In December 2006, the discovery of over a dozen skulls and bones of women and children in Nithari village shocked the nation. Once an unremarkable corner of Noida, Nithari soon became a chilling symbol of horror.[[BR]][[BR]]Surendra Koli, a poor Dalit domestic worker, was portrayed as the psychopathic, perverse cannibal responsible for the Nithari serial murders. This narrative, however, has been called into question because of the flawed investigation that constructed a convenient villain to pacify public outrage.[[BR]][[BR]]Our examination of over 3,000 pages of court documents reveals the inconsistencies that defined Koli’s life and legal battles, the inconsistencies of the judicial system as well as a broken redressal mechanism that delayed his mercy petition.

Gig workers have welcomed a new law in India’s largest state Rajasthan to impose a tax on revenue earned by digital platforms that operate in the state, including global giants Uber and Amazon, even as industry groups have warned it will eventually hurt customers and derail business in the state. The new law will impose a tax on each transaction on digital platforms to fund a welfare scheme for gig workers.

Under the law, similar to the one in UP, the child if found guilty could be ordered to pay compensation to his neighbour. It will happen without a formal criminal investigation that requires a police investigation, a prosecution and a trial before a proper court that follows procedures and offers safeguards under IPC.

From predicting millions of voting choices to deleting inconvenient voters, a world of manipulative possibilities could be opened by the government’s decision—controversially pushed through Parliament—to link Aadhaar, India’s national identity database, and election commission data.

A new report by US-based Arsenal Consulting, a digital forensics agency, claims that 22 ‘incriminating’ filed were planted into activist Rona Wilson’s laptop. These files are among the primary evidence against Wilson and 15 others currently in jail.

A network of self-proclaimed Hindu volunteers file legal complaints and unleash a toxic wave of trolling, harassment, threats and doxing against social media users who they believed make “anti-Hindu” remarks