Major news of the day in brief: Dalits were prevented from offering kanwar in the temple

Satya Prakash Bharti ,  Sonia Makwana

Published on: 09 Aug 2023

In Hathras Dalits were prevented from offering Kavad in the temple

In the last 24 hours from Rajasthan and UP, two more serious cases of Dalit harassment and one serious case of women harassment have come to light. A 20-year-old Dalit girl has accused a private hospital operator of raping her in a village under Ratangarh police station area of ​​Churu district. The girl reached with her brother and lodged a case of rape against a resident of Daudsar on Tuesday evening. Police registered a case and got the victim’s medical done.

DSP Satpal Singh told that on the night of August 7, due to appendix pain, his sister was taken to a private hospital in Dawoodsar, where she was admitted at night for treatment. Banwarilal Pareek of the private hospital sent her mother who came with the victim out on the pretext of checking at night.

During this, asked to take off the clothes of the victim and check her. During this, the accused carried out the rape incident with her. Based on the report, the police have registered a case of rape. DSP Satpal Singh is investigating the matter.

Dalits were prevented from offering Kavad in the temple

About 40 people, residents of Gadai village in Hathras district of UP, reached the Superintendent of Police office on Tuesday. These included men as well as women. He alleged that some people of the Jat community in Gadai village stopped him from offering kanwar at the temple. When he informed the police about this, the police came to the spot and allowed him to offer the kanwar. At that time the people of the accused side became calm. After that the houses of Dalits were attacked. Gave casteist abuses and thrashed.

The victims said that they went to the Mursan police station as well, but they were not heard there either. There is danger from the accused. Along with this, preparations have also been made to migrate from the village. Apart from Bhola and Kanha, the victims have named 7 more people of the village in their written complaint to the Superintendent of Police. The Superintendent of Police has assured the people of action.

9 people raped the girl

In UP’s Jhansi district, a girl walking on the road was picked up on the pretext of giving lift. Then by giving Ganja, beer and drugs, he misbehaved with her. The youth kept the victim hostage for three days. Then on August 5, when his health deteriorated, he left him on the road and ran away and also gave him his number.

The relatives got the girl to call and caught two youths and handed them over to the police. The incident is of Nawabad police station area. Late on Tuesday night, the police registered a case of gangrape and arrested four youths. The rest of the youths are being raided. According to media reports, the girl said that she did not know these youths and had seen them for the first time. She was going to pay obeisance at the tomb. Two youths came on a scooty and made them sit on the scooty on the pretext of giving them a lift, later mixed intoxicants with water and made them drink. Took to Orchha. Made them drink beer and ganja and also threatened to die if they didn’t drink. Invited my friends too. Nine boys did cruelty by giving intoxication. Yukti was kept captive for three days. After the girl’s health deteriorated, they left her near the fort on August 4. The relatives found the girl in a bad mood. Later on regaining consciousness, the girl narrated her ordeal.