Head constable deployed in security accused of murder of Dalit teacher, case is from Muzaffarnagar, UP
Posted on by Dalit Times
On Sunday, March 17, in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, a head constable shot a Dalit teacher over a minor altercation. The incident took place near SD Inter College in Civil Lines police station area of Muzaffarnagar , which is just 50 meters away from the Muzaffarnagar SSP residence . According to the information, the Dalit teacher died on the spot. When the injured teacher was taken to the hospital, the doctors also declared him dead. However, in connection with the incident, it has been said that a compensation of Rs 25 lakh will be given to the victim’s family. But people are not happy with this decision of the administration and are raising questions.
What was the whole incident :
According to media reports, on Sunday, March 17, assistant teacher Dharmendra Kumar brought the high school answer sheet from Varanasi to the SD Inter College of Civil Line police station area of Muzaffarnagar for examination. During this time, Head Constable Chandra Prakash was present with him for his security. Along with this, Inspector Nagendra Chauhan , assistant teacher Dharmendra Kumar, resident of Bairath village of Chandauli , teacher Santosh Kumar and employees Jitendra Maurya , Krishna Kant , DCM driver Sadhu Yadav were also present in the car. Everyone reached Inter College at around 2 o’clock in the night. Since it was Sunday, the college gate was closed, so everyone parked the DCM and started resting in it.
Head constable opened fire on not giving tobacco :
According to the information, during this time the head constable asked for tobacco from the teacher but the teacher refused. The teacher said that he did not have tobacco but still the head constable kept asking him for tobacco. After a long altercation, Head Constable Chandra Prakash got angry and opened fire on the teacher from his car. The teacher is said to have been hit by several bullets. Hearing the sound, the policemen on duty at the bus stand arrived and took the injured to the district hospital. Where the doctors declared the teacher dead.
Teachers staged a strike :
After this incident, all the teachers of the district boycotted the evaluation of answer sheets. Also started protesting on circular road. Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait also reached this incident and after this, protests started in many other places of the state also. On the demand of the teachers, Director of Secondary Education Dr. Mahendra Dev sent a letter to the administration for financial assistance, after which it was approved to give a compensation of Rs 25 lakh to the victim’s family. After which all the teachers stopped the protest.
Is compensation of Rs 25 lakh enough ?
People are saying on social media that it seems that in Uttar Pradesh , even the compensation is being decided on the basis of caste . In Muzaffarnagar , a Dalit teacher was brutally murdered by the security guard deployed for his protection, who was given only Rs 25 lakh as compensation. When a similar incident happened in Lucknow, Rs 1 crore was given as compensation. Dalits will neither get proper compensation nor justice . This is the guarantee of the government in Uttar Pradesh.
