Maharashtra Shocker: Four Dalit Activists of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi Stripped, Urinated Upon and Hung Upside Down From Tree in Ahmednagar on Suspicion of Goat and Pigeons Theft, Six Booked (Watch Disturbing Video)
VBA Vice President Siddharth Mokle said that Ambedkar will visit the families of the four youngsters - all in their 20s - next week and has assured them all help in the matter. Police said that the incident occurred on Thursday and one of the accused even shot a video of the incident which later went viral on social media.
Ahmednagar, August 27: Four Dalit activists of the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) were allegedly stripped, urinated upon, hung from a tree and brutally assaulted on rumours of stealing goats and pigeons in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar, police said on Sunday. According to police and VBA local workers, the activists were hung upside down from a tree and then repeatedly assaulted with sticks by six persons for allegedly stealing a goat and pigeons of a local farmer.
The incident was reported from Haregaon in Shrirampur in the district. Taking serious note of the incident, VBA President Prakash Ambedkar called up his party workers and spoke to one of the victims and his family. "The victims in the caste atrocity case are shaken and pleading for justice. I spoke to one of them and his grandmother, and the VBA and I will do everything to ensure justice," he said. Maharashtra Shocker: Dalit Man Thrashed, Tied To Tree Upside Down on Suspicion of Theft in Ahmednagar, Probe Launched After Video Goes Viral.
VBA Vice President Siddharth Mokle said that Ambedkar will visit the families of the four youngsters - all in their 20s - next week and has assured them all help in the matter. Police said that the incident occurred on Thursday and one of the accused even shot a video of the incident which later went viral on social media.
Video May Upset Some Viewers
In a statement, the VBA said that the assailants allegedly urinated and spat on the victims, stripped them, forced them to lick the spittle, hung them upside down from a tree and then severely beat them up.
So far, the police have detained one person while five others are still at large and the police have formed teams to track them. They have been identified as: Deepak Gaikwad, Raju Borge, Yuvaraj Galande, Durgesh Vaidya and Manoj Borake. Madhya Pradesh Shocker: Dalit Youth Beaten to Death, Mother Stripped and Assaulted in Sagar District; Nine Accused Arrested.
The injured youth were taken to a local hospital and later one of them, Shubham Mogade filed the police complaint on Saturday. The police have registered a FIR invoking sections pertaining to abduction, attempt to murder and atrocities on SC/STs against the accused, and further probe is underway.
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