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Six booked in Jalna over alleged assault involving cow dung
Police in Jalna have registered a case against six people.
A Dalit man said they stopped his vehicle while he was returning from a cattle market.
He said they asked questions about a bull he was transporting.
He also said they hit him and used caste-related insults.
According to his complaint, cow dung was forced into his mouth.
He said the group also tried to put cow dung into his young son’s mouth.
Another man traveling with them was allegedly assaulted, and their vehicle was damaged.
The complaint was made several months after the alleged event because the man said he had been threatened and later learned a video had been shared online.
Police are investigating the allegations under criminal and anti-caste-atrocity laws.
Jalna police registered a case against six people over an alleged assault on a Dalit man.
The alleged incident occurred on May 23 after the complainant visited a cattle market in Deulgaon Raja.
The complainant said the accused questioned him about a transported bull and hurled caste-related abuse.
He alleged that cow dung was forced into his mouth and an attempt was made to target his 11-year-old son.
The complaint was filed on August 21 after the complainant learned that a video of the incident had circulated on Instagram.
- Who
- Dalit complainant Parameshwar Suhas Hiwale, his 11-year-old son, Narayan Maroti Kamble, and six identified accused persons.
- What
- Police registered a case over allegations of assault, caste-based abuse, threats, vehicle damage, and forcibly putting cow dung into the complainant’s mouth.
- Where
- Near a T-point in the Kanhaiyanagar area of Jalna, Maharashtra, after the group traveled from Deulgaon Raja.
- When
- The alleged incident occurred on May 23; the complaint was filed on August 21, and the case was registered on Thursday.
- Why
- The accused allegedly questioned the group about transporting a bull and claimed to be cow protectors and Bajrang Dal activists.
Key facts
- Accused
- Venkatish Bhagat, Arjun Singh, Ritesh Deshmukh, Shivraj Pichade, Yash Sarkate and Somesh Patil
- Complainant
- Parameshwar Suhas Hiwale
- Alleged incident date
- May 23
- Complaint date
- August 21
- Police station
- Tehsil Police Station, Jalna
- Relevant laws
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 126(2), 115(2), 189(2), 352 and 351(2), along with the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
- Reported video
- The complainant said he learned on August 20 that the alleged incident had been posted on Instagram.
Sources
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