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Karnataka | Posted on Dec 06, 2011 at 11:25am IST
Dalit GP member, 2 others attacked
indianexpress Express News Service , The New Indian Express
MYSORE: Tension gripped Kanagana Maradi village in Pandavapura taluk
when upper caste youths attacked Dalits, injuring a Village Panchayat
member and a few others, over a trivial issue on Sunday night.
Injured Village Panchayat member Savithramma, youths Manoj and
Prashanth have been admitted to the government hospital in
Pandavapura.
Some upper caste youths picked up a quarrel when they noticed Dalits
seated close to upper caste to watch a circus performed at the
junction of the village.
When a few Dalits raised objections for directing them to keep a
distance from upper caste in public places, the upper caste men
thrashed Dalits and chased them away.
The Kanagana Maradi village has 40 Dalit families, who worked as
agriculture labourers. It is also said that upper caste people were
unhappy as a few Dalit youths demanded entry into Akantheshwara temple
funded by Muzari department. Meanwhile, additional police force has
been deployed in the village to defuse tension and ensure protection
to Dalit families.
Tahsildar Shivanand Murthy, DSP Kala Krishna, Circle Inspector Lakshme
Gowda and others visited the village and held talks with both the
factions.
They have held one more round of talks and appealed to the villagers
to bury their differences and lead a peaceful life.
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