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Dalits attacked, houses ransacked in Virudhunagar
Agencies Posted online: Sun Feb 06 2011, 15:07 hrs
Virudhunagar : Some people belonging to upper caste have allegedly
attacked dalits and ransacked their houses at Tamaraikulam area in the
district, according to police on Sunday.
Cases have been registered against 46 people in connection with the
case, police said, adding 10 dalits were injured during the incident
on Saturday.
The incident took place in Tiruchuzhi Block following a dispute over
the erection of flag posts of dalit-outfit
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), they said.
Some people belonging to upper caste attacked dalits, including women
and children, ransacked their houses and took away valuables including
some jewellery, they said, adding the houses damaged in the incident
included that of the Tamaraikulam Municipal vice-president.
Police said VCK partymen had pasted posters against the "caste Hindus"
of Tamaraikulam and nearby Thachanendal that had opposed the erection
of the flag posts.
"People's Watch", an NGO, alleged the two-tumbler system still existed
in the village, wherein dalits and upper caste people are made to use
different tumblers in tea shops and eating joints. They also demanded
compensation for the dalits affected by the attack.
46 caste hindus booked for attack on dalits
Cases have been registered against 46 caste hindus in the district
here for allegedly attacking dalits and ransacking their houses in
Tamaraikulam area, police said on Sunday.
The incident, in which 10 dalits were injured, took place on Saturday
in Tiruchuzhi Block, following a dispute over the erection of flag
posts of dalit-outfit Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), police
said.
Caste hindus attacked dalits, including women and children, ransacked
houses and took away valuables including some jewellery, they said,
adding the houses damaged in the incident included that of the
Tamaraikulam Municipal Vice-President.
Police said VCK partymen had pasted posters against the caste hindus
of Tamaraikulam and nearby Thachanendal that had opposed the erection
of the flag posts.
'People's Watch', an NGO, alleged the two-tumbler system still existed
in the village, wherein dalits and upper caste people are made to use
different tumblers in tea shops and eating joints. They demanded
compensation for the dalits affected by the attack.
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