UP: Dalit ‘policeman’ groom not allowed to ride horse, accused of beating and using casteist words

Groom’s father, while giving information about the incident, said that my son’s wedding was on 11th December. When the horse ride was going on at 5 pm, my son was thrown down from the horse in another locality.

Uttar Pradesh: In Jahangirabad police station area of ??Bulandshahr district, some miscreants stopped a Dalit policeman groom during the horse ride and started pelting stones at him. It is alleged that the Dalit groom was also thrown down from the horse ride. This incident has come to light in the state where Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had given the election slogan of “Batenge toh kateng”.

The incident is said to be of 11th December. Robin Singh, son of Nandram Singh, a resident of Titota village, who comes from the Dalit community, was married to Swati, a resident of Lakhawati. Robin is posted in Ghaziabad in PAC, Robin’s horse ride was being held with great pomp and DJ was playing. Everyone was dancing, after travelling some distance suddenly some miscreants from the village started pelting stones, due to which the DJ and the vehicle got damaged and the DJ operator also got injured.

Groom Robin’s father Nandram Singh while giving information about the incident said that my son’s wedding was on 11th December. When the Ghorchadhi was happening at 5 pm, when the Ghorchadhi reached another locality of Thakur community, some people threw my son down from the mare. They pelted stones on the DJ due to which the DJ got damaged, they stopped the Ghorchadhi from happening. With great difficulty we left from there with folded hands.

Nandram said that women were also with him, they were misbehaved with. I called 112 at the same time at night and the police arrived at the same time. On the advice of the police I took the baraat at around 11:30 pm. The next day I gave a complaint to the police, in this 5 people have been arrested, 1 is still left.

Giving information about this incident, SP Rural Rohit Mishra said that this incident happened in Jahangirabad police station area. In which a wedding procession was going, in which DJ was playing. Some boys were standing on the way and there was an argument over playing DJ at high volume. In which it has come to light that someone threw a brick stone, which hit the DJ and it broke. During this, there was a fight and abuse between them. In which an application has been given by one party, AIR has been registered under relevant sections and investigation is being done, 5 people have been arrested.

Courtesy: Hindi News