MP Dalit man says face smeared with faeces, accused detained

Ahirwar said that the incident occurred when he was engaged in the construction of a drain for the panchayat in Bikaura village, about 35 km from the Chhatarpur district headquarters, on Friday.

Police said Ahirwar and his fellow workers were joking with Patel, who was bathing nearby.

“They were hurling things at each other playfully when Ahirwar put grease on Patel’s hand. Thereafter, Patel picked up human excreta and threw it on Ahirwar’s back,” a police officer said.

“I had some grease on my hand and by mistake that grease got smeared on Patel. After that, Patel brought human faeces lying nearby in a mug he was using for bathing and smeared it on my body including head and face. I filed the FIR the next day since I was busy with work,” Ahirwar told the local media.

He also claimed that he reported the matter to the panchayat and called for a meeting. “Instead, the panchayat imposed a fine of Rs 600 on me on Friday,” he alleged.

Police have booked Patel under IPC Sections 294 (obscene acts or words in public) and 506 (criminal intimidation), and under the Scheduled Castes and Schedule Tribes Act.