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[ZESTCaste] Dalit man beaten to death, allegedly by police in Sonia Gandhi's constituency

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Dalit man beaten to death, allegedly by police in Sonia Gandhi's constituency

Anant Zanane, Updated: November 11, 2011 18:15 IST

Rae Bareli, UP: In Sonia Gandhi's constituency of Rae Bareli, a Dalit
man was reportedly beaten by a female policewoman after which he died.

Last night, Ram Chander, who is 60 years old, was picked up by the
police after his son, Dileep, escaped from police custody. Dileep had
been arrested for kidnapping a teen he wanted to marry and was being
moved to Delhi for a court hearing when he ran away.

Back in his village of Johua Sarki, angry policemen collected Ram
Chander from his home, allegedly upon the instructions of Ranjana
Sacchaan, who is in charge of the local police station. When Ram
Chander was dropped home, he was bleeding profusely. He died a few
hours later.

Ram Chander's relatives blame Ms Sacchaan for his murder.

"The locals have given a complaint against the lady officer - that she
allegedly beat the deceased to death. For the fairness of the
investigation, she has been taken off duty. An FIR has been ordered,"
said Suresh Kumar, the Additional Director General of Law and Order in
UP.

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit man beaten to death, allegedly by police in Sonia Gandhi's constituency

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/dalit-allegedly-beaten-to-death-by-female-cop-148956

Dalit man beaten to death, allegedly by police in Sonia Gandhi's constituency

Anant Zanane, Updated: November 11, 2011 18:15 IST

Rae Bareli, UP: In Sonia Gandhi's constituency of Rae Bareli, a Dalit
man was reportedly beaten by a female policewoman after which he died.

Last night, Ram Chander, who is 60 years old, was picked up by the
police after his son, Dileep, escaped from police custody. Dileep had
been arrested for kidnapping a teen he wanted to marry and was being
moved to Delhi for a court hearing when he ran away.

Back in his village of Johua Sarki, angry policemen collected Ram
Chander from his home, allegedly upon the instructions of Ranjana
Sacchaan, who is in charge of the local police station. When Ram
Chander was dropped home, he was bleeding profusely. He died a few
hours later.

Ram Chander's relatives blame Ms Sacchaan for his murder.

"The locals have given a complaint against the lady officer - that she
allegedly beat the deceased to death. For the fairness of the
investigation, she has been taken off duty. An FIR has been ordered,"
said Suresh Kumar, the Additional Director General of Law and Order in
UP.

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit leader accuses Anna Hazare of ignoring backward classes

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Dalit leader accuses Anna Hazare of ignoring backward classes

Published by: Manas Sen Gupta
Published on: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 at 17:37 IST

New Delhi: Terming Anna Hazare's intention to involve Dalits, tribals
and minorities in the Lokpal institution as "half hearted", Dalit
leader Udit Raj again pushed for a Bahujan Lokpal bill.

Udit Raj claimed Hazare changed his stance after the massive rallies
organised by him. He has been asking for reservation for Dalits and
minorities in the anti-graft ombudsman through his Bahujan Lokpal
bill.

"Anna's call to rope in Dalits and minorities in the Lokpal is half
hearted. Hazare changed his stance after we built up pressure," said
Udit Raj.

The Dalit leader said he will organise a protest rally at the Ramlila
ground in Delhi on November 28 to push his demand.

"If Anna accepts our demands, we will welcome him. We are also
concerned about corruption," said Udit Raj.

Udit Raj, the national chairman of All India Confederation of SC/ST
Organisations, urged Anna Hazare that if he wants to associates
Dalits, tribals, minorities in his movement then he should first talk
about reservation in the Jan Lok Pal Bill for such communities.

Raj said Dalits are apprehensive whether Anna and the government are
concerned about them.

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[ZESTCaste] Divine bonding for Dalits

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Tamil Nadu | Updated Nov 12, 2011 at 12:00pm IST
Divine bonding for Dalits
indianexpress Express News Service , The New Indian Express

MADURAI: Sankaralingam, a 59-year-old Dalit leader at Madurai's
caste-sensitive Uthapuram, literally cried when he stepped into the
Muthala Amman temple in his village on Thursday.
His words summed up his emotions. "Since my childhood my parents
advised me to avoid walking near the Muthala Amman temple, though the
shrine and the arasa maram (Peepal tree) have remained the common
property of the village. I never thought that I would get to enter the
temple in my lifetime. Today, I can't believe that I am inside it," he
said.
Several others belonging to Sankaralingam's ilk such as 69-year-old
Ponnaiya are equally overcome with emotion-filled excitement over the
new-found bonhomie between the Dalits and the dominant Backward Caste
Pillaimars in Uthapuram, who were for years divided by a 'caste
wall.'
All thanks to the peace efforts of Madurai Superintendent of Police
Asra Garg. "It is a good start in the village. We will continue our
engagement with the members of both the communities and make sure the
conducive environment prevails for ever," an optimistic Garg told the
Express.
Uthapuram had infamously hit the headlines three years ago after
members of the CPM-affiliated Untouchability Eradication Front
stumbled upon a 'caste wall' that was built inside the village to
prevent Dalits from entering upper caste streets.
Villagers belonging to the Pillaimar community had erected the wall
after a caste clash had broken out in Uthapuram in 1989.

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