After the friendship with Dalit youth broke, a conspiracy was hatched to beat him, the accused shaved his hair and hurled casteist abuses at him.
Faridabad: Faridabad Police on Wednesday arrested a 19-year-old youth and detained two minors. They are accused of assaulting, holding hostage and humiliating a Dalit youth in Subhash Colony of Ballabhgarh. The incident is reported to have taken place on Monday evening.
According to the police, the victim has been identified as Sahil (aged 25 to 30 years). The accused thrashed him, shaved his head, eyebrows and moustache and allegedly hurled casteist abuses at him. Apart from this, Rs 3,000 was also taken from the victim’s pocket and later he was left outside his house.
Police investigation has revealed that the main accused and Sahil were close friends in the past, but their relationship had deteriorated in recent times. The two knew each other for about eight years.
The police said, “The reason for the quarrel is the changing relations of friendship. At present, no caste angle has emerged, but since the victim belongs to the Scheduled Caste, a case has been registered under the SC/ST Act. Sahil is not in a position to give a statement right now, but we are expecting his statement today.”
The case was registered at Adarsh Nagar police station on the complaint of Sahil’s cousin Suraj. The police also clarified that there is no truth in the viral reports claiming that the victim was made to drink urine or hung upside down.
On Wednesday, the main accused was produced in court and sent to judicial custody, while the two minors were produced before the Juvenile Justice Board. Adarsh Nagar police station in-charge Inspector Nafe Singh said that the victim has suffered minor injuries.
Courtesy : Rajan Chaudhary, Hindi News