A Dalit youth was beaten and subjected to caste-related abuse in Suriyawan, Bhadohi, for protesting the theft of a submersible pump. Following court orders, police have registered a case against the accused, Ajay Shukla, and three unidentified individuals.
The victim, Jawahar Lal Gautam, a resident of Mauramshala, stated that on the night of June 12th, he had attended a wedding. During the incident, the submersible pump was stolen from his hand pump. On June 16th, he learned that Ajay Shukla, a resident of Mauramshala (Khanapur), had stolen the submersible pump along with three or four unidentified individuals.
The victim alleges that on the evening of June 18th, when he went to the house of the accused, Ajay Shukla, to ask for his submersible pump, Ajay hurled caste-related abuses at him, kicked and punched him, and threatened to shoot him if he returned home.
After the incident, the victim filed a complaint with the Bhadohi Superintendent of Police after failing to receive a hearing at the local level. Police have subsequently registered a case under sections 303(2) (theft), 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 352 (insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 351(3) (criminal intimidation) of the IPC and sections of the SC/ST Act and have begun an investigation.
Shyam Shukla | Masudhi (Bhadohi), Bhadohi (Sant Ravidas Nagar)
Courtesy: Hindi News