Reportedly, Mithun Krishna, a Dalit married Deepthi (Christian) on October 29. However, two days later on October 31, Deepthi’s brother, who is a doctor by profession, assaulted Krishna for not converting to Christianity.
The same complainant had also filed a case against ex-cricketer Yuvraj Singh for hurling casteist slur against his teammate Yuzvendra Chahal during an Instagram live session in April last year.
The Dalit unions in Punjab have termed Congress' move to select Dalit-Sikh leader Charanjit Singh Channi as Punjab's next CM as a hollow election stunt.