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Seven Members of Dalit Family in India Severely Beaten Over 'Black Magic' Allegation
Seven Members of Dalit Family in India Severely Beaten Over 'Black Magic' Allegation
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In India, caste-based crimes are punishable under a law protecting the rights of Dalits - the “untouchables” or the “oppressed class”. Despite that, according... 23.08.2021, Sputnik International
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Four women and three elderly people from a Dalit family were mercilessly beaten by fellow villagers in India's Maharashtra state. Residents of Vani Khurd village, where the incident took place on Saturday, accused them of performing black magic. According to police, those accused of committing the crime are also from the Dalit community. "A total of 13 people have been arrested, and a case has been registered", Santosh Ambike, a local police official, told reporters on Monday.However, police could not find any evidence of the victim family being involved in acts of sorcery or witchcraft. Local officials said no villager tried to rescue the family. It was only after police intervened that the family could be moved to the district hospital. The health condition of five of them remains critical. Police have been deployed in the village, and no outsider is allowed to enter the area. The "Crime In India 2019" report released by the National Crime Records Bureau showed that Maharashtra state police registered 2,150 cases against individuals for committing atrocities against the "oppressed class". In 2017, the number of such incidents stood at 1,689, and in 2018 it was 1,974.
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Seven Members of Dalit Family in India Severely Beaten Over 'Black Magic' Allegation
14:59 GMT 23.08.2021 (Updated: 14:42 GMT 25.10.2022) Deexa Khanduri
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In India, caste-based crimes are punishable under a law protecting the rights of Dalits - the “untouchables” or the “oppressed class”. Despite that, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), crimes against the Dalit community increased in 2019.
Four women and three elderly people from a Dalit family were mercilessly beaten by fellow villagers in India's Maharashtra state. Residents of Vani Khurd village, where the incident took place on Saturday, accused them of
performing black magic.
According to police, those accused of committing the crime are also from the Dalit community. "A total of 13 people have been arrested, and a case has been registered", Santosh Ambike, a local police official, told reporters
on Monday.
However, police could not find any evidence of the victim family being involved in acts of sorcery or witchcraft.
Local officials said no villager tried to rescue the family. It was only after police intervened that the family could be moved to the district hospital. The health condition of five of them remains critical.
Police have been deployed in the village, and no outsider is allowed to enter the area.
The "Crime In India 2019" report released by the National Crime Records Bureau showed that Maharashtra state police registered 2,150 cases against individuals for committing atrocities against the "oppressed class". In 2017, the number of such incidents stood at 1,689, and in 2018 it was 1,974.
