http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-29/coimbatore/29596571_1_dalit-boy-temple-priest-stringent-law
Dalit boy thrashed for 'defiling' TN temple
Binoy Valsan, May 29, 2011, 03.14pm IST
COIMBATORE: In a shocking instance of the continuing practice of
untouchability, a 17-year-old dalit boy, who entered the sanctum
sanctorum of a temple, was allegedly thrashed and abused by a Brahmin
priest and his son in Mettupalayam, Coimbatore district, on Friday.
K Vinith had gone to the temple with his sister K Sruthi, 15, an hour
before her Class X results were declared on Friday. He entered the
sanctum sanctorum, took 'vibhuti' (holy ash) kept on a plate and
smeared it on his sister's forehead. The priest and his son, who were
not in the sanctum sanctorum, returned then and allegedly slapped him
repeatedly.
The duo have been arrested on charges of abuse and causing voluntary
hurt under sections of the Indian Penal Code. However, the police are
yet to invoke the sections under the anti-untouchability law (The
Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act) against
them.
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