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- Office bearers of the district unit of the Dalit and progressive organisations' federation held a protest at Tipu Sultan Garden in Raichur on Thursday.
- The protesters demanded that the investigation into three cases — the murder of Bhoomanand of Haddinabal village and the rape and murder of Ashwini of Hokrani village and Ranemma of Karadakal village — be handed over to the CID.
- The protesters also demanded the immediate arrest of all accused in the three cases and an impartial investigation.
- The protesters called for an end to the practice of filing counter cases in incidents of atrocities against Dalits and for police protection for Dalit activists in Devadurga and Manvi taluks.
- The protest highlights concerns over how the police handle atrocities cases against Dalits, which could push the cases toward a higher-level investigation.
What to watch next
- Whether the government orders a CID probe into the three cases.
- Whether arrests are made in the Bhoomanand, Ashwini, and Ranemma cases.
- Whether police protection is extended to Dalit activists in Devadurga and Manvi taluks.
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Named India · Amaragouda · Anjaneya Kurubadoddi · Criminal Investigation Department · Dalit and Progressive Organizations Federation · Hemaraj · Huligeppa · Jaibhim Vallabha · M.R. Bheri · Nagaraja Rampur · Narasimhalu · Ravindranath Patti · Sharanappa Dinni
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