Dalit youngsters allegedly attacked for playing 'Jai Bhim' song in Gubbi
Tumakuru: In a disturbing incident reported from Muddanahalli village in Gubbi taluk, Tumakuru district, two Dalit youngsters were allegedly assaulted for playing the song 'Jai Bhim' in their milk delivery vehicle. The accused, including a railway police officer, reportedly intercepted the vehicle, verbally abused the youngsters using caste slurs, and physically attacked them.
The complaint filed at the Gubbi Police Station identifies the accused as Chandrashekhar, a railway police officer, and another individual named Narasimhraju. The victims, identified as 19-year-old Deepu and Narasimha Murthy from Sirivara village, belong to the Dalit community. Both sustained injuries, with one suffering severe trauma to his private parts, and are currently receiving treatment at the Gubbi Public Hospital.
According to the complaint, the incident occurred on Saturday evening around 6 PM when the two victims were travelling through Muddanahalli village while playing a song praising Dr B.R. Ambedkar in their vehicle. The accused allegedly blocked their path, demanded to know their caste, used derogatory language, and threatened them not to play such songs. They then dragged the youngsters out of the vehicle and attacked them.
The Gubbi police have registered a case and are investigating the matter.
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Strong earthquake kills at least 9 people in western China
Beijing (AP): A strong earthquake shook a mountainous region in western China near Nepal on Tuesday morning, killing at least nine people, state media said.
State broadcaster CCTV cited the Ministry of Emergency Management for the death toll but did not give details on the casualties.
The magnitude 7.1 quake struck in a mountainous area in the Tibet region, near the border with Nepal, at a depth of about 10 kilometers (6 miles), the US Geological Survey said.
China's earthquake monitoring agency recorded the magnitude as 6.8. The average altitude in the area around the epicenter is about 4,200 meters (13,800 feet), CCTV said.
The CCTV online report said there were a handful of communities within 5 kilometers of the epicentre, which was 380 kilometers (240 miles) from Lhasa, the capital of Tibet.
