SIVAGANGA: A 21-year-old Dalit student from Melapidavur village in Sivaganga district was attacked by caste Hindus for riding a ‘Bullet’ on Wednesday late evening.
The Dalit youth R Iyyasamy suffered hack injuries on both his hands. He is presently undergoing treatment at the Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai, about 45 kms away.
According to police, late on Wednesday evening when Iyyasamy was returning home on his motorcycle, he was confronted by three caste Hindus namely, R Vinothkumar (21), A Atheeshwaran (22) and M Vallarasu (21) of the same village.
Subsequently, they attacked him with sharp weapons.
A relative of the injured college student, Muniyasami said that the caste Hindu men hacked Iyyasamy’s hands saying, “only higher community youths can drive high-end bikes, Dalits should not drive such bikes.” They also abused him referring to his caste.
The gang would have murdered him if Iyyasamy had not managed to flee the place and reach home, he added.
After the family members took Iyyasamy to hospital, caste Hindus ransacked the Dalit family’s house.
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