By PTI
VADODARA: A Dalit man died after being allegedly thrashed by a lodge proprietor belonging to an higher caste group and his confederate following an argument, throughout which in addition they hurled casteist slurs on the sufferer in Gujarat’s Mahisagar district, police mentioned on Saturday.
The sufferer, Raju Vankar (45), died whereas present process therapy at a authorities hospital in Vadodara metropolis on Friday evening, two days after being thrashed by the lodge proprietor and his counter supervisor, an official of Bakor police station mentioned.
Dalit chief and Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani demanded rapid arrest of the accused, whom he known as “casteist goons” and warned of a protest.
As per the primary info report (FIR), Vankar, an autorickshaw driver, went to the lodge to have dinner on June 7.
After the meal, he additionally requested the lodge employees to pack meals for him to hold house. However, when he raised an objection earlier than the lodge proprietor relating to the amount of meals packed for him saying that it was lower than what he paid for, the 2 accused began arguing with him and hurled casteist abuses at him.
They then thrashed him, leaving him badly injured, the police official mentioned. The sufferer returned house and advised the members of the family in regards to the incident. Later at evening, he began complaining about acute ache in his stomach. His spouse known as an ambulance and took him to a hospital at Mahisagar, he mentioned.
He was later shifted to a hospital at Godhra in Panchmahal district, from the place he was moved to SSG Hospital at Vadodara. There he underwent an operation, however later succumbed to his accidents, police officers mentioned.
A case was registered towards the 2 accused below sections 323 (voluntarily inflicting damage), 504 (intentional insult to impress somebody), 506 (2) (legal intimidation), and 114 (abettor current when offence dedicated) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in addition to related provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
After his loss of life, the police added part 302 of the IPC pertaining to homicide.
MLA Mevani known as for a protest over the loss of life of the Dalit man and alleged that the sufferer died after being overwhelmed up by the “casteist goons” that left his liver broken.
The household of the sufferer and members of his group will maintain a protest demanding rapid arrest of the perpetrators, the legislator mentioned, including that the physique of the deceased is not going to be accepted until the accused duo is held.
VADODARA: A Dalit man died after being allegedly thrashed by a lodge proprietor belonging to an higher caste group and his confederate following an argument, throughout which in addition they hurled casteist slurs on the sufferer in Gujarat’s Mahisagar district, police mentioned on Saturday.
The sufferer, Raju Vankar (45), died whereas present process therapy at a authorities hospital in Vadodara metropolis on Friday evening, two days after being thrashed by the lodge proprietor and his counter supervisor, an official of Bakor police station mentioned.
Dalit chief and Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani demanded rapid arrest of the accused, whom he known as “casteist goons” and warned of a protest.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
As per the primary info report (FIR), Vankar, an autorickshaw driver, went to the lodge to have dinner on June 7.
After the meal, he additionally requested the lodge employees to pack meals for him to hold house. However, when he raised an objection earlier than the lodge proprietor relating to the amount of meals packed for him saying that it was lower than what he paid for, the 2 accused began arguing with him and hurled casteist abuses at him.
They then thrashed him, leaving him badly injured, the police official mentioned. The sufferer returned house and advised the members of the family in regards to the incident. Later at evening, he began complaining about acute ache in his stomach. His spouse known as an ambulance and took him to a hospital at Mahisagar, he mentioned.
He was later shifted to a hospital at Godhra in Panchmahal district, from the place he was moved to SSG Hospital at Vadodara. There he underwent an operation, however later succumbed to his accidents, police officers mentioned.
A case was registered towards the 2 accused below sections 323 (voluntarily inflicting damage), 504 (intentional insult to impress somebody), 506 (2) (legal intimidation), and 114 (abettor current when offence dedicated) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in addition to related provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
After his loss of life, the police added part 302 of the IPC pertaining to homicide.
MLA Mevani known as for a protest over the loss of life of the Dalit man and alleged that the sufferer died after being overwhelmed up by the “casteist goons” that left his liver broken.
The household of the sufferer and members of his group will maintain a protest demanding rapid arrest of the perpetrators, the legislator mentioned, including that the physique of the deceased is not going to be accepted until the accused duo is held.
