Madhya Pradesh: Two dalit men falsely accused of harassing girls thrashed; forced to eat feces
As per the available information, the mentioned incident occurred on June 30 in Warkhadi, situated in the Narwar region of Shivpuri. During the incident, two young men were subjected to a brutal assault, their faces were smeared with black substances, they were forced into consuming feces.
FollowMadhya Pradesh Police has said that two youth from the lower rungs of the country's caste system - one a Dalit from the Jatav community and the other from the Other Backward Class Kewat community - were subjected to brutal torture in Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh, over claims of sexual assault.
As per the available information, the mentioned incident occurred on June 30 in Warkhadi, situated in the Narwar region of Shivpuri. During the incident, two young men were subjected to a brutal assault, their faces were smeared with black substances, they were forced into consuming feces, and subsequently, they were subjected to a demeaning procession through the town.
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The distressing episode was reported to the police by the Dalit victim's brother. Shivpuri district police have since charged seven members of a local minority family with the assault and have already caught six suspects, including two women.
Upon investigation, it is reportedly said that the allegations of sexual assault were baseless. They asserted that the incident was tied to a property-related dispute and was falsely presented by the attackers.
Narottam Mishra, the Home Minister, condemned the torment inflicted on the two men as a "Talibani act which shamed humanity."
"Such acts won't be tolerated. Most of the accused have been arrested. The local administration in Shivpuri has been instructed to invoke the National Security Act (NSA) against the accused and demolish their illegally built properties," Mishra said.
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The Home Minister further alleged that the opposition Congress party made efforts to conceal the incident, accusing them of attempting to silence the matter. The Home Minister expressed his disappointment, highlighting that it was even more disgraceful that local Congress leaders resorted to pressurizing the authorities through phone calls in order to suppress the incident.
The incident comes days after a man was arrested in Madhya Pradesh for urinating on a tribal community member and having the incident filmed, triggering a huge outcry.
On Thursday, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan washed the feet of the tribal man, expressing sorrow over the incident and apologising to him.
The Chief Minister also assured that those committing such acts and indulging in wrongdoing against the poor would be severely punished.
