A first information report (FIR) has been registered against a businesswoman and her employees in Morbi town for allegedly forcing a Dalit man to hold her footwear in his mouth and apologise, when he asked for his pending salary.
The accused businesswoman has been identified as Vibhuti Patel, alias Raniba, who runs a private firm called Raniba Industries Private Limited. The victim, Nilesh Dalsaniya, had worked in the exports department of Patel’s firm for 16 days in October.
On October 2, when Dalsaniya joined the firm, he was promised a salary of Rs 12,000 per month. However, on October 18, he was informed that his services were no longer required.
On Wednesday evening (November 24), Dalsaniya, along with his elder brother Mehul and their neighbour Bhavesh Makwana, went to the office of Raniba Industries on Ravapar Road to demand his salary for the days he had worked there.
Upon their arrival, a man named Om Patel, who identified himself as Vibhuti Patel’s brother, assaulted Dalsaniya. Subsequently, Vibhuti Patel, Parixit Patel (a manager at Raniba Industries), and four others also joined in the assault.
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