MP News: In the rural areas of Tikamgarh district of Bundelkhand, neither the thinking nor the perspective of the people has changed, due to which a Dalit groom had to become its victim and was humiliated in front of hundreds of relatives by pelting stones and beating him.
Madhya Pradesh News: A strange case has come to light in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh. Here some people were so upset with the Dalit groom sitting on the mare and the baraatis passing through a locality wearing slippers that they pelted stones at the baraati. 4 people have been injured in this incident. A report has also been lodged in the police station. The entire case is of Badagaon Dhasan police station area.
First abused and then pelted stones
This incident is of village Mokhra under Badagaon Dhasan police station of the district. It was Jitendra Ahirwar’s wedding and before the wedding procession, there was a ritual of taking Vinayaki (Rach) around the village. For this, he rode a mare. The ritual was being performed sitting on the mare with the band playing. As soon as the Rach came out of a locality, Bhan Kunwar Raja Parmar first stopped the groom and abused him and then stopped the groom and said how dare you sit on a mare in front of us. You people of low caste have become so arrogant and with the help of Surya Pal and Drigpal sitting at home, stones were pelted at the groom.
Narrating his ordeal, the groom said, “Today was my wedding and the wedding procession had to go to Sagar. Before that, a procession was being taken out in the village. When we were passing through a locality on a mare, people pelted stones at us. Four people were injured in this. These bullies said, get down from the mare and go on foot, how dare you pass through our door on a mare. They also said that you should not pass through our door wearing slippers. On the complaint of this incident, the police have registered a case under various sections.”
Along with the groom, his relatives were also insulted by pelting stones at them. These bullies disturbed the happiness of Jitendra’s marriage and he was insulted publicly. Regarding which, the groom and his relatives have complained about this incident in the Baragaon police station. This incident in Tikamgarh district has brought the rights of equality to the dock.
Courtesy : Written by: Suryaprakash Goswami, Edited by: Ambu Sharma, NDTV
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