Dalit youth in Mulbagal commits suicide after harassment; SCST Act case against four
Mulbagal: A Dalit youth in Bevahalli village of the taluk committed suicide on Wednesday by hanging himself after he was tied to a tree and thrashed for apparently an negligible reason.
Uday Kiran of Bevahalli is identified as the youngster who committed suicide, post-harassment and apparently unable to tolerate the insult.
Nangali police have registered a case against Raju, Shivaraj, Gopalakrishnappa and Munivenkatappa, who belong to a higher caste and are residents of Petandlahalli near Byrakur hobli in Mulbagal taluk under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Investigation is underway, said sources.
Background: The complainants have told the police that, in the evening of November 30, Uday and Nagaraju, who were on a two-wheeler, overtook Raju and Gopalakrishna’s two-wheeler. Apparently upset by this, Raju and Gopalakrishna are learned to have stopped Uday’s vehicle in Byrakur and assaulted him.
The complainants have also said that, when Uday and Nagaraju were returning from Kadenahalli, the accused four men again stopped him near Petlandahalli. The accused thrashed Uday and took away his two-wheeler and mobile phones, demanding that Uday and Nagaraju get their parents to collect the things, further harassing them, said sources.
Later, when Uday approached the four accused to get back his vehicle and mobile phone, he was tied to a tree at Racchekatte of Petlandahalli, thrashed and verbally abused on caste basis too, it is learned.
Uday, who was apparently unable to overcome the feeling of harassment and insult, committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree near his house, the sources added.
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Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 100th Saudi Pro League goal
Riyadh (AP): Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 100th Saudi Pro League goal as Al-Nassr beat Al-Shabab 4-2 to move five points clear at the top of the table.
The 41-year-old forward converted a Sadio Mané cross at the near post with 15 minutes remaining to record the 971st goal of his career on Thursday. It was also his 26th league goal of the season.
“Ronaldo is always dangerous going forward and we saw that again today,” Al-Nassr coach Jorge Jesus said.
João Félix, signed from Chelsea in July, scored three goals for the league leaders.
The win took Al-Nassr to 82 points from 32 games, five ahead of Al-Hilal, which has three matches, one more than Nassr, left to play. Al-Hilal meets Al-Kholood on Friday and faces Nassr on Tuesday in what could be a title decider against its Riyadh rival.
“Now we have a derby match against our rival, which is a difficult encounter,” Jesus said.
“We are fully aware of its importance, and we are dealing with it with complete focus as we know that small details could decide the result.”
Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, has yet to secure a major trophy in Saudi Arabia since signing with Al-Nassr in December 2022.
