Dalit student in Karnataka assaulted forsharing picture of Lord Ram with B RAmbedkar on Whatsapp; 4 arrested
It is alleged that the victim was forced to chant ‘Jai Sri Ram’ at a local temple in Humnabad, Bidar district, on January 22, the day of the Ram temple consecration in Ayodhya.
DH Web Desk
Last Updated 26 January 2024, 12:38 IST
The attackers were reportedly enraged over the victim ‘belittling Lord Rama’.
It is alleged that the victim was forced to chant ‘Jai Sri Ram’ at a local temple in Humnabad, Bidar district, on January 22, the day of the Ram temple consecration in Ayodhya.
“They slapped me and hit me. They later dragged me into a Hanuman temple and forced me to pay my respect to the deity and raise the Jai Sri Ram slogan. I had to obey them out of fear,” the victim said in the complaint.
The victim is a resident of Hunasagera village in Humnabad taluk.
Followed by the complaint, Humnabad police on Tuesday registered a case under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 2015, and various sections of the Indian Penal Code.
Four accused, residents of Humnabad town — Abhishek, Retesh Reddy, Sunil Reddy, and Abhishek Telanga — were arrested the same day.
