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Police said on Sunday that a contract employee of the Electricity Department was arrested in this district of Uttar Pradesh for allegedly beating a Dalit man and forcing him to lick his sole.
A video purporting to be of the incident went viral on social media, they said, adding that the accused had been “terminated”.
The incident escalated into a clumsy political battle, with opposition parties criticizing the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh state.
Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav said the incident was no less shameful than the one reported in Madhya Pradesh’s Siddhi district, while Am Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh claimed that under BJP rule, Dalits are not even considered human beings. objects.
Congress called the incident a “despicable act”, while the Rashtriya Lok Dal group accused the BJP of insulting Dalits.
In his complaint to the police on July 8, Rajendra Chamar, a Dalit man, said he belonged to the Scheduled Caste (SC).
On July 6, he went to his uncle’s house as the power had gone out. He was trying to locate the fault when a DOE contracting employee, Tegbali Singh Patel, began hurling abuse at him.
“He hurled sectarian words at the complainant and made him lick his young man too. After that the locals intervened.”
Based on the complaint, a case has been registered against Patel under the provisions of the Scheduled Caste and Tribes Act (prevention of atrocities) and Sections 323 (voluntarily causing harm), 504 (willful insult with intent to breach the peace) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code, the circuit officer said. Amit Kumar, adding that the accused have been arrested.
The accused was also seen in the video clip twisting one of his arms, pushing him to the ground, climbing onto his chest and slapping him. He was also seen forcing the complainant to lick his sole.
Uttar Pradesh Police said in a tweet on Saturday night, “DGP UP has come to know of the incident and has directed the DIG group to visit the crime scene. The FIR has been registered under the SC/ST Act, and the accused has been arrested immediately. The PSD has given directions to take Strict legal action against the accused.
On Sunday, the state police wrote on Twitter: “Update – Due to swift action taken by @sonbhadrapolice, the arrested accused Tegbali Singh Patel has been terminated by the Electricity Department.” the problem.
In a tweet in Hindi, the Rajya Sabha MP said, “This is Sunbhadra in Uttar Pradesh. Satan makes a Dalit man lick his own slippers. In your (BJP) judgment, Dalits are not even considered human beings, how do you talk about uniform civil laws?”
On the other hand, League leader from Uttar Pradesh Shekhar Dixit said that a Hizb delegation will soon visit Sonbhadra and meet a Dalit man.
Tweeting in Hindi, Yadav said, “The incident in Sunbhadra is no less shameful than the Siddhi incident in Madhya Pradesh, where a Dalit man was forced to lick slippers. Why puncture the bulldozer on seeing such sinners? Let’s see when the drama is enacted” charan -vandan” (worshipping feet) for this aggrieved person. BJP members are making black history of Dalit persecution.”
RLD spokesperson Ankur Saxena told PTI, “Through these videos, one gets new ideas about the ‘Ramrajya’ of the BJP government, where Dalits and oppressed people are constantly insulted in this way. And the ruling party, which is in an electoral position Throughout the year, he does not see the atrocities being committed against members of the SC-ST communities.”
“At this point, BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh has become a chaotic state and the only option here is to impose the rule of the president,” said Saxena.
Uttar Pradesh Congress spokesman Vikas Srivastava called the incident a “despicable act”.
It is clear that BJP will end constitutional rights and reservation for Dalits and backwards. The BJP always wants to keep the Dalits and backwards oppressed by creating an environment of fear through such actions.”
(This story was not edited by the News18 staff and was published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)
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