MP: Dalit student beaten severely in prestigious college for saying ‘You belong to small caste’
In Gwalior, three students of MITS College brutally beat up a student of the same college just because he belonged to a lower caste. Other students of the college intervened in the fight that took place at the college gate.
Published on: 12 Jan 2024, 11:14 am
Bhopal. In Gwalior city of Madhya Pradesh, three students of MITS College beat up a Dalit student of the same college badly just because he belonged to a lower caste. Other students of the college intervened to prevent this beating at the college gate. After this, the victim student reached the police station and the Gola Ka Mandir police station registered an FIR against the students who assaulted them.
This entire incident happened on January 9, when at around 1:30 in the afternoon, Jitendra Parashar (Jatav), a student of MITS College, reached the college gate with his friend Ravi. Deepak Chechi, Raghav Tomar and Bhishma Pratap Tomar were already standing here. As soon as they saw Jitendra, all three said to Jitendra that you belong to a small caste, why do you compare with us, we belong to a big caste. Hearing this, when Jitendra lodged a protest, Deepak, Raghav and Bhishma together started abusing him by insulting him on caste basis and after some time all three together started beating Jitendra.
Fighting started with Jitendra with kicks, punches and sticks. Jitendra was being beaten at the college gate and Jitendra was shouting loudly. Hearing Jitendra’s screaming, other college students reached the spot and somehow saved Jitendra. After this, Jitendra along with his friends Shivam and Raj reached Gola Ka Mandir police station and lodged their complaint. On receiving the complaint, Gola Ka Mandir police station has registered an FIR against Deepak, Raghav and Bhishma Pratap under section 294 323 34 and SC ST Act.
MITS is a prestigious college of the city
MITS College is a prestigious engineering college of the city. This college is run by Scindia Trust. In such a situation, the college management has taken the matter of beating of a student on the basis of casteism in a prestigious college seriously and the action of dismissing the accused students from the college is being considered.
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