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Beggars
In Kashmir, a police crackdown leaves migrant beggars staring at an uncertain future
Safwat Zargar
· May 26, 2019 · 09:00 am
Delhi High Court’s censure of India’s vagrancy laws could be a step towards decriminalising begging
Saurabh Bhattacharjee
· Aug 25, 2018 · 06:30 pm
Watch: The law says you can be arrested for ‘looking poor’ in India
Scroll Staff
· Jun 29, 2017 · 05:40 pm
These beggars in Delhi do not have swipe machines (but know a little about credit cards)
Abhishek Dey
· Dec 05, 2016 · 09:00 am
AAP and Delhi Police finally agree on one thing: there is no begging mafia in Delhi
Abhishek Dey
· Aug 28, 2016 · 03:30 pm
