The attack involved sticks, iron rods, and caste-based insults
NEW DELHI – Six members of a family have been booked for brutally assaulting a Dalit farmer and his wife in Uttar Pradesh’s Bhadohi District over a cattle-grazing dispute, police said on Sunday. The incident happened on Friday morning in Anaich village under Oonjh Police Station.
An FIR has been filed against Rajaram Yadav, Dilajeet Yadav, Arvind Yadav, Rajendra Yadav, Parvati Devi, and Tara Devi based on a complaint from Deepak, the victim.
Media reports said the attack on the Dalit farmer and his wife involved sticks, iron rods, and caste-based insults.
Deepak Kumar Pasi, a landless Dalit farmer who grows urad (black gram) on another villager’s field, complained when a local villager’s cattle grazed in his crop area. Deepak, his wife Sumitra, elder brother, and his mother were then assaulted.
Superintendent of Police Abhimanyu Manglik said, “When Deepak complained about Rajaram Yadav’s cattle grazing in his field, Rajaram became angry. He used casteist slurs and, with others, beat Deepak with sticks and iron rods.”
The complaint also says Sumitra was dragged by her hair across the field, beaten, and her clothes were torn.
Deepak and Sumitra were seriously injured and admitted to a hospital. Four other family members were treated for minor injuries.
