Bhat Burhan

Feb 25, 2025 | abc.net.au | Meghna Bali |Bhat Burhan

It only took Harjit Singh a few moments to realise his American dream had been shattered. After three months of navigating cartel-controlled highways, dense jungles, and treacherous mountain trails, he finally reached the US-Mexico border in late January. But instead of stepping into a new life, the 22-year-old was detained and deported to India. His journey has ended where it began, but he is now also tens of thousands of dollars in debt.

Feb 15, 2025 | abc.net.au | Meghna Bali |Bhat Burhan

Pastor Subhash Baghel's body lay in a freezer for nearly three weeks, trapped in bureaucratic limbo. His grief-stricken family wanted to bury him in the same cemetery where generations of their ancestors have been laid to rest. But in their remote village in Bastar region, a rugged tribal belt in India's central Chhattisgarh state, that was no longer an option. The funeral was blocked by right-wing Hindu vigilantes — backed by village authorities.

Jan 18, 2025 | abc.net.au | Ellie Grounds |Bhat Burhan

Kolkata's Sealdah Court found Sanjay Roy guilty of raping and murdering a 31-year-old trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Doctors and health practitioners marched through the streets after the verdict, calling for "other" perpetrators to also be tried. A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for Monday. An Indian court has convicted a civic police volunteer of brutally raping and murdering a female doctor while she was at work in a Kolkata hospital last year.

Sep 28, 2024 | abc.net.au | Bhat Burhan |Meghna Bali

On a bright afternoon in the Kashmiri village of Beerwah, a young, veiled woman stands on the roof of a car. Surrounded by her entourage, she begins to sing for the crowd of hundreds. "Though they say orphans are cherished by all. Oh father, I'd never wish such a fate to befall."She vows to fight against oppression, and promises a free and prosperous Kashmir.

Aug 22, 2024 | abc.net.au | Ellie Grounds |Oscar Coleman |Bhat Burhan

During a marathon 36-hour-shift at a government hospital in India's east, a young female trainee doctor ducked off for a quick sleep. WARNING: The details in this story might be distressing to some readers. According to her colleagues, she headed to an empty seminar room used by on-duty doctors to rest. There, she was brutally raped and murdered. The 31-year-old's death while at work at the Kolkata R. G. Kar Medical College on August 9 has ignited a furore across India.