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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Bengal: On way to PM's rally, 3 mowed down by train amid dense fog
Kolkata (PTI): Three persons died and three others were injured after being hit by a train amid dense fog on Saturday, while travelling to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally at Taherpur in West Bengal's Nadia district, a senior official said.
The incident occurred between Taherpur and Badkulla railway stations under the Sealdah-Krishnanagar section of Eastern Railway, he said.
Modi, whose helicopter could not land at Taherpur due to dense fog and low visibility, condoled the death of the “BJP workers” in his virtual address from Kolkata airport.
“I have come to know that some BJP workers, while travelling to the rally, lost their lives in a rail accident. My condolences are with the families of those who have lost their loved ones, and I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured,” Modi said.
The Eastern Railway official told PTI that the incident occurred in the morning when these people, who were travelling by a bus, had stopped the vehicle and walked to the railway tracks to answer nature's call.
"While three persons died on the spot, two others with injuries were admitted to a local hospital," he said.
Another person with minor injuries was released after having been administered first aid, the official said.
The deceased have been identified as Ramprasad Ghosh (74), Shaktipada Sutradhar (55) and Gopinath Das (38).
Meanwhile, Mahua Moitra, Trinamool Congress MP from Krishnanagar constituency in Nadia district, alleged that the BJP ignored the incident and went ahead with the rally.
"Terrible tragedy hushed up at altar of @narendramodi ego. @BJP4India supporters brought from far Murshidabad for PM rally in Ranaghat today," she said in a post on X.
"4 went to answer nature's call and were killed by 31814 down local train near Taherpur. BJP ignored, blacked out & went ahead with rally," Moitra claimed.
Reacting to her remarks, the West Bengal BJP, in a post on X, asserted that the TMC "has always been adept at milking tragedies", and was being "disrespectful to the unfortunate victims of this tragedy".
The TMC alleged that BJP leaders have not shown "neither concern nor compassion" over the mishap.
"The loss of three lives in Taherpur should have united everyone in grief. But @BJP4India leaders showed neither concern nor compassion," it said in another post on X.
"At this painful moment, Smt @MamataOfficial and Shri @abhishekaitc put humanity above party lines and stood beside the families of the deceased," the party said.
TMC’s on-ground leaders promptly reached out to the grieving family members, ensuring them of help and assistance, it said.
"While Delhi’s rulers chase Bengal with arrogance, our leadership chose empathy. This is the difference between politics of power and politics of people!" the TMC added.
