A Dalit lady and her son had been allegedly assaulted and subjected to casteist insults by a consultant of a village pradhan in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda district, PTI reported on Wednesday.
The incident happened on Sunday on the Ismailpur village within the district. The lady, Jai Shree, and her minor son, had been allegedly harassed in public view and locked out of their home, Superintendent of Police Akash Tomar advised the information company.
The police have recognized the accused individuals as Santosh Yadav, a consultant of the gram pradhan, and his companion Sant Kumar Yadav.
थाना नवाबगंज क्षेत्र अंतर्गत ग्राम इस्माइलपुर में हुई घटना में पुलिस द्वारा की गई कार्यवाही के संबंध में #SPGonda @akashtomarips की बाइट- pic.twitter.com/eTqBgZJ0gB
— Gonda Police (@gondapolice) August 31, 2022
Tomar stated the incident is said to the court docket marriage of Jai Shree’s daughter to a person from the identical village on August 16. The households had consented to the wedding however the grandmother of the lady who bought married was reportedly sad with the event.
The grandmother had referred to as a panchayat assembly throughout which the accused individuals allegedly harassed the lady and her son and in addition made casteist remarks, the superintendent of police stated, in response to PTI.
A video of the incident was additionally shared broadly on the web.
A primary info report has been filed underneath the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and different authorized provisions, Tomar stated. The police have additionally supplied safety to the Dalit household, he added.
