By News Desk
An elderly Dalit couple in Madhya Pradesh’s Ashok Nagar district has been allegedly beaten up and made to wear garlands of shoes, police said on Sunday. The incident occurred after the couple’s son was allegedly involved in an eve-teasing.
A case has been registered against 10 persons who were at large in connection with the incident of thrashing the couple, news agency PTI reported. The incident took place on Friday in Kilora village under Mungaoli police station limits.
It has been learnt that the couple’s son had been allegedly involved in eve-teasing the wife of one of the accused. Following the incident, the Dalit family left the village, Mungaoli police station in-charge Gabbar Singh Gurjar was quoted as saying by PTI.
The couple came to the village recently, Gurjar added.
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