Dalit man beaten to death, Dalit couple abused by Hindutva gang in Gujarat, UP
Ahmadabad: In a shocking case of Hindu caste-based violence, a 60-year-old Dalit sanitation worker was beaten to death in BJP ruled Gujarat state.
According to Kashmir Media Service, a 60-year-old Dalit sanitation worker was allegedly beaten to death by family members of his daughter-in-law in Narol area of the state, days after his son married a woman from an upper-caste Hindu community. The enraged family of the upper caste girl assault the aged sanitation worker and his wife.
The victim, identified as Bhailal Vaghela, was reportedly attacked by the upper cast Hindu woman’s relatives, who were enraged over the inter-caste marriage. According to reports, Vaghela’s younger son, Sunny, had recently tied the knot with the woman despite opposition from her family.
The attack took place near the Usmanpura metro station, where Bhailal and his wife had gone for their routine cleaning work. As they reached there, a group of the bride’s relatives — including her uncles, aunts, and brother-in-law — confronted them.
Eyewitnesses told local media that the accused began hurling casteist slurs before assaulting the elderly couple with sticks and iron rods. Seeing the brutal attack on elderly couple openly.
The victim Bhailal Vaghela’s conditions was rushed to LG Hospital in Maninagar, where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.
The killing has sparked outrage among Dalit rights groups, who have demanded a fast-track trial and strict punishment for those involved.
In another caste-based violence, a Dalit farmer and his wife were attacked and abused by a Hindutva member in the Vijaygarh area of Aligarh in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh state.
The Dalit couple were returning from field after the day’s work when they were showered with caste slurs by a Hindutva group assaulted him and his wife. Hearing their cries for help, the farmer’s father, Chetram, and a neighbour, Lalit, rushed to the spot, but they too were beaten and verbally abused.
