Ballia (UP), Four people were injured when a group of Dalits attending the Durga idol immersion procession allegedly attacked them in the Gadwar police station area of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh. Police gave this information on Saturday.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Satish Sharma said that a named case was registered against six people on Friday under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
According to the police, a case has been filed against Subhash Rajbhar, Mukesh Rajbhar, Pradeep, Abhay, Prince, and Saurabh at the Gadwar police station based on a complaint by Bikaau Prasad.
According to the FIR, the incident occurred on October 21 near Daai Sthan in the Gadwar police station area when the Durga idol immersion procession was passing by.
According to the complaint, the accused allegedly arrived armed with sticks and other weapons and assaulted Pappu Kumar and Pankaj Kumar using casteist slurs.
The complaint states that when Harinder and Ajit tried to intervene, the accused also assaulted them. All four were injured in the incident.
It is alleged that the attackers threatened to kill the victims and fled.
The Deputy Superintendent of Police stated that the matter is under investigation.
Courtesy: Hindi News