Dalit organisations in Kerala announced a statewide hartal seeking justice in the death of Nithin Raj, alleging caste-based harassment and police delay. The student died after falling from a building, with abetment and SC/ST Act cases registered
A man was arrested in Kumram Bheem Asifabad for allegedly murdering a seven-month pregnant tribal woman in Kondapalli forests. Police said he killed her after she pressured him to marry her and later fled to Maharashtra
Chityal police arrested and remanded the personal assistant of Bhupalpally MLA Gandra Satyanarayana Rao for allegedly cheating a Dalit woman by promising marriage. The accused was also booked under provisions of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act