Some people from the Dalit community have alleged that the youths were targeted because of their caste. According to some reports, the victim youths had chanted "Jai Bhim", after which the mob attacked them.
Aligarh/ Uttar Pradesh- Three youths were stripped and brutally beaten by a mob in Chikavati village of Lodha police station area of Aligarh for making obscene comments to a school girl. The incident took place on April 26, a video of which is going viral on social media, showing that the youths of the Dalit community were allegedly targeted for chanting “Jai Bhim”.
The viral video shows that the attackers stripped the youths naked on the road and beat them with sticks. However, the police rejected these claims and said that it was a normal dispute and there is no caste angle in it.
The police say that people have beaten these youths for making obscene comments and lewd remarks at a school girl.
It is alleged that three youths made obscene comments and harassed a minor girl student. The girl raised an alarm, after which the people around surrounded the three youths and stripped them and beat them with sticks. In the viral video, it can be seen that the mob surrounded the youths on the road and beat them up.
The Lodha police station administration has registered an FIR in this case and legal action is being taken against the accused. Area Officer Gabhana, Sanjeev Kumar Tomar said that “the incident is limited only to making obscene comments with the girl student. No caste matter has come to light in the investigation so far.”
However, some people from the local Dalit community have alleged that the youths were targeted because of their caste. According to some reports, the victims were shouting “Jai Bhim” following which the mob attacked them. The incident has sparked tension locally, with some in the Dalit community linking it to caste violence. However, the police have registered the case as a normal dispute and have not confirmed the caste angle.
Courtesy : Geetha Sunil Pillai, Hindi News