Nine months after violent clashes during a farmers' stir in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait organised a 75-hour long protest in the district and reasserted the demands of the cultivators. The main demands include sacking of Union Minister Ajay Mishra 'Teni', withdrawal of legal cases registered against the farmers and a legal guarantee on the minimum support price. Details here.

Two minor Dalit sisters in Lakhimpur Kheri district were gangraped and murdered yesterday. Their dead bodies were found hanging from a tree. As reflected in the latest data on the crime records in India, the incident is not an isolated case as every third rape victim belonging to the Dalit community is a minor. Also, 12.22 per cent of the total rape cases reported in the country are of women belonging to the Dalit community.

The bodies of two sisters from the Dalit community were found hanging from a tree in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district. The police suspect that it is a case of gangrape followed by murder and a total of six accused have been arrested so far. Details here.

The Nirbhaya fund was set up to enhance safety and security for women in the country. However, 33 per cent of the funds remain unutilised.

लखीमपुर हिंसा मामले में नामजद रिपोर्ट दर्ज होने के पांचवें दिन मुख्य आरोपियों में से एक आशीष मिश्रा पूछताछ के लिए क्राइम ब्रांच के सामने पेश हुआ।

लखीमपुर खीरी में 15 और 17 साल की नाबालिग दलित लड़कियों की पोस्टमार्टम रिपोर्ट में बलात्कार और उसके बाद हत्या की पुष्टि हो गई है।

Two minor girls who were raped and murdered in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri yesterday. Their autopsy report report has revealed that the two girls were raped, strangulated and then hung from a tree. The girls were buried today evening and their family has been assured of compensation and strict action against the accused. Details here.