Chattarpur, MP: On June 13, higher caste women in Ganeshpura village allegedly beat a minor Dalit girl after the girl’s shadow fell on the muscleman, Puran Yadav, a member belonging to the family.
A complaint was lodged by the girl’s father on the same day. According to additional superintendent of police (ASP), Neeraj Pandey, a case has been registered at the Gadi Malhera police station.
According to the girl’s father, his daughter had gone to fetch water from the village hand pump and her shadow fell on Puran Yadav as he happened to pass by from there at the same time, said the ASP.
The incident angered the members of the higher caste family to such an extent that the women of the family belonging to the muscleman severely beat the girl and also threatened her saying that if she is seen at the hand pump again in future they would kill her, said Pandey.
The family of Puran Yadav also prevented the girl from reaching the police station, but they somehow managed to file a complaint.
A case under sections 323, 341 and 506 of the IPC has been registered.
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