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Four arrested after Dalit man killed in Bidar over goat dispute
Police in Karnataka’s Bidar district have arrested four men after a 42-year-old Dalit man was allegedly killed with an axe in Jirgyal village on Thursday. The assault followed a dispute over goats…
The Story in Brief
Police in Karnataka’s Bidar district have arrested four men after a 42-year-old Dalit man was allegedly killed with an axe in Jirgyal village on Thursday. The assault followed a dispute over goats entering a field and damaging crops, police said. The accused were identified as Pradeep Vamanrao Ladhe, Rajkumar Muralidhar Biradar, Sharad Vamanrao Ladhe and Shubham Sharad Ladhe.
The case, registered on a complaint by the victim’s mother, includes murder charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The complaint alleges caste-based abuse. Police said the investigation is continuing and have not said that every allegation has been established.
The Indian Opinion
The incident should not be reduced either to a routine village quarrel or to a fully proved caste crime before the investigation is complete. The alleged caste slurs and the use of an axe demand serious scrutiny, while the crop dispute explains the reported trigger but not the alleged violence. The test now is whether police establish the sequence of events and support each charge with evidence in court.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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