Beating drums for procession takes caste hue; FIR registered against 16
'Rebel' Dalits ostracised in Mandya
Mandya, Oct 11, DHNS
Dalit families have been ostracised in Kasuvinahalli, Nagamangala
taluk of the district over a trivial reason.
The reported demand for money to beat drums during the immersion
procession of Ganesha idol is said to have triggered communal tension
in the village. Local legislator Suresh Gowda hails from
Kasuvinahalli. The eight Dalit families in the village have been
banned from entering the village and refused drinking water.
According to the complaint lodged with the Nagamangala police, stones
were thrown on the houses of Shivaraju, Mayanna and Seetharam who
demanded money to beat drums.
Women who went to fetch water from a borewell were abused in foul
language on October 6. The villagers who went to register a complaint
were turned down saying that the legislator would address the issue,
Mayanna said. Even the names of Dalit women have been dropped from the
members' list of Badagoodamma Stree Shakti Sangha of the village.
MLA intervenes
On October 9, legislator Suresh Gowda, in his attempt to bring about a
compromise, held talks with the two sides. He counselled the villagers
against ostracisation and suggested that such inhuman practices should
not repeat in the village.
However, the very next day, Dalit women were abused by their caste
name when they went to the milk dairy, following which a complaint was
lodged in the Nagamangala police station on October 10. The police
have registered cases against 16 persons under Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities)Act and Indian Penal Code.
A manhunt has been launched to nab all the accused. A platoon of
district armed reserve police has been deployed in the village.
Mandya Superintendent of Police Koushalendra Kumar visited the village
on Tuesday and spoke to the affected Dalit families. Speaking to
mediapersons, the SP said the case was being investigated by the
deputy superintendent of police and the accused would be arrested
soon.
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