India: Police knowingly filing false rape cases, alleges Dalit activist

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'Police inactivity over “false cases of rape and assault” filed by a young woman against her mother and uncle came to the fore at the monthly Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe meeting held here on Sunday.

Speaking at the meeting held at the office of superintendent of police, S.P. Anand, a Dalit activist, said more than two months ago, a 22-year-old woman, belonging to an OBC (Other Backward Classes) community, filed cases at the Venoor Police Station against her mother Sunanda and her uncle Shamappa, who had, using force, disallowed her from having an affair with Manoj (45), a daily wage worker who has a wife and children in Kerala.
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He alleged that even though the police knew the complaint was false, they filed a case, forcing the economically-backward family to seek bail. “They can’t afford the bond, and the court fees,” said the activist.'