Rajasthan: Minor dalit boy thrashed for ‘entering temple’
New Delhi : Four men, allegedly belonging to the privileged caste, were arrested by the Rajasthan Police on Wednesday, 5 June, for brutally beating up a 17-year-old minor Dalit boy in Pali’s Dhaneriya village.
The incident took place on 1 June and according to media reports, the boy was beaten up for trying to enter a temple. The video, in which the men can be seen thrashing the tied-up minor boy, has gone viral.
#BREAKING राजस्थान के जिला पाली गाॅव धनेरिया मे दलित नाबालिग लङके को इतनी बेरहमी से पीटा की मन विचलित हो उठा।
— The Dalit Voice (@ambedkariteIND) June 3, 2019
इस लङके की गलती सिर्फ इतनी है कि यह गाँव के मन्दिर पर चढ़ गया था !
भगवा गमछा ङाले युवक नजर आ रहा है बताया जा रहा है कि वह भाजपा का कार्यकर्ता हैpic.twitter.com/4kT4olJA1y
However, according to the Pali police, the boy was allegedly caught in a compromising position with the daughter of the temple’s priest following which the priest accused him of molesting his daughter.
Speaking to The Quint, Anand Sharma, Superintendent of Police, Pali, said that the boy was taken into custody after the priest registered a case against him and the girl (who is also minor) gave a statement that the boy tried to force himself on her.
Sharma added that the boy was detained and sent to the juvenile board. He also said that the boy didn’t mention that he was thrashed by these men when he was detained.
Meanwhile, ANI quoted the police as saying that a case was registered under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act against the boy.
"After probe, he has been sent to a juvenile protection home. A viral video has come to light where locals are seen beating him, they've been taken on remand," the police said.
“The video went viral on 4 June after which we arrested the men who beat this boy up,” Anand Sharma further told The Quint.
courtesy: thequint.com
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We received request; will decide soon whether to support TVK: Thirumavalavan
Chennai (PTI): VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan on Thursday said that his party received a request from TVK for support and the high-level committee of his party will decide whether to support the Vijay-led party to form the government.
The TVK won 108 seats in the 234-member Assembly and emerged as the single largest party. Vijay will have to resign from one of the two constituencies he has won.
Though the Congress party, which has five MLAs, has extended support to TVK, the actor-politician-led party was still short of as many seats to touch the magic number of 118, the majority mark in the 234-member House.
"We received the request letter from TVK. We are thankful for that. We have not ignored his (Vijay's) request. We have a procedure. Therefore, our party's high-level committee will decide soon. We are going to discuss the merits and demerits of our position," the VCK leader told reporters here.
With regard to the delay in the governor's call to the TVK, which is the single largest party, to form the government, Thirumavalavan requested the governor to invite Vijay to form the government. "It is a constitutional right and people's verdict," he added.
Asserting that the governor cannot say that Vijay should hold 118 MLAs' support now itself to form the government, he said that after taking over power, Vijay has to prove an absolute majority only on the floor of the Assembly.
