Soni Sori
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Soni Sori (born c. 1975[2]) is an Adivasi school teacher turned political leader of Aam Aadmi Party in Sameli village of Dantewada in south Bastar, Chhattisgarh, India. She was arrested by the Delhi Police's Crime Branch for Chhattisgarh Police in 2011 on charges of acting as a conduit for Maoists. During her imprisonment, she was tortured and sexually assaulted by Chhattisgarh state police.[3] By April 2013, the Indian Courts had acquitted her in six of the eight cases filed against her due to lack of evidence.[4][5] After release from prison, Sori began campaigning for the rights of those caught up in the conflict between Maoist insurgents and the government, in particular criticising police violence against tribespeople in the region.[3]
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Born | c.ā (1975-04-15) 15 April 1975 (age 49) Bade Bedma, Chhattisgarh, India |
Education | Higher Secondary |
Alma mater | Mata Rukmani Kanya Ashram, Dimra Pal, Jagdalpur |
Occupation | Social Activist |
Known for | Bastar Human Right Activist |
Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Spouse | Anil Kumar |
Children | Muskan Sori, Deependra Kumar and Axara Sori |
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Relatives | Shadev Sori Ramdev (brother)[1] |
Awards | Front line defender award 2018 regional |
Website | sonisori |
Sori is a member of Aam Aadmi Party on whose ticket she unsuccessfully contested the 2014 general elections from Bastar, but lost to Dinesh Kashyap of the BJP.[6]
In 2018, Sori won the 2018 Front Line Defenders award.[7][8]