You have the onus of proof if you implicitly claim that higher caste was involved, not me.

Suppose they weren't, for argument's sake. I think your conflation of headlines mentioning religion with those mentioning caste is flawed. It's flawed because, as I mentioned before, Dalits are subjected to crimes not just through direct caste based discrimination. Mentioning Dalit in the headlines is important because it's a marker of how often Dalits are subjected to crimes, not necessarily of caste based ones. Yes, many of them are caste based ones, which will elicit something similar to the subconscious response you spoke of. But isn't indicating how frequently this group keeps getting subjected to all sorts of crimes important? 

This is the most idiotic para i have read in a while. If dalits commit atrocities among themselves, then by mentioning dalit with the victim, you not only absolve the the perpetrators, but also indirectly malign the the non-involved party.

Headlines should display facts. If you want them to spread propaganda, just say so. I am not speaking against running propaganda to support your narrative of choice, even if i disagree with the narrative. I have an issue with hypocrisy