In Jaunpur, a minor Dalit student was kidnapped and then subjected to caste-related abuse, beating and video was made viral
Lucknow: A heart-wrenching incident has come to light in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh. A minor Dalit student and his friend who had gone for coaching in the Zafarabad police station area were kidnapped by eight to ten bike-borne youths. The accused took both of them to a secluded place and beat and brutalised them in a closed room.
The accused treated the minor Dalit student inhumanly and first beat him, then forced him to spit on the ground and lick it. Not only this, the video of this entire incident was also made from the victim’s mobile phone and posted from his social media account.
During the incident, the accused used caste-related abuses and also threatened to kill him if he complained to the police. When the student’s father came to know about his kidnapping, he immediately informed the police. On the basis of the complaint, the police started action by registering a case under serious sections of the Indian Penal Code (BNS) and the SC/ST Atrocities Prevention Act. Taking immediate action, the police recovered both the kidnapped students safely and arrested two accused—Avnish Chauhan and Jaiprakash Chauhan—and sent them to jail. Both the accused are residents of Samopur Khurd village of Zafarabad police station area.
An FIR has been registered against a total of six named accused in this case. The police is raiding to arrest the other absconding accused.
DSP City Devesh Singh of Jaunpur informed that, “Immediate action was taken on the information of kidnapping of students who had gone to coaching in Zafarabad police station area. Both the children have been recovered safely. The victims have been treated and handed over to their families. In view of the seriousness of the case, necessary legal action is underway. The absconding accused will also be arrested soon.”
Courtesy : Hindi News