Bengaluru: A Dalit man and his sister-in-law were assaulted by some upper-caste people in Mulabagilu taluk of Kolar district after he requested for repayment of a loan , police said on Wedenesday.
According to a complaint filed by the Dalit man Hanumantha (28), around 10 people from the village attacked him and his sister-in-law with stones and knives.
A complaint has been filed against ten people at Nangali police station. “Police arrested five people on Tuesday, while the remaining five are currently absconding,” Nangali police station sub-inspector Arjun Gowda told HT.
According to the police, three years ago, Hanumantha, a labourer, had lent ₹50,000 to the accused Santhosh after getting the amount from a relative. However, upset with Santhosh’s failure to repay the loan, Hanumantha went to his house on Sunday evening and asked for repayment of the amount. “This resulted in a confrontation between the two,” sub-inspector Gowda said.
Hanumantha, who is undergoing treatment at Mulabagilu government hospital, told reporters,“Santhosh came to my house with his relatives, verbally abused me and my sister-in-law Sudhamma with caste names, and attacked us with stones and knives. Later, the group set fire to the hut of my elder brother Reddeppa.”
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