Worshipping in a temple proved costly for a Dalit man in Shivrajpur area of Kanpur. A person named Surendra Kumar Katheria was getting agricultural work done by laborers on his farm on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Abhishek Pal, Ashish Pal, Ankush and another friend from the village reached there.
Objection raised on worship The accused objected to Surendra worshipping in the temple and driving the car. They abused him using casteist words. When Surendra protested, the accused surrounded him and beat him. They broke the gold chain from his neck and snatched Rs 10,470 from his pocket.
The accused also damaged Surendra’s car and fled from the spot after threatening him. At the time of the incident, people named Lucky and Sumit from the village were present.
Complained in the police station After the incident, the victim informed the police on 112 and reached the police station and lodged a complaint. Surendra expressed deep sorrow over the mistreatment meted out to him due to being a Dalit. He said that he is thinking of committing suicide. The police station in-charge said that the complaint has been received and further action will be taken after investigating the matter.
Anand Kumar Tiwari
Courtesy: Hindi News