Dalit shot dead over dance at wedding in Bihar
Patna, June 28: A Dalit youth was shot dead in a Bihar village during a clash over dancing at a wedding, following which half a dozen vehicles were damaged by protesting villagers, police said on Thursday.
Naveen Manjhi, a member of the Musahar community that is one of the most marginalised among the Dalits, was fatally shot in Abhi Chapra village in Sariya police station area on Wednesday night.
Angry villagers later torched vehicles, beat up some members of the wedding party and even attacked the bride's house.
The situation is tense but under control as the district administration deployed police in the village, Deputy Superintendent of Police Shanjar Jha said.
Another police official said that Naveen was shot dead after he insisted on dancing even though some members of the wedding party warned villagers not to do so.
It led to a clash between the two sides, during which someone shot Naveen, he added.
Police said the body was sent for a post-mortem after talking to protesting villagers on Thursday.
Saraiya police station incharge Mohammad Alauddin told IANS that raids were on to arrest the culprits.
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Belagavi: Man attacks nurse inside hospital, caught on camera
Belagavi (Karnataka), Nov 28: A CCTV footage of a nurse being attacked by a man inside a private hospital in Karnataka went viral on social media platforms on Thursday.
The incident, reported to have occurred on October 30, was captured on CCTV camera of the hospital in which the man who has been identified as Prakash Jadhav was seen attacking the nurse with a machete he was hiding in his bag.
The video clip shows the person entering the hospital and at the reception counter, he caught hold of the nurse and attacked her with the machete for allegedly refusing his romantic advances.
She was treated in the hospital for her injuries, police said, adding that the suspect was arrested in the case.
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According to police, Jadhav was her neigbhour. He had been harassing the nurse for a while, persistently pressuring her to marry him but she rejected her proposal every time.
Upset over repeated rejection, he later approached her father with the proposal but he also rejected his marriage proposal and warned him to stay away from his daughter.
Her father became traumatised and stressed by the incident. Subsequently, he died.
"A case was registered against Prakash Jadhav and he was arrested in connection with the incident," a senior police officer said.
