Caste-related violence in India
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Caste-related violence in India has occurred and continues to occur in various forms.
According to a report by Human Rights Watch:
inhuman, and degrading treatment of over 165 million people in India has been justified on the basis of caste. Caste is descent-based and hereditary in nature. It is a characteristic determined by one's birth into a particular caste, irrespective of the faith practiced by the individual. Caste denotes a traditional system of rigid social stratification into ranked groups defined by descent and occupation. Caste divisions in India dominate in housing, marriage, employment, and general social interaction-divisions that are reinforced through the practice and threat of social ostracism, economic boycotts, and physical violence.{{cite journal |url=https://www.hrw.org/report/2007/02/12/hidden-apartheid/caste-discrimination-against-indias-untouchables |title=Hidden Apartheid Caste Discrimination against India's "Untouchables" |journal=Human Rights Watch |date=12 February 2007}}
Quoting about the atrocities that are committed by land holding communities on Untouchables, Author Dr. C. P. Yadav states that, "Atrocities are committed on the 'Untouchables' in the villages and small towns and the incidents of such cases are showing an upward trend. Atrocities are committed by the members of land holding Upper castes like Vanniyars and Thevars in Tamil Nadu; by Jats in Delhi NCR; by Reddys and Kammas in Andhra Pradesh; by Jats in Punjab; by Marathas and Kunbis in Maharashtra; by Jats in Haryana; by Bhumihars and Rajputs in Bihar; by Jats Gujars Ahir and Rajputs in Eastern Uttar Pradesh in a 2 part of Uttar Pradesh, by Jats and Gujars in Western Uttar Pradesh; by Ahir and Rajputs in Eastern Uttar Pradesh; by Jats in Rajasthan.{{cite book|title=Encyclopaedia of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Volume 2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XI63AAAAIAAJ|author=C. P. Yadav|page=490|publisher=Institute for Sustainable Development|year=2000| isbn=9788126106554}}
20th century
21st century
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| 2000
|This incident was a consequence of rivalry for domination between upper-caste Bhumihars and backward-caste Kurmis. The killing of 12 Bhumihars sparked anger among Bhumihar youths. The perpetrators of the incident were members of the Ashok Mahto gang, formed by a Koeri militant who was also responsible for atrocities against upper castes including murder of sitting member of parliament Rajo Singh from Bihar.{{Cite web|date=23 May 2006|title=Nitish's record gets beating|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/nitish-s-record-gets-beating/story-AdqNMkOeMQZib970lxtiiI.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304042051/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/nitish-s-record-gets-beating/story-AdqNMkOeMQZib970lxtiiI.html|archive-date=4 March 2019|access-date=2019-03-04|website=Hindustan Times}} |
| 2000
|{{Anchor|2000 Kambalapalli incident Karnataka|2000 Kambalapalli incident}}Kambalapalli incident |On 11 March 2000, seven Dalits were locked in a house and burnt alive by an upper-caste Reddy mob in Kambalapalli, Kolar district of Karnataka state. The Civil Rights Enforcement (CRE) Cell investigation revealed deep-rooted animosity between the Dalits and the upper-castes as the reason for the violence.{{Cite web|title=Kambalapalli carnage probe completed|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2000/05/09/stories/0409210f.htm|website=The Hindu|date=2000-05-09|access-date=2018-04-14}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The witnesses in the case, many of whom had narrowly escaped with their lives, had turned hostile during the trial in a lower court, resulting in a similar acquittal in 2006. Immediately after that verdict was delivered, many of the witnesses told the media that they backtracked because of threats from upper-caste groups.{{Cite news|date=2014-08-21|title=HC acquits all 46 accused of Kambalpalli massacre|language=en|work=hindustantimes.com/|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/hc-acquits-all-46-accused-of-kambalpalli-massacre/story-SWSpsnXmLAokdQfrC8qWSJ.html|access-date=2018-04-14}} A subsequent plea for a retrial was rejected by the High Court.{{Cite news|last=Krishnaprasad|date=2014-08-22|title=HC rejects plea for retrial in Kambalapalli carnage case|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/hc-rejects-plea-for-retrial-in-kambalapalli-carnage-case/article6339351.ece|access-date=2018-04-14|issn=0971-751X}} A division bench of Karnataka High Court acquitted all 46 accused in August 2014. The bench headed by Justice Mohan Shantanagoudar held that a conviction would be "pre-judicial" to the interest of the accused given that 14 years had passed since the incident and all the 22 eyewitnesses had since turned hostile. The court also observed that the investigating police officer and some of the eyewitnesses were not cross-examined properly. |
| 2005
|{{Anchor|2005 Jahanabad prison raid |
|In 2005, Jahanabad, an area where Bhumihars are numerous, saw massive attacks and cordoning-off with the whole town under control of Maoists for more than two hours. About 200 armed men belonging to low caste agricultural labourers, led by poor peasants of castes such as the Koeri and Teli, attacked the district prison. They killed members of Ranvir Sena who were incarcerated there and returned with their comrades including Ajay Kanu, a Teli by caste.{{cite book|last=Sinha|first=A.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rT2xWp_iTCYC&pg=PA255|title=Nitish Kumar and the Rise of Bihar|publisher=Viking|year=2011|isbn=978-0-670-08459-3|access-date=7 April 2015}}
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|2006
|On September 29, 2006, four members of the Bhotmange family belonging to the Mahar community were killed by a mob of 40 people belonging to the Maratha Kunbi caste. The incident happened in Kherlanji, a small village in Bhandara district of Maharashtra. The Mahars are Dalit, while the Kunbi are classified as an Other Backward Class by the Indian government. The Bhotmanges were stripped naked and paraded to the village square by a mob of 40 people. The sons were ordered to rape their mother and sister, and when they refused, their genitals were mutilated before they were murdered.Roy, A. (2014). The Doctor and the Saint. In B. Ambedkar, Annihilation of Caste (pp. 11-101). India: Verso. An initial call to the police was ignored, and a search for the bodies was deliberately delayed 2 days. The bodies were found in a canal, and due to the length of time the bodies were in the water, much of the physical evidence was contaminated or destroyed.Karat, B. (2016, September 29). Khairlanji, then and now. Retrieved June 2, 2017, from The Indian Express: http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/maharashtra-khairlanji-dalit-rape-murder-una-vemula-caste-system-discrimination-3055056/ The subsequent police and political inaction led to protests from Dalits. After allegations of a cover-up, the case was transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).{{cite web|title=Dalit blood on village square|url=http://www.frontline.in/social-issues/dalit-blood-on-village-square/article6808442.ece|access-date=2006-12-10|publisher=Frontline}}
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|2006
|Maharashtra
|In November–December 2006, the vandalism of an Ambedkar statue in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, triggered violent protests by Dalits in Maharashtra. Several people remarked that the protests were fueled by the Khairlanji massacre.{{cite web|date=2006-12-02|title=Khairlanji to Kanpur|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/story/17707.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061214102018/http://www.indianexpress.com/story/17707.html|archive-date=2006-12-14|access-date=2006-12-02|publisher=The Indian Express}} During the violent protests, the Dalit protestors set 3 trains on fire, damaged over 100 buses, and clashed with police{{cite news|date=2006-11-30|title=Maharashtra: Dalit anger leaves 4 dead, 60 injured|work=Rediff.com|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/nov/30statue.htm|access-date=2006-12-02}} At least 4 deaths and many more injuries were reported.{{cite news|date=2006-12-01|title=Dalits force police to let off suspect in Kanpur|publisher=Business Standard|url=http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage_c_online.php?leftnm=11&bKeyFlag=IN&autono=18172|url-status=dead|access-date=2006-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704104309/http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage_c_online.php?leftnm=11|archive-date=July 4, 2007}}{{cite news|date=2006-12-02|title=Situation in Mumbai, state back to normal|work=The Times of India|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-12-02/mumbai/27797568_1_kanpur-incident-state-intelligence-dalit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418230945/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-12-02/mumbai/27797568_1_kanpur-incident-state-intelligence-dalit|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-04-18|access-date=2006-12-02}}
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|2008
|Gurjar agitation in Rajasthan
|To get 5 percent reservation in government service, the andolan took place and cause 72 deaths of Gurjars.
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|2009
|Gangrape of Suman Balai
|Three Rajput men gangraped Suman Balai, a student, from their village after forcibly taking her to a dry well. They were convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison. However, the Rajputs of the village harassed the Dalit woman for filing the complaint against their fellow Rajputs. This harassment ultimately resulted in her suicide.{{cite book | editor=Uma Chakravarti | title=Fault Lines of History: The India Papers II | publisher=Zubaan | series=Zubaan Series on Sexual Violence and Impunity in South Asia | year=2017 | page=175|isbn=978-93-85932-31-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BwMeDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT175 | access-date=2023-07-15}}
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|2011
|Mirchpur Dalit killings incident
|In 2010, at Mirchpur, a Valmiki colony of Dalits, a 2 year old dog allegedly barked at some 10 to 15 boys from the Jat community who rode on motorcycles in front of the house of Jai Prakash. One of the Jat boys, Rajinder Pali, hurled a brick at the dog, causing a young Dalit to object. A physical fight ensued between them and the Jat boys threatened dire consequences. Later, two Dalits elders named Veer Bhan and Karan Singh apologised to Jat elders but were beaten by them. On 21 April 2010, the Dalits met away from Mirchpur by arrangement with the police to achieve a compromise.{{cite web|date=2010-05-01|title=Mirchpur: A Dog Story|url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/india/mirchpur-a-dog-story|access-date=2018-08-26|website=OPEN Magazine}} In their absence, 300 to 400 Jat men{{Cite news|title=Dog's bark triggered Mirchpur Dalits killing incident|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/dogs-bark-triggered-mirchpur-dalits-killing-incident/articleshow/65536703.cms|access-date=2018-08-26}} and mens went to Mirchpur, ransacked houses for jewels, cash and clothes, and then set the homes ablaze with thirteen Dalit mens and children's inside.{{Cite web|title=Mirchpur violence: Resident's pet dog barking at accused led to Dalits' killing, rioting in Haryana village - Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/mirchpur-violence-case-dalit-residents-pet-dog-barking-at-accused-led-to-dalits-killing-rioting-in-haryana-village-5043101.html|access-date=2018-08-26|website=www.firstpost.com|date=25 August 2018 }} This led to death by burning of 70-year-old Tara Chand and his 48-year-old son Pradeep Kumar, 41-year-old son Sandeep Kumar and 18-year-old physically challenged grandson Sumesh Singh and 17-year-old to 28-year-old 3 grandsons bunty, Guddu and Sonu.{{Cite news|title=Mirchpur Dalit Killings: Delhi HC Convicts 20 More, Says Jats Attacked 'Deliberately'|work=News18|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/mirchpur-dalit-killing-delhi-hc-convicts-20-more-says-jats-deliberately-attacked-valmiki-community-1855261.html|access-date=2018-08-26}} After this incident, 200 Dalit families left the village fearing for their safety. Only 50 families remained with a group of 75 CRPF personnel deployed in the village.{{Cite news|date=2018-08-26|title=After Delhi High Court verdict: Abandoned Dalit homes, tension in air at Mirchpur|language=en-US|work=The Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/after-delhi-high-court-verdict-abandoned-dalit-homes-tension-in-air-at-mirchpur-5325039/|access-date=2018-08-26}} Police named 103 people in the charge sheet out of which 5 were juveniles.{{Cite news|title=Mirchpur Dalits killings: Delhi High Court convicts 20, says attack was 'pre-planned'|language=en-GB|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/mirchpur-dalits-killings-delhi-high-court-dalits-attacked-jat-tara-chand-valmiki-community/274335|access-date=2018-08-26}}
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|2012
|In December 2012 approximately 268 dwellings — huts, tiled-roof and one or two-room concrete houses — of Dalits of the Adi Dravida community near Naikkankottai in Dharmapuri district of western Tamil Nadu were torched by the higher-caste Vanniyar. The victims have alleged that ‘systematic destruction’ of their properties and livelihood resources has taken place.{{cite web|author=R. Arivanantham|date=2012-11-08|title=3 Dalit colonies face mob fury in Dharmapuri|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/3-dalit-colonies-face-mob-fury-in-dharmapuri/article4076539.ece|access-date=2013-05-16|work=The Hindu}}
In December 2012, in case of caste violence, two men named Akbar Ali and Mustafa Ansari were beaten by Muslims.{{cite web|date=2012-12-15|title=Disabled man falls prey to Muslim caste violence|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/disabled-man-falls-prey-to-muslim-caste-violence/article4202173.ece|work=The Hindu}}
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|2013
|In April 2013, violence broke out between the villagers along East Coast Road near Marakkanam and those travelling to Vanniyar dominant caste gathering at Mamallapuram. A mob indulged in setting fire to houses, 4 buses of TNSTC and PRTC. 3 people were injured in police firing. Traffic was closed in ECR for a day.{{cite web|date=2013-04-27|title=Marakkanam violence brings ECR under police surveillance|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/marakkanam-violence-brings-ecr-under-police-surveillance/article4659395.ece|access-date=2013-05-16|work=The Hindu}}
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|2015
|{{Anchor|2015 Dalit violence in Dangawas, Rajasthan|2015 Dalit violence in Dangawas}}Dalit violence in Dangawas
|Rajasthan, Nagaur district
|On Thursday, May 14, 2015, clashes between Jats and Dalits in Dangawas village of Rajasthan's Nagaur district left 4 Dalits Dead and 13 injured.{{cite web|date=2015-05-17|title=Land Dispute Turns into Caste Violence in Rajasthan's Nagaur; 4 Dalits Dead, 13 Injured|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/land-dispute-turns-into-caste-violence-in-rajasthans-nagaur-4-dead-13-injured-763651|access-date=2015-09-06|publisher=NDTV}}
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|2016
|Violence following the suicide of Rohith Vemula
|The suicide of Rohith Vemula, of Central University of Hyderabad, on 18 January 2016 sparked protests and outrage from across India and gained widespread media attention as an alleged case of discrimination against Dalits and backward classes in India in which elite educational institutions have been purportedly seen as an enduring vestige of caste-based discrimination against students belonging to "backward classes".
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|2016
|Tamil Nadu
|In December 2016, a Hindu Munnani Union Secretary and three of his accomplices gang-raped, and murdered a 17-year-old minor Dailt girl in Keezhamaligai village, Ariyalur district.{{Cite web|date=2017-04-01|title=Nandini rape and murder: Complicated caste, religion politics plays out in Tamil Nadu|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nandini-rape-and-murder-complicated-caste-religion-politics-plays-out-in-tamil-nadu/story-gcF019Ezsa2HHUGQseXIxK.html|access-date=2020-03-26|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}} The police revealed that the Hindu Munnani functionary was irritated over the lower-caste dalit girl who insisted to marry her after she got pregnant with him.{{Cite web|date=March 5, 2017|title=Dalit girl murder case: One more accused booked under goondas act|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/dalit-girl-murder-case-one-more-accused-booked-under-goondas-act/articleshow/57471558.cms|access-date=2020-03-26|website=The Times of India|language=en}} The men also pulled out the fetus from her womb.{{Cite web|date=February 6, 2017|first1=A.|last1=Selvaraj|title=Outrage over rape-murder of dalit girl|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/outrage-over-rape-murder-of-dalit-girl/articleshow/56992181.cms|access-date=2020-04-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}} Later, her body was found in decomposed state in a well with her hands tied, stripped of all jewelry and clothes.{{Cite web|title=Gangraped and dumped in a well: Four arrested for murder of a Dalit girl in Ariyalur|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/gangraped-and-dumped-well-four-arrested-murder-dalit-girl-ariyalur-56201|website=The News Minute|date=24 January 2017}}
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|2017
|Anandpal Singh murder case
|Rajasthan
|The murder case of Anandpal Singh was a culmination of various events which were result of battle for dominance between Jats and Rajput of Rajasthan. It was claimed by supporters of Singh that his encounter was a conspiracy. The allegations were also made that Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, a maratha and Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria, a Jats,{{cite web|title=rajasthan-rebels-could-spoil-home-minister-kataria-s-chances-of-sixth-consecutive-term-from-udaipur|date=6 December 2018 |url=https://scroll.in/article/904675/rajasthan-rebels-could-spoil-home-minister-kataria-s-chances-of-sixth-consecutive-term-from-udaipur}} both were involved though charges were never proved.{{Cite news|date=13 July 2017|title=Who is Anandpal Singh and why Rajputs in Rajasthan erupted in anger at his killing?|language=en|work=hindustantimes.com/|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/who-is-anandpal-singh-and-why-rajputs-in-rajasthan-erupted-in-anger-at-his-killing/story-YPpyFhIUSPzE3XEtMBsYGJ.html|url-status=live|access-date=13 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713110319/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/who-is-anandpal-singh-and-why-rajputs-in-rajasthan-erupted-in-anger-at-his-killing/story-YPpyFhIUSPzE3XEtMBsYGJ.html|archive-date=13 July 2017}}{{Cite news|title=जानिए, क्यों आनंदपाल जैसे गैंगस्टर के लिए धड़कता है राजपूतों का दिल? Jurm|language=hi|work=aajtak.intoday.in|url=http://aajtak.intoday.in/crime/story/most-wanted-gangster-anandpal-singh-encounter-politices-rajsthan-goverment-1-940885.html|url-status=live|access-date=13 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713100150/http://aajtak.intoday.in/crime/story/most-wanted-gangster-anandpal-singh-encounter-politices-rajsthan-goverment-1-940885.html|archive-date=13 July 2017}}{{Cite web|title=BJP known for dividing people for own benefit: Congress on chaos over Anandpal encounter {{!}} Free Press Journal|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/india/bjp-known-for-dividing-people-for-own-benefit-congress-on-chaos-over-anandpal-encounter/1102356|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018122251/http://www.freepressjournal.in/india/bjp-known-for-dividing-people-for-own-benefit-congress-on-chaos-over-anandpal-encounter/1102356|archive-date=18 October 2018|access-date=13 July 2017|website=www.freepressjournal.in|language=en-GB}}{{Cite news|title=आनंदपाल एनकाउंटर: कुछ सवाल जिनके जवाब भी तलाशे जाने चाहिए|url=http://rajasthanpatrika.patrika.com/story/opinion/question-raised-over-gangster-anand-pal-singh-encounter-2611535.html|url-status=dead|access-date=14 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714022214/http://rajasthanpatrika.patrika.com/story/opinion/question-raised-over-gangster-anand-pal-singh-encounter-2611535.html|archive-date=14 July 2017}}
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|2017
|Uttar Pradesh
|Violence broke out between Thakurs and dalits during the procession of Rajput warrior-king Maharana Pratap over the loud music. In the violence one man was killed, 16 were injured, and 25 Dalit houses were burned. The incident was connected to MP Raghav Lakhanpal, BJP member from Saharanpur.{{cite news|title=Saharanpur: Thakurs and Dalits clash over loud music, 25 houses torched, 1 killed|publisher=DNA|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-saharanpur-thakurs-and-dalits-clash-over-music-during-a-procession-1-killed-2429276|access-date=22 May 2017}}
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|2018
|Maharashtra, Pune
|This event was an attack on visitors during an annual celebratory gathering at Bhima Koregaon to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Bhima Koregaon victory.
Later, a think tank called Forum for Integrated National Security(FINS), mainly consisting of retired army officers, released a report on the Bhima Koregaon riots. The report absolved the Hindu leaders Milind Ekbote and Sambhaji Bhide from direct involvement. Instead, it blamed the Maoists (ultra left-wing organisations) for instigating the Dalit activists. It also blamed the Maharashtra Police for "apathy" and overlooking evidence.Vivek Bhavsar, [http://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/bhima-koregaon-violence-rss-linked-committee-blames-police-apathy/1230726 Bhima-Koregaon violence: RSS-linked committee blames police apathy], The Free Press Journal, 3 March 2018.Mridula Chari, [https://scroll.in/article/892586/a-month-before-police-raids-security-think-tank-report-alleged-maoist-link-to-bhima-koregaon-events Bhima Koregaon case: A curiously prescient report puts focus on a Mumbai security think tank], Scroll.in, 31 August 2018.[https://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/the-interviews-blog/maoists-call-urban-mass-organisations-weapons-battle-is-for-control-of-civil-society-through-subversion/ ‘Maoists call urban mass organisations weapons … battle is for control of civil society through subversion’ (Interview of Smita Gaikwad)], The Times of India, The Interviews Blog, 2 May 2018.
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|2018
|April caste protests in India
||India
|In early April 2018, lakhs of people belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) protested across India against an order of the Supreme Court on the Atrocities Act. In subsequent violence, 14 people died and hundreds were injured.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-not-against-scst-act-don-t-want-innocents-to-suffer-sc-while-hearing-review-petition-2600638|title=SC refuses to stay its order on SC/ST Act; to hear matter|date=3 April 2018|work=dna|access-date=3 April 2018|language=en-US}}{{cite news|title=India's Lower-Caste Dalits Lead Nationwide Protests Against Court Judgment|url=https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2018/04/02/world/asia/02reuters-india-caste.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407185622/https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2018/04/02/world/asia/02reuters-india-caste.html|archivedate=7 April 2018|accessdate=7 April 2018|work=The New York Times|agency=REUTERS|date=April 2, 2018}}{{cite news|title=Anger in India as Lowest Caste Protests Supreme Court Order|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/04/02/world/asia/ap-as-india-caste-protests.html|work=The New York Times|agency=THE ASSOCIATED PRESS|date=April 2, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407190009/https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/04/02/world/asia/ap-as-india-caste-protests.html|archivedate=7 April 2018|accessdate=15 December 2018}}{{cite news|title=Eight dead in massive India caste protests|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43616242|accessdate=7 April 2018|work=BBC|date=2 April 2018}}
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|2019
|Maharashtra, Mumbai
|On 22 May 2019, Dr. Payal Tadvi, a 26-year-old Schedule-Tribe Muslim gynaecologist,{{Cite web|date=May 29, 2019|title=Explained: Who are Tadvi Bhil Muslims?|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-who-are-tadvi-bhil-muslims-payal-tadvi-mumbai-suicide-5754146/|access-date=Aug 9, 2019}} died by suicide in Mumbai.{{Cite web|title=Even After Payal Tadvi's Death, Doctors' Body Unconvinced of Caste Discrimination|url=https://thewire.in/caste/payal-tadvi-doctor-caste-discrimination|access-date=Aug 9, 2019|website=The Wire}} For months leading up to her death, she had told her family that she was subjected to ragging by three "upper" caste women doctors;{{Cite web|title=Two More Doctors Arrested For Allegedly Abetting Payal Tadvi's Suicide|url=https://thewire.in/caste/two-more-doctors-arrested-for-allegedly-abetting-payal-tadvis-suicide|access-date=Aug 9, 2019|website=The Wire}} however, the accused denied of having any knowledge of Tadvi's tribal background.{{Cite news|title=Payal Tadvi suicide case: Three accused sent to police custody till May 31 | Mumbai News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/payal-tadvi-suicide-case-three-accused-sent-to-police-custody-till-may-31/articleshow/69560387.cms|access-date=Aug 9, 2019|website=The Times of India|date=29 May 2019 }}{{Cite news|title=She was pulled up over work, not caste: 3 doctors in bail plea | Mumbai News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/she-was-pulled-up-over-work-not-caste-3-docs-in-bail-plea/articleshow/69550624.cms|access-date=Aug 9, 2019|website=The Times of India|date=29 May 2019 }} They allegedly went to the toilet and then wiped their feet on her bed, called her casteist slurs, made fun of her for being a tribal on WhatsApp groups and threatened to not allow her to enter operation theatres or perform deliveries. A few hours before she took her life, she had reportedly told her mother, once again, about this harassment.
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|2020
|Uttar Pradesh, Hathras district
|In September 2020, a dalit girl in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh was allegedly murdered by 4 men from Thakur caste. According to victim's family, the girl was gang raped by Thakurs of the Village and in order to eliminate the evidences her backbone was broken and the tongue was cut by the perpetrators. The girl has confessed the same on a video shot inside the Hospital. The Police secretly burned her dead body at midnight without conducting any Post Mortem Test. {{cite web|last=Suresh|first=Nidhi|date=2020-09-29|title=Ground report: Dalit girl assaulted in UP's Hathras succumbs to injuries|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2020/09/29/help-us-get-justice-please-dalit-girl-assaulted-in-ups-hathras-succumbs|access-date=2020-10-02|website=Newslaundry}}
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|2022
|A nine year old Dalit boy, named Indra Meghwal, was assaulted by a teacher after touching a pot of drinking water meant only for upper castes, which led to his death after 24 days.{{cite news |author= |title=Dalit boy dies after being assaulted by teacher in Rajasthan school |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/dalit-boy-dies-after-being-assaulted-by-teacher-in-rajasthan-school/article65766467.ece|work=The Hindu |date=2022-08-14 |access-date=2022-08-18}}
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See also
- List of caste based violence in Bihar
- Communalism (South Asia)
- History of India
- Human rights in India
- Partition of India
- Religion in India
- Freedom of religion in India
- Religious harmony in India
- Human rights in India
- Religious violence in India
- 1984 anti-Sikh riots
- Violence against Christians in India
- Violence against Muslims in India
- Terrorism in India
- Crime in India
- Caste system in India
- Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
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