A 27-year-old from the Dalit community was forcibly alighted from a horse in his wedding procession, subjected to casteist slurs and allegedly beaten up in Saripada village, near Palanpur on Sunday. The victim, Aakash Kotiya (Parmar), an Army jawan, and others were on way to Sundha village. Police have booked 11 people under the Prevention of Atrocities Against SCs & STs Act following a complaint lodged by Aakash’s granduncle, Khema Kotiya.
A 27-year-old from the Dalit community was forcibly alighted from a horse in his wedding procession, subjected to casteist slurs and allegedly beaten up in Saripada village, near Palanpur on Sunday. The victim, Aakash Kotiya (Parmar), an Army jawan, and others were on way to Sundha village. Police have booked 11 people under the Prevention of Atrocities Against SCs & STs Act following a complaint lodged by Aakash’s granduncle, Khema Kotiya.