she worked as a caregiver.
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Atrocities Against Dalits Proof Of Jungle Raj In Uttar Pradesh: Mayawati
Targeting the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government over the deaths of four Dalits in two separate incidents in Agra and Raebareli, Bahujan Samaj Party President Mayawati today said such "atrocities" on members of the schedules castes show that "jungle raj", lawlessness, prevails in the state.
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"We Didn't Incite Anyone To Commit Crime": Top Court vs Centre On Dalit Act
Hearing the centre's request to review its own order, the Supreme Court on Thursday said it was "100 per cent" for the protection of Dalits against atrocities but no one should be "falsely implicated". The government said the court's move in March to make it more difficult to arrest people for crimes against Dalits weakened the law and amounted to ...
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Uttar Pradesh Reports Maximum Cases Of Crime Against Dalits
Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of cases of crime against members of the Schedule Caste community with 8,358 instances in 2015, according to National Crime Records Bureau data.
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Government Scraps Medical Examination For Non-Invasive Sexual Crimes Against SC/ST Women
The government has scrapped an over 20-year-old provision of conducting medical examination in cases of non-invasive sexual harassment like gestures or acts intended to insult the modesty of women and stalking against SC and ST victims to enable them get quicker relief under a new law.
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Crimes Against Dalits, Tribals Up: Home Ministry Tells Parliament
As the Lok Sabha debated Dalit Student Rohith Vemula's suicide and the circumstances that led to it on Wednesday, the Home Ministry told Parliament that crimes against members of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) had shown a "rising trend" between 2013 and 2014.
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Uttar Pradesh May Soon Have Separate Police Stations for SC/STs
With Uttar Pradesh seeing a high rate of crime against SC/ST community members, the state government is mulling a proposal for setting up separate police stations to deal with such cases.
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Law Against Race Attacks in India Soon, Home Ministry Tells NDTV
India may soon have a law against race crimes. The home ministry has decided to add a section on race-related violence and abuse in the Indian Penal Code.
