By Yudhvir Rana / The Times Of India
AMRITSAR: Taking cognizance of the alleged inaction against the accused who had not only tortured a dalit youth but also hanged him upside down with a tree, fifteen days ago, the Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes has directed the police to arrest the culprits and submit its report by April 6.
A team of the Commission led by senior vice chairman Deepak Kumar Verka visited Amritsar on Tuesday and met the victim Gurwail Singh.
“This incident has exposed the prevalent but ugly reality of the caste divide in the society,” said Pankaj.
Unconfirmed reports suggest that Gurwail was attempting to steal electricity wires from the village, however, the same couldn’t be confirmed by police.
While quoting the medical report, he said there was a blood clot in his brain which could be due to alleged torture.
Senior superintendent of police, Amritsar, rural, Deepak Hilori said police had begun the investigations but the alleged accused were still at large.