The Dalit man was hung the other way up and hit with sticks in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar.
Mumbai:
A Dalit man attacked by six individuals in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar, has advised reporters that he and three others had been urinated on and advised to lick footwear on which their assailants had spat. The person, alongwith the others — accused of stealing some goats and pigeons — had been additionally allegedly crushed up and hung the other way up from a tree. A video of the ordeal shot and circulated by one of many attackers has sparked outrage and a political row. A shutdown was noticed in the present day in Haregaon village as a part of a protest.
“I used to be hung the other way up by a rope round my legs. I had three young children with me, they had been additionally crushed up. We’re their neighbors. We’re from a decrease caste (Mahar). They had been offended… They peed on us. We had been requested to lick footwear on which that they had spat,” stated Shubham Maghade, who later filed a grievance with the police.
The 20-year-old has additionally named his attackers — Pappu Parkhe, Raju Borge, Yuvraj Galande and Nana Patil. He stated the lads got here and took him to the home of Yuvraj Galande, the place they had been stripped and crushed up.
The police, who took motion after the video of the assault was broadly circulated, has detained one of many males accused. The remainder are on the run.
“A case has been registered underneath Part 307, atrocity. Six males have been accused. One accused has been detained and search is on for the remaining accused. The sufferer was suspected of stealing pigeons and goats. It’s claimed that he’s from Mahar (caste),” stated Swati Bhor, a senior police officer.
Quoting an un-named police officer, information company Press Belief of India reported {that a} case underneath Sections 307 (try to homicide), 364 (kidnapping) and different related provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act has been registered.
The Opposition Congress has termed the incident a “blot” on humanity.
“Such incidents are a results of hate being unfold by BJP for its political achieve,” Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole was quoted as saying by PTI.
Nationalist Congress Get together’s chief spokesman Mahesh Tapase accused the federal government of failing to guard the self-respect of Dalits, PTI reported.
(With PTI inputs)