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ON JULY 19, it will be a year since 15-year-old Swapnil Sonawane was allegedly murdered over an inter-caste relationship in Nerul, Navi Mumbai. 15-year-old Swapnil Sonawane was allegedly murdered over an inter-caste relationship in Nerul, Navi Mumbai. On Wednesday, to commemorate Swapnil’s death, the family is organising a programme in Vashi to discuss their struggle so far. Swapnil’s parents, Gauri and Shahaji, say the year has been as much about personal loss as about realising the difficulties Dalits face in availing of the criminal justice system. On July 19, Swapnil and his parents were summoned by the family of a 16-year-old girl he was in a relationship with..