A 23-year-old Dalit in Uttarakhand’s Tehri district died in hospital on Sunday after he was thrashed allegedly by upper caste people for “daring to sit near them and have food at a wedding”. The family of victim Jitendra Das alleged that he was attacked by upper caste people in Nainbagh tehsil on April 26. An injured Das was initially taken to a local community health centre and subsequently referred to Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital on April 28 where he succumbed to his injuries.
After Das’ death, his relatives sat on a dharna outside Coronation Hospital, where his body was taken for postmortem. Pooja Das, his sister, told  that the incident took place at a Dalit wedding.
 

A 23-year-old Dalit in Uttarakhand’s Tehri district died in hospital on Sunday after he was thrashed allegedly by upper caste people for “daring to sit near them and have food at a wedding”. The family of victim Jitendra Das alleged that he was attacked by upper caste people in Nainbagh tehsil on April 26. An injured Das was initially taken to a local community health centre and subsequently referred to Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital on April 28 where he succumbed to his injuries.
After Das’ death, his relatives sat on a dharna outside Coronation Hospital, where his body was taken for postmortem. Pooja Das, his sister, told  that the incident took place at a Dalit wedding.