The Indigenous Rights Advocacy Centre (IRAC) has expressed serious concerns over the alleged death of a 17-year-old tribal boy, P. Gokul, at the Kalpetta police station in Wayanad district, Kerala. As per media reports, the tragic incident took place on 1 April 2025, a day after he was taken into custody by the local police.
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As per media reports, huts belonging to three tribal families were demolished by forest department officials at the Kollimoola tribal settlement in Begur in Wayanad district, Kerala. This incident took place within the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) on 24 November 2024. The families of Lakshmi, Anilkumar, and Meenakshi, who have lived on the forest land
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The Indigenous Rights Advocacy Center (IRAC) demands proper investigation into the alleged forcible eviction of 15 tribal families by the forest department in the Pennagaram-Hogenakkal forest area, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. As per media report, the eviction, which took place on 10 May 2024, targeted the “Poorvakudis” tribal community, who have been residing in the
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On 4 May 2024, the Indigenous Rights Advocacy Center (IRAC) strongly condemned the killing of two elderly tribals, Jamni Telami (52 years) and Dewu Atlami (57 years), in Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. As per media reports the victims were allegedly tortured and burnt alive by a mob acting under the orders of the village panchayat in
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The Indigenous Rights Advocacy Centre (IRAC) expressed concerns about the alleged killing of Hari Narayan Pahariya, a 30-year-old member of a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG), in police firing at Bada Danga Para village in Godda district, Jharkhand. The incident occurred on 17 April 2024. As per media report, Hari Narayan Pahariya, a resident of
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On July 10, 2023, a tribal identified as Kalindar Ram Shandilya (35 years) was allegedly tortured and humiliated by a group of non-tribal persons at Mayapur village under Pratappur police station in Surajpur district, Chhattisgarh. The accused persons tied the victim to an excavator machine As per media reports, the victim was allegedly walking towards
On May 14, 2023, a 14-year-old Oraon tribal woman was subjected to torture, inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment at the order of the village panchayat (council) at Jogidih village under the Paton police station in Palamu district of Jharkhand. The victim is orphaned and was living with her brothers. She refused to marry a
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As per media report, on March 20, 2023, a tribal youth named Kheem Singh (23) was allegedly beaten to death by four policemen and forest officials at Munsiyari in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. According to one Dharmendra Singh, the complainant and the employer of the deceased, they were on their way to Munsiyari when the
On September 29, 2022, a tribal youth identified as Sarin Saji (24 years) was arrested in an alleged fabricated case and tortured while in custody by the forest officials in Idukki district of Kerala. According to reports, the forest department arrested Sarin Saji on September 29 alleging he tried to sell deer meat. Forest department
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As per media reports, on September 10, 2022, four tribal villagers were arbitrarily arrested, tortured, and falsely prosecuted for cultivating land in the vicinity of Bagdara sanctuary in Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh. The victims identified as Nandkishore, Shivram, Gulab Singh, and Mulayam Kol, who are tribals & residents of Khamhardih village, in their police
