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Dalit labourer dies, nephew alleges he was beaten
TNN | Nov 22, 2011, 11.29PM IST
RAJKOT: The nephew of a Dalit farm hand has filed a complaint with the
police saying that his uncle was beaten up when he asked for his
wages, which resulted in his death the next day.
Dadu Jadav (35), a resident of Rangpar village in Wankaner taluka of
Rajkot district, was admitted to a government hospital on November 20
and died the following day. His nephew Dinesh Sondarva alleged that
farmer Dilip Kathi beat up Dadu when the latter asked him for his dues
of Rs 1,000. On Tuesday, Dadu's body was exhumed and sent for
postmortem.
A complaint has been filed against Kathi under section 302 of Indian
Penal Code and various other sections of the Prevention of Atrocities
against SC and STs Act.
However, the police are skeptical about it as the complainant said
Dadu did not go for treatment on the day he was beaten up and instead
went to Rajkot where his sister lives.
He then told his sister that he fell down from a tree and got injured.
Dadu was admitted to the government hospital in Rajkot where he died
on November 21.
Police said Dadu's relatives did not inform the police and buried him.
Meanwhile, Dinesh got admitted into a government hospital. "Dinesh in
his first statement to police in Rajkot said that he, Dadu and Kathi
were drinking together and had a heated exchange over some issues, but
when the Wankaner taluka police reached the hospital to take his
statement, he retracted from his earlier statement and said Kathi had
beaten them up,'' deputy superintendent of police Rajendrasinh
Chudasama said.
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