Dalit youth held hostage and crushed brutally after paying obeisance at temple

By Express News Service

UTTARKASHI: A Dalit youth was held hostage and crushed up with sticks and embers in a single day by 5 upper-caste males who had gone to supply prayers at a temple in Salra village of Uttarkashi. The sufferer has lodged a case at Mori police station. The police instantly registered a case in opposition to 5 folks below the SC/ST Act and different sections, however no arrests have been made thus far.

Speaking to The New Indian Express, Uttarkashi Superintendent of Police Arpan Yaduvanshi stated, “Considering the seriousness of the matter, Circle officer (operation) Prashant Kumar is investigating it. Villages and hideouts of the accused are being raided to arrest them.” Asked by this correspondent if there could possibly be any motive aside from the higher caste-Dalit caste angle behind this severe act, SP Yaduvanshi stated, “The reality and cause behind this act will be known only after the arrest of the accused.”

According to the police report, Ayush (22), son of Attar Lal, a resident of Banol village, has lodged a case in opposition to 5 folks within the space at Mori police station on numerous prices together with try and homicide. In his grievance to the police, Ayush stated that he had gone to the Kaunwal temple within the village at round 7 pm on January 9 to supply prayers and pay obeisance.

According to the grievance given by Ayush to the police, “Some people present in the temple suddenly attacked him. Later, he was tied to the temple. Five upper castes of the village beat him up overnight with burning wood and embers, causing him to faint.”

Ayush stated that on the morning of January 10, when he regained consciousness, he was bare. Ayush instructed the police that he someway managed to flee from the temple premises. The sufferer has marks of assault and burn accidents throughout his physique. 

Senior Sub-Inspector Brijpal Singh instructed the reporter that the police have filed prices in opposition to the 5 accused males of the village below sections 147, 323, 504 and SC/ST act. The investigation has been handed over to CO Operation Prashant Kumar.

UTTARKASHI: A Dalit youth was held hostage and crushed up with sticks and embers in a single day by 5 upper-caste males who had gone to supply prayers at a temple in Salra village of Uttarkashi. The sufferer has lodged a case at Mori police station. The police instantly registered a case in opposition to 5 folks below the SC/ST Act and different sections, however no arrests have been made thus far.

Speaking to The New Indian Express, Uttarkashi Superintendent of Police Arpan Yaduvanshi stated, “Considering the seriousness of the matter, Circle officer (operation) Prashant Kumar is investigating it. Villages and hideouts of the accused are being raided to arrest them.” Asked by this correspondent if there could possibly be any motive aside from the higher caste-Dalit caste angle behind this severe act, SP Yaduvanshi stated, “The reality and cause behind this act will be known only after the arrest of the accused.”

According to the police report, Ayush (22), son of Attar Lal, a resident of Banol village, has lodged a case in opposition to 5 folks within the space at Mori police station on numerous prices together with try and homicide. In his grievance to the police, Ayush stated that he had gone to the Kaunwal temple within the village at round 7 pm on January 9 to supply prayers and pay obeisance.

According to the grievance given by Ayush to the police, “Some people present in the temple suddenly attacked him. Later, he was tied to the temple. Five upper castes of the village beat him up overnight with burning wood and embers, causing him to faint.”

Ayush stated that on the morning of January 10, when he regained consciousness, he was bare. Ayush instructed the police that he someway managed to flee from the temple premises. The sufferer has marks of assault and burn accidents throughout his physique. 

Senior Sub-Inspector Brijpal Singh instructed the reporter that the police have filed prices in opposition to the 5 accused males of the village below sections 147, 323, 504 and SC/ST act. The investigation has been handed over to CO Operation Prashant Kumar.