Three individuals have been arrested for allegedly humiliating and assaulting three youths of the Dalit group following rumors of a cycle theft in a village in Amethi district.
According to the police, three different accused within the case are absconding.
The father of one of many accused mentioned on Friday, ‘The cycle has not been discovered anyplace. My children did not steal something.”
While the incident occurred on Sunday, the police registered an FIR within the matter on Thursday after a video was extensively circulated on social media – it confirmed the trio making “cocks” (tense situations used as bodily can go. Punishment). In the video, the trio is purportedly seen begging the accused to allow them to go, whereas they’re repeatedly being hit with sticks.
The authenticity of the video couldn’t be instantly verified.
The six individuals registered within the case have been recognized as Sachin Yadav, Sade, Manoj, Prem, Durga Prasad and Dayaram. Circle Officer Gurmeet Singh mentioned, “All except Dayaram, who is 45, is in his twenties.”
A case has been registered towards the accused underneath IPC sections, which embody inflicting rioting, voluntarily inflicting damage, intentional insult with intent to impress breach of the peace and wrongful confinement. Police mentioned that sections of the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act have additionally been imposed.
“We have arrested Sachin, Prem and Dayaram. He has been sent to jail. We are looking for others. We may add other names to the FIR,” mentioned the official.
CO Singh mentioned: “There was a bhandara (public meal) within the space on June 6. A bicycle was stolen and it was rumored that the victims had been accountable. Some folks known as all three and beat them up. He additionally humiliated them by forcing them to carry their ears via their toes, as others watched. All this occurred on the type of the accused.
The father of one of many victims, who works as a mason, alleged that the three had been assaulted due to their caste.
“They heard a rumor that my son and two of our relatives stole a cycle. This was just an excuse. They wanted to humiliate us and show their influence,” he informed The Indian Express on Friday. “After the alleged theft of a cycle, the four of us were called to an accused’s field, and three youths were humiliated… I was also beaten up.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
