Gujarat: Dalit man beaten for ‘wearing sunglasses’, 7 booked
The incident took place at Mota village in Palanpur. The FIR was lodged based on a police complaint filed by the Dalit man, Jigarbhai Kanubhai Shekhaliya.
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Dalit man brutally assaulted for wearing good attire and sunglasses in Gujarat village. (Representational Photo) A 21-year old Dalit man and his family members were allegedly assaulted by the upper caste Rajput community members on Tuesday for purportedly wearing sunglasses and good clothes. An FIR was lodged by the Gadh police station at Banaskantha, naming seven accused, on Wednesday.
The incident took place at Mota village in Palanpur. The FIR was lodged based on a police complaint filed by the Dalit man, Jigarbhai Kanubhai Shekhaliya.
The accused have been identified as Dhursinh Cheharsinh Rajput, Bharatsinh Khumansinh Rajput, Sureshsinh Ranjitsinh Rajput, Jaydipsinh Chamansinh Rajput, Bhagvansinh Lakshmansinh Rajput, Jagatsinh Lakshmansinh Rajput and Pradipsinh Dhursinh Rajput.
According to the FIR, Jigarbhai, along with his brother Bhupatbhai, was sitting outside his house when Dhursinh abused him by making casteist comments on Tuesday morning. Dhursinh also allegedly threatened to kill Jigarbhai for “flying too high”. After Bhupatbhai placated both parties, Jigarbhai left for work. According to the FIR, later in the day, Bharatsinh, Sureshsinh, Jaydipsinh, Bhagvansinh, Jagatsinh and Pradipsinh approached Jigarbhai when he was on his way home from work, and assaulted him with sticks.
A friend, who was accompanying Jigarbhai at the time, called up Bhupatbhai. The FIR said that following this, as Bhupatbhai and his mother Sitaben came to rescue Jigarbhai, they were also assaulted by the accused. Sitaben’s blouse was allegedly torn.
As more of Jigarbhai’s relatives arrived at the spot, the accused fled, the FIR added. Jigarbhai and his mother were admitted to Palanpur Civil Hospital.
According to the FIR, the accused had told Jigarbhai that they did not like him dressing up and wearing sunglasses, which ultimately led to the assault.
Gadh police Inspector S B Rajgor said that none of the seven accused have been arrested so far. The accused have been booked under sections 143, 149 (unlawful assembly), 147, 148 (rioting), 354 (outraging modesty of woman), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 294 (b) (obscene utterances) and 506 (2) .
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