Betul (MP): Tension prevailed at a village in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul district after a Dalit man’s shop was set on fire following his marriage with a woman from Other Backward Class (OBC) community, police said on Saturday.
Seven people were arrested under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and prohibitory orders were imposed at Bisnur village, an official said.
A case under the SC-ST Act was registered against a total of 23 people, said Superintendent of Police Karthikeyan K.
A 21-year-old Dalit man and a 19-year-old woman, both residents of the village, got married recently despite opposition from the woman’s family, he said.
Some of her relatives were allegedly harassing the couple, and on Friday night the man’s shop was set on fire, leading to tension in the village, the SP said.
Karthikeyan and district collector Tejasvi Nayak met both the families, appealing for peace, he said.
A police team has been deployed in the village and the situation was under control, the SP added.
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Tragic news to read 1st think in the morning. The Print has its way to say Good morning. The whole day will carry this mood. Sheesh.
In fifty years we have not read in the media – Brahmin/Yadav/Rajput/Vaishya/Kurmi/ murdered/raped/burnt/attacked/molested/robbed etc. Is the media trying to peddle a narrative that “Dalits” alone are victims of crime? Why Indian media is not reporting crimes against other castes? Is it a conspiracy to portray “other castes” as criminals or that they are not victims of crimes?
India’s Independence day is 15th August 1947. When will Dalits experience theirs?
Consider starting a column on Dalit issues by writers of the dalit community.
Entire media is devoted to “Dalits”, what more do you want? Read my comment above. It will be clear where the problem lies. Each year, hundreds of articles are published in the media to focus on dalits and their alleged grievances. Not one article has been published in the last fifty years on the issues of say “brahmins/banias/rajputs/yadavs etc. Why?
Why did you delete this from twitter though!?