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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/labourer/manual-scavenging-crisis-55-sanitation-workers-killed-in-manual-scavenging-operations-across-india-in-2026-so-far</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Despite a ban, manual scavenging is still a grim reality in India. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ From February to June 2026, DASAM has documented at least 55 sanitation worker deaths across the country during dangerous sewer and septic tank cleaning operations.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://en.themooknayak.com/sexual-violence/justice-in-59-days-pune-court-awards-death-penalty-to-65-year-old-for-rape-murder-of-3-year-old-full-verdict-details-inside</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The court  noted the criminal antecedents of the accused. He was previously prosecuted for attempted rape of an old lady in 1998 and for outraging the modesty of a 17-year-old relative in 2015. ]]></image:caption>
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