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‘Drunk on power’: Study suggests alcohol policing in Madhya Pradesh targets people based on caste

An explainer by the Criminal Justice and Police Accountability Project.

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Oct 20, 2021 · 11:59 am

Watch this explainer video by @CPAProjectIndia , @DishantB3 and @Yashraj7337 about the MP Excise Act of 2021 and its implications for alcohol policing and Vimukta communities in the State (1/3) pic.twitter.com/F5mf4NbvJc

— Criminal Justice & Police Accountability Project (@CPAProjectIndia) October 18, 2021

Alcohol laws in MP are not used to crackdown on 'evil' mafias, or big bars and hotels. Rather like rest of the Indian police machinery, they serve to incarcerate oppressed caste groups and religious minorities. (3/3) pic.twitter.com/Y9UPOr78A6

— Criminal Justice & Police Accountability Project (@CPAProjectIndia) October 18, 2021
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