By Yaqut Ali / The Wire
New Delhi: A Dalit man was killed in Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur, allegedly for asking for his wages. According to the victim’s family, he was brutally beaten resulting in his death.
While the incident took place on August 25, the family of the deceased is yet to receive the body after postmortem.
The deceased, Vinay Kumar (18), sought his wages from the accused, Digvijay Yadav, for whom he worked for over four days. Instead of paying Kumar his wages, Yadav allegedly attacked him, leading to his death.
Speaking to The Wire, Kumar’s brother, Sher Bahadur, said, “He [Kumar] was killed because he belonged to the Dalit community.”
Bahadur said his brother was brutally attacked, pointing to the injuries on his body. “Examining his head, I am convinced he was struck with a deadly weapon. The intent was unmistakable, they had no intention of letting him survive,” says Bahadur.
According to a first information report (FIR), Kumar set out on his bicycle from his home to collect his wages from Yadav around 3-4 pm on August 25. However, he never returned home. The family received the news of Kumar’s hospitalisation late in the evening. He had already passed away by the time his family reached the hospital.
The following day, on August 26, based on Kumar’s father, the FIR was filed at Akhandnagar Police Station. A case has been registered under Section 302 (Murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The FIR names both Yadav and another unknown person as accused. While Yadav has already surrendered to the police, the second accused is yet to be arrested.
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