Upper castes beat Dalit for working in temple, are pressurizing Dalit to leave the village
“How dare you work in the temple, you will work here? Let’s run away from here.” Saying the same thing to a Dalit man working in a temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Auraiya, the upper castes abused him and started raining slaps on him. The case pertains to Phaphund police station area of Auraiya. When Naresh Katra, a Dalit resident of a locality in the city, was working in the Shiv temple of Manepur, Chuttu Pandey, Preeti Pandey, Balram Pandey and Punit Pandey of the village barged into the temple and started beating Dalit Naresh.
Not only this, all four threatened Naresh, a Dalit, to leave the village. According to the victim Naresh, the four are constantly harassing him and pressurizing him to leave the village.
Case is registered in the police station:
In the video being shared on social media, the victim has told that he has filed a case in Phaphund police station regarding the matter. However, he is yet to confirm whether the police have taken any action in the matter or not. On the other hand, the victim says that since the filing of the report, the four upper castes, including Punit Pandey, Ramesh Pandey, and the district collector, have been pressurizing him for a settlement. They are saying to withdraw the case or leave the village. On the other hand, the Auraiya police say that a case has been registered in Phaphund police station and instructions have been given for necessary action.
Dalit families forced to leave their homes:
The victim says that the family has been troubled by the threats of the upper castes. That’s why the victim Naresh has written “This house is for sale” on his house. The Dalit family will leave the village as soon as the house is sold.
Tell that the Dalit family has got this house under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, from where the Dalit families are now forced to flee after being fed up with the threats of the upper castes. The victim says that if the accused continue to roam free like this, the Dalit family will have to sell the house and flee.
