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  2. Shiv (weapon) - Wikipedia

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    A shiv, also chiv, schiv, shivvie or shank, [1] [2] is a handcrafted bladed weapon resembling a knife that is commonly associated with prison inmates. Since weapons are prohibited in prisons, the intended mode of concealment is central to a shiv's construction.

  3. Talk:Shiv (weapon) - Wikipedia

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    6 Shank V. Shiv. 8 comments. 7 Etymology of "shank" 2 comments. 8 Image. 6 comments. 9 New NEWS today, for future editing. 1 comment. 10 Romani origin. 1 comment.

  4. Kakori conspiracy - Wikipedia

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    After the court gave the judgement of the main Kakori Action Case on 6 April 1927, a group photograph was taken and all the accused were sent to the different jails of the United Provinces. In the prisons, they were asked to wear jail uniforms like the other prisoners which led to immediate protests and hunger strikes.

  5. Udumalai Shankar murder case - Wikipedia

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    The Shankar murder case is a very prominent case in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Kousalya, an Engineering student from the dominant Thevar community married Sankar Velusamy, who studied in the same college. Shankar belonged to the Dalit community. The pair were married for 8 months when they both were attacked in broad daylight on 13 ...

  6. Shankill Butchers - Wikipedia

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    Much of what is known about the Butchers comes from Martin Dillon's The Shankill Butchers: A Case Study of Mass Murder (1989 and 1998). In compiling this detailed work, Dillon was reportedly given unlimited access to the case files of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), who eventually caught the gang. The commander of the Shankill Butchers was ...

  7. Caste-related violence in India - Wikipedia

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    Charges were framed in the Laxmanpur-Bathe case on 23 December 2008 against 46 Ranvir Sena members for killing Dalits, including 27 women and 10 children men. [22] [23] On 7 April 2010, the trial court at Patna convicted all 26 accused. 16 were sentenced to death and the other 10 were each give life imprisonment and fines of Rs. 50,000.

  8. The Discovery of India - Wikipedia

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    The journey in The Discovery of India begins from ancient history, leading up to the last years of the British Raj.Nehru uses his knowledge of the Upanishads, Vedas, and textbooks on ancient history to introduce to the reader the development of India from the Indus Valley civilization, through the changes in socio-political scenario every foreign invader brought, to the present day conditions.

  9. Sivakarthikeyan - Wikipedia

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    Sivakarthikeyan Doss was born on 17 February 1985 to a Tamil family in Singampunari, Sivagangai district, he grew up in a family with a public service legacy. His father, G. Doss, was a jail superintendent, and his mother, Raji Doss, is a homemaker.