In Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, people from the Dalit community have accused a Muslim mob of attacking them with weapons and brutally assaulting them. It is also alleged that the accused hurled casteist abuses at them and threatened to kill them. During the attack, the accused also targeted a woman. 3 people have suffered serious injuries in the attack and they have been admitted to the hospital.
Based on the complaints of the victims, the Police have registered a case against 5 accused including Ishaq, Sahil and Asghar. The incident took place on Friday (9th August 2024) in the home district of Bhim Army chief and MP Chandrashekhar ‘Ravan’.
प्रकरण के संबंध में वादी की तहरीर पर थाना नकुड़ पर सुसंगत धाराओं में मुकदमा पंजीकृत किया गया है। साक्ष्य संकलन एंव विवेचनात्मक कार्यवाही प्रचलित है।
— Saharanpur Police (@saharanpurpol) August 10, 2024
The incident pertains to a village Khera Afghan in the Nakur police station area of Saharanpur. On Friday (9th August), Rajesh Kumar, who belongs to the Scheduled Caste Jatav community, lodged a complaint with the police in this matter.
In the complaint, he stated that recently one of his inverters was stolen. On 9th August, his brother Dayaram asked questions in this regard from Asghar’s son Ajju, Ayyub’s son Shibbu, Ishaq, Sahil and Asghar. This infuriated the accused and all of them started hurling abuses at Dayaram.
When he asked them to stop abusing him, they brought sticks and shovels from their houses and started brutally assaulting Dayaram. During this time, a villager named Rishipal who was passing by, tried to intervene and briefly stopped the accused from assaulting Dayaram.
It is alleged that sometime later, Ajju, Shibbu, Sahil, Asghar and Ishaq reached Rishipal’s house and they had weapons in their hands. The accused started hurling abuses at Rishipal and when he tried to stop them, they hurled casteist slurs and said, “S**e, C**m*r, you will stop us?” and brutally assaulted him. Rishipal’s brother Karthik and his aunt Anita attempted to save him from the attackers. But the attackers also launched an attack on them and assaulted them mercilessly. After hearing the commotion and the cries of the victims, villagers started gathering there which forced the accused to run away. However, before fleeing the crime scene, they gave death threats to the victims. All the three injured victims have been admitted to the hospital for treatment.
In his complaint, Rajesh Kumar has demanded strict action against the five accused – Ajju, Shibbu, Ishaq, Asghar and Sahil.
Based on his complaint, the police have registered an FIR against the five accused under sections 191 (2), 115 (2), 352, 333 and 351 (2) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) along with SC/ST Act. OpIndia has accessed a copy of the FIR.
It is pertinent to note that the the place where the incident unfolded is the native district of Bhim Army chief and MP Chandrashekhar Ravan.
