Assaulted for dressing ‘like upper castes’, Dalit youth dies by suicide in Gujarat’s Banaskantha
Banaskantha: A 19-year-old Dalit youth, Mahendra Kalabhai Parmar, allegedly died by suicide after facing assault and humiliation from five upper-caste men in Vasarda village of Banaskantha district in Gujarat for "wearing clothes similar to theirs."
He went missing on July 10, and his body was recovered two days later from a village well on July 12, as reported by Deccan herald on Tuesday.
According to the FIR filed by Mahendra’s uncle, Bijalbhai Parmar, the youth was allegedly beaten and insulted near the village panchayat office by five men named in the FIR as Khetabhai Rabari, Sendhabhai Rabari, Rudabhai Rabari, Amrabhai Rabari, and Lakhabhai Rabari.
The complaint alleges that the accused objected to Mahendra wearing clothes typically worn by members of their community. His family believes the caste-based humiliation pushed him to take his life.
The Rabaris, largely a pastoral community, are classified as Other Backward Caste.
Police have filed a case against the five accused under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
