NHRC takes suo moto cognisance of alleged atrocity against Dalit men in ...

NHRC takes suo moto cognisance of alleged atrocity against Dalit men in ...

Ganjam Dalit Abuse Case: 3 More Arrested as Total Climbs to 16

A day after the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the Odisha government, the police intensified their investigation into the shocking case of caste-based violence in Ganjam’s Dharakote block. On Thursday, three more individuals were arrested for their alleged role in the inhumane assault of two Dalit men, bringing the total number […] The post Ganjam Dalit Abuse Case: 3 More Arrested as Total Climbs to 16 appeared first …

NHRC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of AtrocityAgainst Dalits in Odisha's Ganjam, Seeks Report in Two Weeks

New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a disturbing media report highlighting a brutal atrocity against two Scheduled Caste persons in Odisha’s Ganjam district. The incident, which occurred on June 26, 2025, involved the victims being brutally assaulted, forced to eat grass, and made to drink drain water by individuals from another community on suspicion of cattle smuggling. According to the repor…

NHRC taken suo motu cognizance of a media report revealing that 2 persons belonging to the SC were beaten up, forced to eat grass and drink drain water, on suspicion of illegally smuggling cattle by some people belonging to other community in Ganjam

By Our Correspondent BHUBANESWAR: The National Human Rights Commission ( district of Odisha, on 26th June, 2025. Reportedly, their mobile phones were snatched and their heads were also forcibly tonsured. The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issues of violation of human rights. Accordingly, it has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, Odisha, calling for a det…