Dalit family forced to eat human excreta
Last Updated : 2010-06-16 11:09 PM
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Himalayan News Service
SARLAHI: In a barbaric and inhumane act, locals of Janakingar VDC in
the district on Sunday forced all the members of a neighbouring Dalit
family to eat human excreta accusing the family of practicing
witchcraft.
Locals of the VDC led by Mahendra Mahato fed human excreta to the
Dalit family alleging that they had made Mahato's daughter-in-law ill
by practicing witchcraft.
According to Haripur Area Police Office, they thrashed Akalu Mahara
(60) of Janakinagar-1, his wife Liladevi (56) and son Fekan Mahara
(25) before feeding them with faecal matter.
According to Mahato's neighbour, Deep Narayan Shah, Mahato's
daughter-in-law has been suffering from stomach-ache for a long time.
According to Bharat Yadav, head constable, Area Police Office Haripur,
Mahendra Mahato, Jogi Mahato, Shambhu Siwakoti including others
dragged the Mahara family out of their house and thrashed them in the
middle of the village before getting into the barbaric and cowardly
act of feeding human excreta. "We later found that the perpetrators
had fed them with excreta after they fell unconscious," he said.
"My neighbour Mahendra Mahato including others forced us to eat human
excreta," said Liladevi, who had reached the Area Police Office to
lodge a complaint. "They also thrashed my husband and son."
A dejected Liladevi said she was devastated that none of the villagers
came to their rescue. "Nor did anyone speak against the perpetrators,"
she said.
According to DSP Yunarayan Baidhya, the victims could not lodge the
complaint immediately as the perpetrators kept on intimidating them of
serious consequences. "We have arrested Mahendra Mahato and Jogi
Mahato. We are searching for others involved in the crime," said
Baidhya.
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