New Delhi: In a shocking incident reported from Uttar Pradesh’s Anaich village in Bhadohi district, a Dalit farmer and his wife got beaten by sticks and iron rods, and were also targeted for caste-based abuse on Friday (May 23), according to the Oonjh Police Station.
The matter was related to grazing of cattle, wherein the complainant Deepak Kumar Pasi objected to another villager’s cattle grazing in his field, as reported by news agency PTI. The objection led to the assault of Deepak and his family, which includes his wife Sumitra, elder brother and mother.
Deepak is a landless Dalit farmer and he cultivates urad (black gram) on a sharecropping basis in a local villager’s field.
“When Deepak complained about Rajaram Yadav’s cattle grazing in his field, Rajaram became enraged,” said Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhimanyu Manglik.
“He hurled at Deepak casteist slurs and with the help of others beat him with sticks and iron rods,” he added.
In the complaint filed with the police, it was mentioned that Sumitra was dragged by her hair throughout the field, disrobed, and beaten.
Deepak and Sumitra were admitted to a hospital after sustaining serious injuries and four other family members of their were discharged with little treatment.
There were a total of six people booked in connection with the case. Rajaram Yadav, Dilajeet Yadav, Arvind Yadav, Rajendra Yadav, Parvati Devi, and Tara Devi are the names booked in the case, according to the police.
