Tabrez Ansari
Hate crimes are soaring in India and oppressed castes are the prime targets
According to Amnesty International’s Halt the Hate website, 181 hate crimes were recorded in the first six months of the year. In 121 of these instances, Dalits (the formerly untouchable castes) were targets
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