Hamirpur News: Drinking water from a government hand pump proved costly for a Dalit youth who came from a neighboring district in Hamirpur district.
When he touched the hand pump to quench his thirst, the village bullies pushed him to the ground. He was also humiliated by beating him in public. On the basis of the complaint of the incident, the police has started investigating the whole matter today.
- Case of beating a Dalit for touching a government hand pump
- The village bullies humiliated the youth by calling him untouchable
- The police has now started investigating the whole matter
Pankaj Mishra, Hamirpur: In Hamirpur district of Uttar Pradesh, a thirsty Dalit was beaten up badly for touching a government hand pump. He was also humiliated by calling him untouchable. On the basis of the complaint of the incident, the police has started investigating the whole matter. Police has started investigating the matter.
Amit son of Chhotelal Anurag, a resident of Subhash Nagar of Kabrai town of neighbouring Mahoba district, has his maternal home in Chhani village of Binwar police station area of Hamirpur district. He was going to his maternal uncle’s house in Chhani by motorcycle. Then he felt thirsty due to heat.
To quench his thirst, he stopped the motorcycle on the way outside Bibhuni village. He started operating the government hand pump to drink water. Meanwhile, Jal Muhammad son of Sayyadin, Saddam, Aziz Hasan son of Hussain Muhammad and Mushtaq son of Basir Muhammad of the same village abused him and forbade him from drinking water from the hand pump.
Ignoring the bullies, he started drinking water from the hand pump and the bullies got angry. The bullies said that this hand pump has now become impure. The bullies pushed him off the hand pump and beat him up. The villagers present there were also terrified when he was beaten mercilessly after being thrown on the ground.
After this incident, the humiliated Amit reached Binwar police station and gave a written complaint about the matter. He told the police that he was beaten up for drinking water from a government handpump. He was insulted by calling him untouchable.
Police investigating the incident
Binwar police station in-charge Dharmendra Kumar told on Wednesday that Amit Kumar, a resident of Kabrai Mahoba, has filed a complaint in the police station and accused four people of village Vibhuni of treating him as untouchable and pushing him and beating him while drinking water from a government handpump. On the basis of the complaint, the incident is being investigated. He told that action will be taken in this matter after investigation.
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