Thread by @santhoshd

Is Uttar Pradesh's dismal crime record, especially agnst women/Dalits, worsening? Stats will tell but that's only part of the story. This thread chronicles anecdotal recent instances: each with trauma/loss of life & loved ones bereft. What would justice for them look like?...

19-06-20
Shubhmani Tripathi, Journalist
Killed in Unnao allegedly at the behest of sand mafia and illegal landgrabbers.
thewire.in/media/shubham-…

22-06-20
Sexual harassment of a woman & her daughter
When they visited a police station in Deoria to file a land dispute complaint, Inspector Bhishmapal Singh masturbated in front of them.
newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/ju…

04-07-20
Arvind Dohre
Killed in Jalaun allegedly after he objected to harassment of his wife.
amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/…

11-07-20
18 yr old girl
Died by suicide in Bulandshahr after alleged police inaction over her rape last year
timesnownews.com/mirror-now/in-…

20-07-20
Vikram Joshi, Journalist
Shot dead in Ghaziabad
Alleged cause: Had registered complaint after his niece was harassed
indiatoday.in/news-analysis/…

24-07-20
Sanjeet Yadav, Lab technician
Killed
Alleged cause: Kidnapped from Kanpur for ransom
indiatoday.in/india/story/ab…

24-07-20
24 yr old lawyer
Allegedly raped by a government counsel in his chambers in Gomtinagar
ndtv.com/india-news/all…

25-07-20
14 month old girl
Allegedly died when father threw her to the ground during quarrel with mother.
indiatoday.in/crime/story/no…

30-07-20
15 yr old girl
Raped by manager of her school in Gorakhpur
news18.com/news/india/cla…

04-08-20
8 yr old girl
Allegedly killed in an attempt to rape in Bulandshahr.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/mi…

06-08-20
2 16 yr old girls
Cousins sleeping at night abducted and gang-raped in Jaunpur
amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/…

07-08-20
6 yr old girl
Kidnapped while playing outside her home in Hapur and raped
theprint.in/india/6-yr-old…

08-08-20
21 yr old girl
Alleged cause: Died by suicide in Jalaun after male cops abused and tortured 3 girls over accusation of shop theft
ndtv.com/india-news/in-…

10-08-20
Sudiksha Bhati, Student in the US
Died after motorcycle accident
Alleged cause: Men on bike followed, harassed her
ndtv.com/india-news/sud…

11-08-20
16 yr old girl
Died by suicide after molestation in Gorakhpur
indianexpress.com/article/india/…

14-08-20
13 yr old girl
Raped and murdered in Lakhimpur Kheri
Went to the fields to relieve herself in Open Defecation Free India
theprint.in/india/lakhimpu…

14-08-20
17 yr old girl
Raped by two men in Gorakhpur
Went out to fetch water
hindustantimes.com/india-news/gir…

14-08-20
Satyamev Jayate, Bansgaon village head, and a child
Village head was shot and killed. The child was crushed by a vehicle in the ensuing violence.
ndtv.com/india-news/aza…

15-08-20
16 yr old girl
Murdered after being allegedly raped in Azamgarh
Girl and parents had returned home from Mumbai due to the pandemic.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/…

15-08-20
21 yr old with physical & mental disabilities
Raped in Aligarh home when family was away
timesnownews.com/mirror-now/cri…

15-08-20
Teenage girl
Raped by 3 teenagers in Sitapur
businessworld.in/article/Uttar-…

16-08-20
15 yr old girl
Lured from Mirzapur by the promise of a job and forced into prostitution in Varanasi
hindustantimes.com/lucknow/uttar-…

18-08-20
14 yr old boy
Lured into an ashram in Ayodhya by a sadhu who then attempted to rape him
indiatimes.com/trending/socia…

18-08-20
17 yr old girl
Raped and murdered in Bhadohi
Went out to graze cattle
indiatoday.in/crime/story/17…

18-08-20
15 yr old girl
Complained of stomach ache; discovered to be pregnant after being repeatedly raped by cousin
indiatimes.com/news/india/15-…

19-08-20
A woman doctor
Allegedly abducted and killed by a medical officer after "failed love affair"
indiatoday.in/india/story/ag…

21-08-20
5 yr old girl
Died in Agra allegedly because of starvation and illness
deccanherald.com/national/north…

22-08-20
14 yr old boy
Kidnapped and raped by two men in Dankaur
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/2-b…

23-08-20
Hemlata Dubey and Harsh Dubey
Allegedly killed in a clash in Gorakhpur over a property dispute with relatives
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/u…

24-08-20
Ratan Singh, Journalist
Shot dead in Phephana, Ballia
Alleged cause: Property dispute with neighbour
thewire.in/media/journali…

25-08-20
12 yr old girl
Raped in Greater NOIDA
newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/au…

25-08-20
17 yr old girl
Raped and killed after she had set out from home in Lakhimpur Kheri to fill up a scholarship form
ndtv.com/india-news/gir…

03-09-20
3 yr old girl
Allegedly raped and killed in Lakhimpur Kheri because of "old family rivalry"
ndtv.com/india-news/lak…

30-08-20
19 yr old Dalit boy
Died in police custody in Lalganj, Raebareli, allegedly due to police brutality
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/u…

06-09-20
Nirvendra Kumar Mishra, Ex-Palia MLA
Beaten to death, allegedly over a land dispute, in Lakhimpur Kheri
indiatoday.in/india/story/fo…

23-08-20
14 yr old girl
Allegedly raped by acquaintance of family who took her to Unchahar, Rae Bareli, on the pretext of obtaining school admission for her
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/g…

03-09-20
6 yr old girl
Allegedly raped in Agra by a neighbour
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/lure…

31-08-20
9 yr old girl
Allegedly raped & murdered in Mathura after she had stepped out to go to a shop at 8PM
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/9-ye…

28-08-20
12 yr old girl
Allegedly raped & murdered in Maharajganj after being lured by an offer to procure snacks for her
scroll.in/latest/971759/…

04-09-20
20 yr old woman
Allegedly abducted by two men in Muzaffarnagar when she went out with her mother to collect wood, and raped by one of them
deccanherald.com/national/north…

04-09-20
17 yr old girl
Died by suicide in Saharanpur after being allegedly raped and blackmailed with the video of the act
timesnownews.com/mirror-now/cri…

06-09-20
20 yr old woman
Allegedly gang-raped by friends when she joined a birthday party in Prayagraj
timesnownews.com/mirror-now/cri…

02-09-20
15 yr old girl
Allegedly gang-raped, and beaten with iron rods when she resisted, in Bareilly
newsable.asianetnews.com/crime/uttar-pr…

07-09-20
Sudhir Singh, a teacher
Shot dead in his sleep, in Kushinagar. Murder suspect was subsequently lynched to death by a mob
news18.com/news/india/mur…

12-09-20
70 yr old woman
Allegedly raped and beaten up by a man who worked in a house nearby.
india.com/news/india/ano…

19-09-20
35 yr old pregnant woman
In Badaun, husband Pannalal, allegedly slit her stomach to find out if their child was a boy or girl. The lady is in a serious state & was hospitalized...
ndtv.com/cities/wanting…

01-08-20
15 yr old girl
Gang-raped in Muzaffarnagar
zeenews.india.com/india/man-arre…

05-08-20
17 yr old girl
Gang-raped in Ballia
deccanherald.com/national/natio…

23-08-20
Woman teacher
Gang-raped in Shamli
deccanherald.com/national/up-tw…

30-08-20
27 yr old woman
Raped in Moradabad
indiatimes.com/news/india/up-…

07-09-20
Minor girl
Gang-raped in Sitapur
news18.com/news/india/5-m…

14-09-20
19 yr old Dalit girl
Attempted murder after gang-rape in #Hathras
Passed away on 29-09-20
#HathrasHorrorShocksIndia | #HathrasCase
indianexpress.com/article/india/…

18-09-20
16 yr old girl
Raped in Muzaffarnagar
newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/se…

22-09-20
6 yr old girl
Raped in Meerut
hindustantimes.com/lucknow/shiksh…

29-09-20
22 yr old Dalit woman studying B. Com.
Died after being gang-raped in Balrampur
indianexpress.com/article/india/…

29-09-20
Two minors
14 yr old girl in Bulandshahr
8 yr old girl in Azamgarh
Both raped by neighbours
indiatoday.in/india/story/af…

01-10-20
Woman police constable
Lodges official complaint about physical & mental harassment by Station-in-charge in Gulaothi, Bulandshahr
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/bu…

01-10-20
14 yr old Dalit girl
Found dead in Bhadohi with head bashed in; post-mortem report awaited for further details.
ndtv.com/india-news/14-…

03-10-20
44 yr old Dalit woman
Gang-raped in Bhadohi by four men, including two of her husband's friends.
deccanherald.com/national/north…

22-09-20
7 yr old girl
Raped in Pratapgarh by a 22 yr old man from the same village
newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/oc…

03-10-20
Undergraduate female student
Raped in March in Prayagraj, allegedly by BJP leader S P Dwivedi and a doctor A Dwivedi.
indiatoday.in/india/story/bj…

07-10-20
5 year old girl
Raped in Budaun allegedly by uncle.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/…

09-10-20
Pilibhit
17 yr old girl sexually assaulted by a man while his 3 brothers filmed the rape attempt.
mid-day.com/articles/four-…

14-10-20
Barabanki
17 or 18 yr old Dalit girl raped and killed when she had gone to a field to harvest paddy.
indianexpress.com/article/india/…

18-10-20
Kanpur
22 yr old Dalit woman raped by two men, one a former Village Pradhan, who entered her home when she was alone.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/da…

19-10-20
Ghaziabad
2 yr old baby girl raped and murdered by colleague of father.
hindustantimes.com/india-news/gha…

22-10-20
Bundelkhand
19 yr old woman returning from a religious event raped by 3 men.
thehindu.com/news/national/…

22-10-20
Rampur
15 yr old girl raped by two men who were engaged by father to build their house.
aninews.in/news/national/…

24-10-20
Fatehpur
5 yr old girl lured by teenager when she was playing near her house, raped.
zeenews.india.com/india/teen-boy…

27-10-20
Lakhimpur Kheri
80 yr old woman raped by her own 40 yr old son who came home inebriated
timesnownews.com/india/article/…

28-10-20
Shahjahanpur
7 yr old girl raped by 15 yr old boy.
indiatoday.in/crime/story/te…

04-11-20
Sant Kabir Nagar
7 yr old girl abducted, raped and killed by a man out on bail after being accused of unnatural sex with a boy
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/o…

05-11-20
Mahoba
14 yr old girl discovered unconscious after a boy who is a tenant in her house, along with 3 friends, offered her a substance, gang-rape suspected.
in.news.yahoo.com/girl-found-unc…

14-11-20
Shamli
Two separate incidents.
19 yr old woman raped by man after an acquaintance took her to accused's home under a pretext.
5 yr old girl sexually assaulted in attempt to rape.
newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/no…

15-11-20
Kanpur
7 yr old girl raped, and killed by two men apparently to harvest liver for occult ritual.
ndtv.com/kanpur-news/ut…

16-11-20
Bulandshahr
19 yr old law student killed herself after getting kidnapped, repeatedly gang-raped, blackmailed and subsequent police inaction.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/ga…

16-11-20
Fatehpur
Two Dalit sisters, 8 and 12 year old, found drowned in pond with eye injuries. Allegedly killed after rape attempts.
ndtv.com/india-news/2-d…

17-11-20
Bulandshahr
16 yr old girl, who had registered a complaint of rape on 15-08-20, died after being set on fire by uncle & aunt of the accused and 5 others.
hindustantimes.com/lucknow/uttar-…

18-11-20
Etah
Dalit girl raped by 3 men (including former Village Pradhan) in public toilet, police and officials refuse to record her complaint
news18.com/news/india/dal…

18-11-20
Fatehpur
7 yr old returning home after grazing goat raped by 14 yr old boy.
english.newstracklive.com/news/7-year-ol…

19-11-20
Mathura
20 yr old gang-raped when she had stepped out to buy milk.
english.newstracklive.com/news/gang-rape…

20-11-20
Agra
38 yr old Dentist murdered at home, 2 children attacked, by man who gained entry pretending to be cable TV technician.
ndtv.com/agra-news/agra…

17-02-21
Unnao
@TOILucknow reports that 3 young girls were found in a wheat field with tied limbs, and that two of them have passed away. Unnao police state that doctors prima facie suspect they were poisoned.

22-02-21
Shahjahanpur
21 yr old student of college run by BJP's Chinmayanand. Found with 60% burns naked by a highway. She last remembers being on the 3rd floor of the college building.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/…

22-02-21
Shahjahanpur
Police found a 5 yr old dead and a 7 yr old injured. The girls went to a tube well outside their village to take a bath.
in.news.yahoo.com/minor-girl-fou…

19-02-21
Mahoba
16 yr old Dalit Girl gangraped
She was standing outside her house when the two abducted her.
newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/fe…

17-02-21
Badaun
50 yr old raped and murdered
Police filed charges of rape & murder against a priest and murder against 2 of his associates. They had handed over the body to her family claiming she had fallen into a well.
hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow…

14-02-21
Bijnor
8 yr old boy raped
A 16 yr old allegedly raped his cousin. Family refused to file a police complaint. Panchayat "settled" the issue by levying a 1 Lakh Rs "fine".
timesnownews.com/india/article/…

22-02-21
Hamirpur
17 yr old girl gang-raped by 5 men
Family didn't report assault to police, she was being treated in the village. As her condition started deteriorating, family tried to take her to a health centre, but she passed away en route.
indiatoday.in/crime/story/mi…

24-02-21
Gonda
15 yr old gang-raped
Abducted and raped by 4 men when returning from school. Cops say there was an on-going dispute between her family and the accused.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/u…

30-01-21
Ballia
14 yr old girl raped twice
A shopkeeper & his son had raped her on 2 separate occasions when she'd gone to buy groceries a few months ago. Incidents came to light when she was found to be pregnant.
hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow…

02-02-21
Kasganj
8 yr old girl raped
Girl was assaulted by fellow-villager in a field. Cops allegedly refused to register an FIR for 20 days.
timesnownews.com/india/article/…

02-02-21
80 yr old woman raped
Mahoba
2 people entered through the terrace when the rest of the family was away, and one raped the woman.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/8…

18-02-21
4 yr old girl gang-raped
Hapur
2 bike-borne men abducted her when she was returning home with her sibling, and gang-raped her in Meerut.
timesnownews.com/india/article/…

20-02-21
Sambhal
20 yr old woman raped and black-mailed
Ex-boyfriend allegedly co-erced her into continuing their physical relationship, and then sent her husband a video of them due to which the husband abandoned her.
timesnownews.com/india/article/…

09-02-21
Ballia
22 yr old woman raped in Jan2020
The accused had raped her in Jan'20, and after she married in Dec'20, uploaded the video to social media. Husband later abandoned her. FIR filed on 5th Feb21.
zeenews.india.com/uttar-pradesh/…

01-03-21
Hathras
Gaurav Sharma, jailed for sexual assault, was granted bail after a month. When an argument erupted between the survivor's family & him, he shot at & killed her father.
ndtv.com/india-news/up-…

28-02-21
Aligarh
16 yr old Dalit girl
Left home to collect animal fodder at 11AM, was found at sunset, strangulated in a field. Attempted sexual assault or rape alleged.
indianexpress.com/article/india/…

25-02-21
Bulandshahr
13 yr old girl
Police say when working with mother & sister in their field, she went to nearby house for water. Mother & sister looked for her later & found a drunk youth in the house. Father alleges youth raped & killed his daughter.
indiatoday.in/crime/story/bo…

03-03-21
Mahoba
20 yr old woman
Was allegedly gang-raped by 3 youth five months ago, and was blackmailed by them using a video they'd made of the rape.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/u…

03-03-21
Hardoi
17 yr old girl
Beheaded by her father who claims he saw her in "an objectionable position".
hindustantimes.com/india-news/utt…

28-02-21
Aligarh
17 yr old Dalit girl
Found dead with signs of sexual assault and skin peeled apparently from being dragged through fields. Had left home at 11AM to collect fodder for family's goats.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/hath…

01-03-20
Banda
12 yr old girl
Was the victim of an attempted rape, while she was shepherding family's goats for grazing. Man arrested.
newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/ma…

04-03-21
Sambhal
21 yr old woman
Died by suicide after being allegedly pressured by the family of the man who had raped her in Jan 2021 to withdraw the police complaint.
ndtv.com/india-news/sam…

05-03-21
Ballia
17 yr old girl
FIR finally registered after court ordered one on 3-Jan-21, on a minor's complaint of being raped repeatedly over a 5 yr period by Mahant Mouni Baba, a close relative who had got her to his Mutt after her father's demise.
outlookindia.com/website/story/…

08-03-21
Bulandshahr
Teenaged girl studying in Class XI
A school bus driver allegedly raped her in January.
outlookindia.com/newsscroll/sch…

11-03-21
Ghaziabad
14 yr old Muslim boy
Brutally assaulted after drinking water in the premises of a temple.
indianexpress.com/article/cities…

10-03-21
Kanpur
13 yr old girl & father
Golu & Deep (a policeman's son) allegedly raped girl on 8th. While she was examined in a health centre, father went with cops on hunt for culprits. He ws allegedly killed after a cop pushed him under a passing truck.
deccanherald.com/national/north…

08-03-21
Bulandshahr
A woman
Stabbed to death, allegedly by a man related to her distantly who police claim was having an affair with her.
telegraphindia.com/india/uttar-pr…

Fatehpur
A 15 yr old was abducted & raped by her classmate on 04-03-21

Agra
A man spurned by a girl killed her and her mother, and injured her sister-in-law on 07-03-21

Sant Kabir Nagar
The body of an unidentified woman was found in a river on 08-03-21
dailypioneer.com/2021/state-edi…

07-03-21, Azamgarh: 11 yr old girl raped in a field.
04-03-21, Badaun: Anganwadi worker went to cops to complain about an assault, allegedly ends up getting gang-raped by a sub-inspector & constables
telegraphindia.com/india/uttar-pr…

02-03-21
Gorakhpur
A minor girl
Abducted & gang-raped by two men when on her way home from the orchestra in which she worked. Police refused to register a complaint, were suspended later.
indiatoday.in/india/story/2-…

05-10-20
Lakhimpur Kheri
30 yr old pregnant OBC Woman
Allegedly killed by 3 Mishra brothers when she tried to stop their assault on her husband for using the village handpump installed by the government.
caravanmagazine.in/caste/uttar-pr…

29-03-21
Agra
19 yr old woman and her husband
Abducted, assaulted and the woman gangraped by 3 men. The men filmed the act and threatened the couple with death if they complained, and robbed them before leaving.
ndtv.com/india-news/up-…

22-03-21
Hapur
15 yr old girl
Gang-raped, smothered to death and found in a NOIDA hospital nine days after she went missing
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/gi…

29-03-21
Saharanpur
10 yr old girl
Kidnapped, raped and strangled to death
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/10…

01-04-21
Meerut
14 yr old girl
Allegedly gang-raped and poisoned to death by a tuition batchmate and three of his friends.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/ga…

On the #BJPFoundationDay, an @IndianExpress article by @kaunain_s exposes shocking abuse in Uttar Pradesh of the National Security Act, with Allahabad High Court quashing District Magistrate orders in 94 of 120 NSA-related petitions since Jan 2018:
indianexpress.com/article/expres…