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Saga of an eloped Dalit couple
BARUN PANERU
DADELDHURA, Jan 25: A newly married couple has been expelled from home
and village following an inter-caste love marriage.
Suresh Damai, 22, and Bhagirathi Bud, 18, of Rudreshwar-7, Baitadi
district, entered into matrimonial relations but soon found themselves
expelled by the bride´s family.
The bride being high-caste, the family refused to accept the
marriage. Both Damai and Bud belong to Dalit community. The only
difference being Bud belongs to the superior caste hierarchy within in
the Dalit sub-castes, according to the villagers.
As the story unfolds, Damai, a Bachelor´s degree student at
Gokuleshwar Campus, had eloped with the ninth grader at Satya Prakash
Higher Secondary School and eventually entered into nuptials.
The couple has arrived at the district headquarters seeking justice
and fair play.
"Her (Bud´s) family thrashed me and threatened to kill me. I was
forced to leave the village," lamented Damai. Damai´s mother Mandira
Devi claimed that the police gave a deaf ear to their pleas even after
lodging a complaint against the threat served to her son´s life.
"The District Police Office refused to budge," the girl acknowledged,
adding, "However, they accepted to register the case only after rights
activists intervened."
Meantime, Chief of Baitadi Police Sukra Dev Neupane said, "We´ll call
the family of the girl and interrogate."
Published on 2011-01-25 06:00:02
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