April 2018 caste protests in India
In early April 2018, thousands of people belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) protested across India against an order of the Supreme Court on the dilution of Atrocities Act. In subsequent violence, 14 dalit people died and hundreds were injured.
| April 2018 caste protests in India | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 April 2018 |
| Location | |
| Caused by | The Supreme Court order on the Atrocities Act |
| Goals | To prevent the dilution of the Atrocities Act |
| Methods | Protesting, mobbing, Bandh |
| Casualties | |
| Death(s) | 14 |
| Arrested | 100 (Haryana) about 10000 (Uttar Pradesh)/> |
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