Major news till now: Refusal to eat food with Dalits in a mass feast in the temple, Dalit beaten to death
Published on: 04 Sep 2023, 11:44 am
New Delhi. Many cases related to oppression of Dalits and women have come to light in the last 12 hours in India. The cases are related to Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
Casteism incident in Pali, Rajasthan
At a mass feast organized at a temple in Rajasthan’s Pali district, some people refused to eat food with Dalits. In this case, the victim has alleged that some people from the alleged upper caste refused to accept the Prasad from him and asked him to sit separately. The victim also alleged that they said that they belonged to a ‘lower caste’ and hence could not sit with them. The incident took place at Mamaji temple in Dhamal village under Marwar Junction police station in Pali district where a community feast was organized on August 29.
According to the FIR lodged at the police station, complainant Sujaram Meghwal (55) has alleged in his complaint that on August 19, a meeting of the village people was called by the temple committee, in which they met to discuss the preparation of community feast and prasad. All community members were invited.
The complainant claimed that during the meeting, some allegedly upper caste people asked people from the Dalit community to sit separately during the banquet. After which they boycotted the meeting. He further claimed that on August 25, committee members contacted him and assured that people from the Dalit community would not be discriminated against. After this, assurance was given that collective feast and prasad would be given to all the people. After which he gave his consent for the program.
Meghwal further alleged that when community feast and prasad were organized on August 29, Dalit families also reached the temple. When they reached there, they found out that there were two seating arrangements, one allegedly for upper caste people and the other for people from the Dalit community. When the Dalit community protested against this arrangement, upper caste people reportedly warned them not to sit with others while eating.
According to the complainant in this case, when members of the Dalit community objected to this discriminatory behaviour, the accused started using derogatory caste-based abuses. The complainant further alleged that the accused told us that you people belong to ‘lower caste’ and you are not entitled to sit with them and we will not feed you. After this incident, the Dalit community has lodged a written complaint at Marwar Junction police station demanding strict action against the accused. Based on the complaint, police have booked five people under sections 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) and relevant sections of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Dalit beaten to death in Deoria
A Dalit man was beaten to death on Saturday night in Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh. The only reason for this was that he had protested against sitting on a cot or chair on the way and spitting on his feet. Angered by this, people killed him. Considering the seriousness of the matter, police has been deployed in the village.
Actually, this incident took place in Nagrauli village of Gauri Bazar area of Deoria police station. On Saturday, private teacher Parshuram Bharti was returning home from the market at around 8 pm. During this time, Imtiaz and his family were sitting on a cot and chair on the road in front of the house. Meanwhile, Imtiaz’s daughter spit, which fell on Parashuram’s feet. On this he said that do not put the cot on the way.
Because of this, he was beaten and other members of Imtiaz’s house attacked him by throwing bricks from the roof. Not only this, he was also attacked with a sharp weapon in his stomach and head. He got seriously injured due to this. When the teacher requested for help, his son and wife reached the spot. But, he too was beaten. Deceased’s son Ravi Shankar Bharti alleges that Imtiaz was given a knife by his wife Shahnawaz. With the same he attacked his father in the head and stomach. Police force is deployed in the village as a precautionary measure.
On receiving the information, Sadar MLA Shalabh Mani Tripathi also reached the spot and consoled the family members. The family members hurriedly took him to Gauri Bazar Community Health Centre, where doctors declared him dead. After this incident, the villagers became furious and started creating ruckus by surrounding the house of the accused. On receiving information about the incident, police reached the spot. SP Sankalp Sharma said that 5 people have been arrested in FIR registered in this case.
UP: Village youth kidnapped and raped a teenage girl
In Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, a young man called the girl on the pretext of meeting her and kidnapped her by intoxicating her. He took her to an isolated place and raped her. After regaining consciousness, the distraught girl reached her home and informed her family.
On receiving the information, the CO reached the village with the police force. A case has been registered on the complaint of the victim’s father. There is a situation of anger in the village.
The parents of a 14-year-old girl, resident of a village under Rupaidiha police station, had gone to Nepal to visit relatives. On Friday night, a young man from the village called the girl on her mobile phone and called her to the mango orchard outside the village on the pretext of meeting him. The girl told that when she reached there, the young man gave her a handkerchief, citing the need to wipe off sweat. She became unconscious after using the handkerchief. The young man took her to an isolated place and raped her. After regaining consciousness she reached home. He told the incident that happened to him to his uncle. Uncle informed the police about this. As soon as the information was received, CO Nanpara Rahul Pandey reached the village. The girl was brought to the police station. SHO Shamser Bahadur Singh said that investigation is being conducted against the accused. The girl is being sent for medical treatment.
