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Dalit teen beaten to death in India over inter-caste friendship

From Hindustan Times · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • An 18-year-old Dalit youth was beaten to death and his friend injured in Uttarakhand, India, over an inter-caste friendship.
  • Police filed a murder case and charged an accused under the SC/ST Act after the victim's father reported the incident.
  • The victim was allegedly lured to the girl's village and assaulted by her family members.

An 18-year-old Dalit youth, Ketan Lal, was allegedly beaten to death and his friend, Diwakar Dimri, severely injured over his friendship with a girl from an upper caste community in Uttarakhand's Tehri Garhwal district. The incident occurred in Kholgarh village after the girl reportedly called Lal to meet her.

When they both arrived, members of the girl's family locked them both in a room and assaulted them with sticks, the police said.

— PoliceDescribing the alleged assault on the victim and his friend.

According to the complaint filed by Lal's father, Dhanpal Lal, the victim and his friend went to Kholgarh on Sunday night. Upon arrival, members of the girl's family allegedly locked them in a room and assaulted them with sticks. The girl's father later informed Dhanpal Lal about his son's condition.

Irate locals and the family initially refused to claim the body from the hospital and demanded immediate action against the assaulters.

— SourceDetailing the immediate aftermath of the victim's death.

Dhanpal Lal found his son covered in blood and rushed him to a community health center, where he succumbed to his injuries. Irate locals and the family initially refused to claim the body, demanding immediate action against the attackers. Senior Superintendent of Police Shweta Choubey stated that a case has been filed under murder charges and Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. One accused, Yashveer Singh Panwar, has been detained for questioning.

A case under the charge of murder and Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was filed.

— Tehri Garhwal Senior Superintendent of Police Shweta ChoubeyAnnouncing the legal charges filed by the police.
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Originally published by Hindustan Times in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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