Thursday, November 11, 2010

[ZESTCaste] Dalit killed for plucking two brinjals in Bihar village

 

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Dalit killed for plucking two brinjals in Bihar village

2010-11-10 20:00:00

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Patna, Nov 10 (IANS) A Dalit man was beaten to death for plucking two
brinjals from a field belonging to a landowner of a higher caste in a
village in Bihar, police said Wednesday.

To escape the clutches of law, the landowner later offered the
grieving Dalit family Rs.75,000 and a piece of land. The family turned
down the offer.

Suresh Manjhi, a resident of Moresand village in Samastipur district,
was caught Tuesday evening when Subodh Singh spotted him in his field.

Manjhi's family members said that Singh then locked Manjhi in a room
and thrashed him.

'He died soon after being thrown at our doorstep Tuesday night,' a
family member told IANS.

Subodh Singh later tried to persuade Manjhi's family not to approach
the police, and offered them Rs.75,000 and a some land in return.

'But the family approached us, and lodged a complaint. We will take
action soon,' a police officer said.

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