Dalits embrace Buddhism in Kadaba
Kadaba: 11 members of Dalit community converted from Hinduism to Buddhism under the leadership of Anand Mittabail, taluka organisor of Dalit Sangharsha Samithi, in Alankari.
The conversion took place during the inauguration ceremony of a newly built ‘Maitri Vihar' of one Puttanna at Alankaru in Kadaba taluk. The monk of Jetavana Buddha Vihara of Mysuru Sugatpal Banteji presided over the ‘Dhamma Dheekshe.'
Speaking at the occasion, Dalit leader Anand Mittabail said to fulfill the dreams of Prof. B Krishnappa by applying Dr. Ambedkar's true religious rituals and desires into life.
During the occasion, members of Dalit community Puttanna, sushila, Nayan Kumar, Namita, Satish Kumar, Prema, Harsha, Manoj Kumar, Vishwanath and Ganesh; under the leadership of Anand Mittabail converted from Hinduism to Buddhism by attaining Dheeksha.
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Man accused of rape-murder of 5-year-old lynched to death in Bengal; Girl’s body found in pond
Alipurduar: A 40-year-old man accused of raping and murdering a five-year-old girl was allegedly tied to a tree and beaten to death by agitated locals in Alipurduar district located in West Bengal on Friday evening. Later, another man surrendered before the police claiming he was also involved in the crime, and was subsequently arrested.
The girl went missing on Friday evening. When her family began searching for the girl, they learned that she had last been seen with Mona Roy, as reported by the Indian Express.
The police said that the girl’s body was found floating in a local pond. They added that the locals caught Roy and took him to his residence where they allegedly noticed blood on the bed. Enraged by this, they tied Roy to a tree and started assaulting him.
Roy was beaten to death before the local police could reach the spot.
When the police arrived at the scene, angry locals prevented them from moving the two bodies. Eventually, a large team of police personnel was sent to the location. After two hours, they were able to remove the bodies from the area.
The bodies have been sent for a post-mortem examination.
Meanwhile, a man named Bhakta Roy approached the police, claiming that he was involved in the crime and feared for his safety from the angry mob. He was subsequently arrested.
Y. Raghuvanshi, Superintendent of Police, Alipurduar, asserted it is a heinous crime, adding that they have started a detailed investigation in connection to the incident.
