Why A 79-Year-Old Former Police Officer & Dalit Human Rights Defender Faces Attempted Murder Charges

After a protest for land rights in Gorakhpur on 10 October 2023, the Uttar Pradesh police arrested 10 activists, mostly Dalit, including Sarwan Ram Darapuri despite little evidence of any overt violence at the gathering. Even though videos show police officers were present and listened to demands of an acre of land for marginalised communities, the protestors face charges of attempt to murder and criminal conspiracy.

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https://article-14.com/post/why-a-79-year-old-former-police-officer-dalit-human-rights-defender-faces-attempted-murder-charges-6535e7652e924

CM Yogi Adityanath directs police to act against 'pro-Palestine' statements, posts on social media

The chief minister's directive came close on the heels of an 'anti-Israel’ march in the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) campus a few days back.

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https://www.deccanherald.com/india/uttar-pradesh/cm-yogi-adityanath-directs-police-to-act-against-pro-palestine-statements-posts-on-social-media-2725964

Dr Kafeel Khan releases Tamil version of his book, says won't remain a mute spectator

“I read a lot in jail. Until then I did not bother to know why Gauri Lankesh was killed, or why there is so much poison based on caste on religion. My whole life I had only studied medical books,” says Dr Kafeel Khan.

https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/dr-kafeel-khan-releases-tamil-version-his-book-says-wont-remain-mute-spectator-181896

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Want to leave the country, not safe for us: Train shootout victim's kin

The gunning down of passengers on the Jaipur-Mumbai Superfast Express by an on-duty Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable has driven the family of one of the victims to make a decision to leave the country for good.

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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/want-to-leave-the-country-not-safe-for-us-train-shootout-victims-kin/articleshow/102664692.cms

Could’ve Been My Dad, Writes a Muslim Woman About the Mumbai Train Shooting

"We have to prove our patriotism time and again," wrote Sarah Hashmi as communal violence gripped Haryana last week.

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https://www.thequint.com/opinion/being-a-muslim-in-india-gurgaon-nuh-communal-violence-rpf-constable-shooting-news-today

Four Times More People Killed in 'Police Action' Under Adityanath Than Akhilesh Yadav

From the period 2017-18 to 2021-2022, Adityanath's first term, 162 persons were killed in "police action", while 41 persons were killed in that way from 2012 to 2017.

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https://thewire.in/rights/up-four-times-more-people-killed-in-police-action-under-adityanath-than-akhilesh-yadav

Chetan Singh, accused in deadly train shootings, booked for promoting religious enmity

The Government Railway Police have pressed charges of promoting enmity on grounds of religion on Chetan Singh, the Railway Protection Force constable who killed four men including a tribal officer and three Muslim passengers on the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Superfast Express.

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https://maktoobmedia.com/latest-news/chetan-singh-accused-in-deadly-train-shootings-booked-for-promoting-religious-enmity/

Jaipur-Mumbai train shooting: Railways withdraws statement on mental condition of accused RPF constable

Singh was apprehended by officers and staff of RPF Post, Bhayandar, and handed over to the local police in Borivali for further legal action.

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https://indianexpress.com/article/india/jaipur-mumbai-train-shooting-railways-withdraws-statement-mental-condition-accused-rpf-constable-8873695/

Police Focuses on RPF Constable's 'Mental Illness', Erases Mention of Possible Hate Crime from FIR

The remand copy doesn’t have any mention of the videos that clearly show his communally charged speech. In one of the videos, he is heard speaking about Pakistan and declaring that if one has to live in India, Modi and Yogi were the only way forward.

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https://thewire.in/law/police-focuses-on-rpf-constables-mental-illness-erases-mention-of-possible-hate-crime-from-fir

Under Hindu Nationalist Leaders, Sectarian Violence Flares in India

A gunman who killed Muslim train passengers and a Hindu march that turned riotous underscore how the partisan stances of India’s top Hindu leaders have given license to chaotic elements in the country.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/world/asia/india-hindu-muslim-violence.html