Another Dalit man beaten, urinated upon in Bhopal

A Dalit man was allegedly beaten up and urinated upon by a group of people in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal. The victim, identified as Ramswaroop Ahirwar, told the police he found himself in a hospital when he regained consciousness.

An FIR has been filed against four persons, including Seru Meena, Tushar Meena, Lekhraj Meena and Abhisek Meena. They have been accused of kidnapping the victim and beating him until he lost consciousness.

According to Ahirwar, who works as a kotwal, the patwari (revenue official) of the area had asked him to conduct an inspection after it was reported that some people were encroaching on government land.

He said that on reaching the spot in Choupdakala village, he found some people putting up fencing on government land.

“I objected to their fencing work. In the meantime, Seur Meena, who is the husband of the village sarpanch, also came and started abusing me. Tushar Meena, Lekhraj Meena and Abhisek Meena also reached there,” the FIR copy read as per IANS.

“They tied my hands and put me in Suru Meena’s Scorpio and took me near a drain. Suru was driving his Scorpio, while Lekhraj, Abhisek and Tushar were beating me on the way and hurling abusive language. They all kept beating me and when I started losing consciousness, Seru Meena urinated on me,” the victim said in his complaint.

After the assault, the victim was taken to a hospital in Hamidia hospital.

An investigation has been launched into the matter, said police.