'Vikram Was Warned': A Dalit Man's 'Honour Killing' & Why the FIR Doesn't Say It
A Dalit man’s alleged honour killing, crime turns communal in Rajasthan, and more in today's newsletter.
Vikram Gaikwad, a Dalit man who had secretly married a Maratha woman in Pune's Bhor, was found dead by a canal. Was Vikram’s death an honour killing? His family's allegations tell one story, the FIR tells another. Read Eshwar’s detailed report. Meanwhile, a shocking case of sexual exploitation of minors in Rajasthan's Vijay Nagar town has spiralled into a communal flashpoint with Hindutva groups injecting a ‘love jihad’ angle, writes Rajan Mahan. Uday Kotak has a word of advice for India's GenZ, but senior journalist Aunindyo Chakravarty argues that they won't listen to him. Read his latest to find out more.
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'Vikram Was Warned': A Dalit Man's 'Honour Killing' & Why the FIR Doesn't Say It
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