-The Hindu Sajjanar, Jaya Bachchan, Swati Maliwal made party to pleas Two separate petitions were filed in the Supreme Court on Saturday seeking an independent investigation into the extrajudicial killing of four men accused of the rape and murder of a veterinarian in Hyderabad. The writ petition filed by Supreme Court advocate G.S. Mani sought a CBI or a special investigation team probe against Cyberbad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar, who is a respondent...
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103 suspected criminals killed in encounters in 2 years, say UP police -Omar Rashid
-The Hindu Response comes after BSP chief Mayawati said the police were keeping criminals as ‘State guests’ Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh police have killed 103 suspected criminals in alleged encounters over a period of more than two years. This was the claim made by the State police in response to taunts by Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati that the police in Uttar Pradesh were keeping criminals as “State guests.” Ms. Mayawati on Friday, while...
More »Due process vs instant verdict: Applause for Telangana police and a few questions -Seema Chishti & Avishek G Dastidar
-The Indian Express Hyderabad rape-murder case: From Parliament to social media, from chief ministers to actors and sports stars, several invoked the “delay” in the judicial system to justify the killings. The showering of petals by local residents on the Telangana Police team that shot dead all the four accused in the gangrape and murder of a veterinary doctor in Hyderabad found an echo far beyond the scene of the crime. From...
More »Rape, impunity and state of denial -Brinda Karat
-The Hindu The government is showing utter lack of will despite the availability of Verma committee’s suggestions The horrific violence, gang rape and murder of the young woman veterinarian on a national highway close to Hyderabad has led to national outrage and protests in several States. Around the same time in Tonk, Rajasthan, a six-year-old child, returning home after having attended a school sports competition, went missing. Later, her bloodied body was...
More »The threat to the idea of a public university -Avijit Pathak
-The Hindu Education is a right, not a privilege reserved for the select elite Even though Jawaharlal Nehru University, where I teach, is in turmoil because of an incompetent administration incapable of communicating with the students and teachers, the larger crisis confronting the idea of a public university needs to be understood. From Jamia Millia Islamia to Jadavpur University, from Visva-Bharati University to Aligarh Muslim University, and from the University of Hyderabad...
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