evidence: Once known by the outdated term "untouchables," Dalit is a broad term for the communities at the very bottom of the Hindu caste system. There are 200 million Dalits in India, and although caste discrimination was legally outlawed in India’s 1950 constitution, systemic discrimination against them remains widespread. The Hathras victim was reportedly from the Valmiki community, a caste which is considered "lowest in hierarchy" even among Dalits in Uttar Pradesh, according to Suryakant Waghmore, author of Civility Against Caste. [...] On Oct. 2, police allegedly assaulted the victim’s uncle and intimidated the family in an attempt to stop them speaking to the press, according to the victim’s cousin. Amid outcry, the superintendent of police in Hathras was suspended for "negligence and lax supervision" by the Uttar Pradesh government, along with four others. [...] Caste in Uttar Pradesh