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Dalit fined for drawing water
TNN, May 9, 2010, 02.09am IST
BALASORE: Upper caste people of an Orissa village slapped a fine of Rs
1,001 on a dalit woman soon after she fetched water from a community
tubewell on Saturday.
A case was registered only after a group of dalit women gheraoed
Chandabali police station in Bhadrak district demanding justice. A
probe was also ordered.
"We are investigation the fresh charges. We will definitely take
action if anyone is found guilty," assured Pradip Choudhury,
inspector-in-
Sources said the upper caste people asked her to pay the fine after
she fetched a bucket of water from the community tubewell.
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