Two dalit women attacked for entering into field of upper caste men in Uttar Pradesh

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By Harveer Dabas

BIJNOR: Two dalit women, aged 65 and 34 years, were attacked allegedly by two men of their village in UP’s Bijnor district after they entered into their field. Attacked with a spade, the women with serious head and neck injuries were admitted to a government hospital on Sunday evening.According to the complaint filed by the victim’s family, the accused, Dheere Singh, and one of his relatives, attacked the women and also used caste-based slurs against them near Mahmoodpur village.

After getting the information, police rushed to the spot and took Sheela Devi and her daughter-in-law Pravesh to the district hospital for treatment.
Bijnor’s superintendent of police (SP) Dharamveer Singh said, “Police have registered a case against Dheere and his unidentified relative under SC/ST Act. They have also been booked under IPC sections 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace).”

The case was filed on the basis of a complaint filed by Sheela’s daughter Pinki.

“During investigation, it came to the fore that both the women ventured into the field of Dheere Singh, who took offence to it. When he objected to it and shouted at the women, they also shouted back. In the rage, Dheere and his relative attacked the women.

The matter belongs to different castes,” the SP said.
This story first appeared on timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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