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Actors Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah. (Photo: Prithvi Theatre/ Instagram)

At Prithvi Festival, Naseeruddin Shah recalls Bhanwari Devi's ordeal and its impact on gender rights in India

November 07, 2024 6:05 pm

Her gang rape was not an exceptional case. What is notable is that Bhanwari Devi did not give up her fight against an all-powerful establishment merely to get justice for herself, but to prevent other women from being subjected to similar ordeals.

Bhanwari Devi murder case key accused Mahipal Maderna dies after fight with cancer

October 17, 2021 1:28 pm

According to family friend Ram Prakash, Maderna was undergoing therapy at his residence in Jodhpur after returning from Chennai following treatment.

Bhanwari Devi murder case: Key accused Indra Vishnoi granted bail

September 16, 2021 6:00 am

Like in the other bail pleas in the case, her counsel relied on bail granted to one of the accused by the Supreme Court.

Former Congress minister Maderna granted bail in Bhanwari Devi case

August 24, 2021 8:32 pm

Apart from Maderna, Bhanwari Devi’s husband Amarchand, as well as Kailash Jakhar, Vishna Ram, Sohan Lal Bishnoi, Kumbharam and Shahabuddin were also granted bail.

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Bhanwari Devi is alive: Accused Indira Bishnoi tells court

June 10, 2017 10:22 pm

The CBI had said Bhanwari was allegedly abducted from Jodhpur's Bilara area on September 1, 2011 and murdered.

Bhanwari Devi murder case: Indira Bishnoi sent to CBI custody

June 03, 2017 10:24 pm

The case had grabbed headlines in 2011 after the name of then Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna cropped up in connection with the murder of Bhanwari, an auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM).

Security personnel lathi-charge protesters during a demonstration over the issue of 'I Love Mohammad' posters, in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. (PTI Photo)

Bareilly protest over ‘I Love Mohammad’ turns violent: Stones pelted, vehicles damaged

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Tension erupted in Bareilly, UP as groups held processions supporting an "I Love Mohammad" banner. Police intervened, leading to stone pelting and damage to vehicles. Heavy police deployment brought the situation under control. No injuries reported. Protests were in response to a light board displaying the message, resulting in an FIR and escalating tensions.

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