A 19-year old Dalit youth named Mahendra Kalabhai Parmar committed suicide after facing assault from five men of upper caste for wearing clothes resembling to the upper caste men. The incident occurred in Banaskantha district in Gujarat.
Mahindra had gone missing on July 10 and his body was discovered on July 12 in a village well.
An FIR was registered by Mahendra’s relative, Bijalbhai Parmar who alleged that Parmar was brutally assaulted near the Panchayat office by five men. Police are leading an investigation and the accused have been charged under sections of Indian Penal Code and the SC/ST Act.
The accused are named as Khetabhai Rabari, Sendhabhai Rabari, Rudabhai Rabari, Amrabbai Rabari, and Lakhabhai Rabari. Surprisingly, Rabaris are a pastoral community that belong to other Backward Castes.
The accused showed objection when Mahindra wore clothes generally worn by upper caste men and humiliated him and attacked him.
The family demanded strict action against the accused and called Mahindra’s death “a result of brutal caste based assault.”
Courtesy : Muslim Mirror
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