Nirmal: A Dalit farmer was abused and beaten after being tied to a tree by another farmer belonging to an upper caste after his farm animals grazed the latter’s paddy field at Shetpalli village in Kotapalli mandal on Thursday. The incident went viral on social media platforms on Friday.
Kotapalli Sub-Inpsector Suresh said that Durgam Bapu of a weaker section was abused and beaten by Suram Ramireddy when his oxen grazed the paddy field of Ramireddy. A case was registered against Ramireddy under SC, ST Atrocities Prevention Act and investigations were taken up.
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