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Are caste colonies furthering the divide in Rajasthan?

After the murder of Jitendra Meghwal, a Dalit health worker, local activists have written to the administration in Rajasthan’s Pali, requesting that certain boards – declaring villages as dominated by a particular upper caste – be taken down. Are there any caste atrocities in such areas in Rajasthan? What is the role played by the police and the courts?

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