Damoh (MP), Apr 23 (PTI) A Dalit groom with physical disability was assaulted by members of a dominant caste for riding a horse and subjected to casteist abuses when he was taking part in a ceremony as part of his wedding in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh district, police said on Thursday.
Four persons involved in the incident were booked under the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act besides relevant sections of the BNS and the district collector’s permission is being sought to take action against them under the stringent National Security Act (NSA), a senior official said.
“The administration has taken a tough stand in the case of the assault on a Dalit groom with disability in Bijauri Pathak village of Damoh district on Tuesday during his ‘Rachwai ceremony (pre-wedding procession),” Superintendent of Police Shrut Kirti Somvanshi told PTI Videos.
The groom was assaulted and harassed by a group of persons while riding a horse, forced to get down, beaten up and abused on caste lines, he said.
Following the assault, a complaint was lodged by the victim at the Hata police station.
Acting swiftly, police detained four men involved in the incident and they will be placed under arrest soon, he said, adding an investigation was underway to find out if there were more suspects.
Police personnel were continuously monitoring the situation in the village, where strict security arrangements were made to maintain peace and prevent any flare-up, the SP said. PTI COR MAS RSY
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