July 8th 2023.
Trouble erupted in the small village of Bhandedi, located around 30km away from the district headquarters in Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh on Friday. A wedding procession belonging to a Dalit man, Anil Chandra, was passing through the village when a group of upper caste people stopped them and demanded that the DJ music be stopped.
An altercation ensued and the members of the upper caste began pelting stones at the wedding party, injuring one of the members, Dharmendra. In retaliation, the Dalits also began throwing stones at the upper caste group.
After the incident, both sides filed cross-complaints with the police. On the complaint of Dharmendra, the police booked four people from the upper caste group, Manohar Singh, Shaktipal Singh, Balram, and another person under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Act. The other side also filed a complaint and a case was registered against Dharmendra, Dilip, Devilal, and Govind.
This incident is another example of the discrimination and violence against the Dalits in India. The police must take prompt and effective action to ensure justice is served and those responsible for the attack are held accountable.
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