Anjaneyulu was stripped, tied to a vehicle, paraded through the streets, and then bound to an electric pole
Team Clarion
NEW DELHI – A Dalit youth was tied to a pole, assaulted, and humiliated for allegedly eloping with a 17-year-old girl. In the incident which occurred on Thursday (January 23) in Narsimpalli village of Andhra Pradesh’s Sri Sathya Sai district, 24-year-old Anjaneyulu was punished by the girl’s family and other villagers. The assaulters also smeared cow dung on the youth’s face.
After the elopement, the girl’s family tracked the couple down to Utukuru village in Parigi Mandal and forcibly brought them back to Narsimpalli and assaulted Anjaneyulu, media reports said on Sunday.
Anjaneyulu was stripped, tied to a vehicle, paraded through the streets, and then bound to an electric pole. His attackers beat him with footwear, smeared cow dung and hurled caste-based slurs at him.
The situation escalated further after the Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi (MRPS) intervened, leading to the registration of a case under the SC/ST Atrocities Act against seven individuals involved in the assault.
The MRPS is a socio-political organisation dedicated to advocating for the rights and reservations of the Madiga community in the state.
Meanwhile, the girl’s father filed a POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) case against Anjaneyulu.
Anitha, the victim’s sister, expressed her anger, saying, “They attacked my brother while bringing him back in a vehicle and continued to beat him in the village. Later, the police beat him again at the station and forced him to agree to a compromise. The police must be held accountable.”
Sri Sathya Sai SP, V Ratna, assured that if custodial torture was proven, action would be taken against officers.
