8-year-old Dalit boy beaten, hung upside down for touching water pot in Rajasthan
Barmer: In a horrifying incident of caste-based violence, an eight-year-old Dalit boy was brutally assaulted and hung upside down from a tree in Bhakharpura village of Rajasthan’s Barmer district, allegedly for touching a water pot. His mother and grandmother were also attacked when they tried to intervene.
According to the victim’s mother, Puri Devi, the incident occurred on Friday when her son, who was playing nearby, was asked by two men, identified as Narnaram Prajapat and Demaram Prajapat, to clean a bathroom and collect garbage. After finishing the work, the boy reportedly requested water and touched a pot, which allegedly triggered the violent assault.
The two accused allegedly dragged the boy to Narnaram’s house, hung him upside down from a tree, and continued beating him. The assault was reportedly stopped only after a relative of the boy began filming the incident on a mobile phone. Shortly afterward, the accused allegedly stormed into the boy’s house and attacked his mother and grandmother.
“Prima facie investigation and medical examination confirm the boy was brutally beaten and hung upside down. However, the allegation that the violence was triggered by touching a water pot is still under investigation,” Circle Officer Sukhram Bishnoi told Hindustan Times.
An FIR was filed on August 30 against three individuals, Narnaram, Demaram, and Ruparam Prajapat, under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Sections 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 127(2) (wrongful confinement), and 137(2) (kidnapping). The accused have also been booked under relevant provisions of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
Police have arrested one of the accused, while two others are currently in detention.
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
