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SC seeks response from Haryana govt on plight of Dalits
STAFF WRITER 13:2 HRS IST
New Delhi, May 31 (PTI) The Supreme Court today sought a response from
the Haryana government on reports that 150 Dalit families had fled
Hissar district and that two of them had been killed by upper caste
Jat community members.
Terming the incident as extremely serious, a bench of Justices G S
Singhvi and C K Prasad asked the district Commissioner to appear in
person with all relevant details at the next date of hearing.
The apex court passed the direction on a PIL filed by the some of the
affected persons seeking action against the alleged culprits and
protection and rehabilitation of the aggrieved families.
On April 21, a 70-year-old Dalit man and his 18-year-old
physically-challenged daughter were burnt alive in Mirchpur village in
Hissar district.
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