Dalit teen, his grandmother assaulted by upper caste students, 4 detained
A 14-year-old Dalit student and his grandmother was assaulted in Tamil Nadu by students from the upper caste. Four people were detained in connection with the incident.
Karur, UPDATED: Aug 28, 2023 11:34 IST
Four people were detained by the Karur police in Tamil Nadu in connection with the assault of a 14-year-old Dalit student and his grandmother.
The incident occurred on Friday (August 25) when the victim, a Class 10 student from Uppidimangalam Government School in Alliyakavundanur, was involved in a verbal spat with a student from the upper caste while travelling on a government bus.
The altercation escalated into a physical assault, which was promptly halted by other passengers.
However, the incident took an ugly turn the following day when the student from the upper caste and his accomplices went to the Dalit student’s home and assaulted him and his grandmother Kaliyammal. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media.
The victim said the upper-caste student was infuriated because he had laughed at a joke shared with his friend.
“I was beaten on the bus. I told my uncle and decided to file a police complaint when 20 people surrounded us, called me by my caste name, and began hitting me and my grandmother,” said the Dalit student who is undergoing treatment.
Karur police have detained two students — Ilango and Manikandan — and two minors over the attack on the Dalit student and initiated an investigation.
This is the second instance in Tamil Nadu where a Dalit student was assaulted by fellow students from the upper caste.
On August 9, a Dalit student from Nanguneri was assaulted in his home for allegedly standing against the harassment of his fellow students from the upper caste.
Edited By: Prateek Chakraborty Published On: Aug 28, 2023
