Dalits attacked in Koppal for opposing public toilet construction near their colony
Koppal: In a disturbing incident, more than 30 Dalits from Jampura village in Karatagi taluk were grievously injured after being attacked by members of the upper caste for opposing the construction of public toilets near their colony. The injured victims are currently receiving medical treatment at Karatagi Sub-divisional Hospital, Gangavathi Sub-divisional Hospital, and Koppal District Hospital.
According to reports, the Dalit community had objected to the location of the public toilets, requesting that they be constructed on government land elsewhere in the village rather than near their homes. This objection sparked an altercation with upper caste members, who later assaulted the Dalits.
The Karatagi Police have registered a case against 28 individuals in connection with the assault and are investigating the incident. However, no arrests have been made yet.
Sources reveal that this is not the first time the Dalit community in Jampura has raised concerns over the proposed location of the toilets. Previous objections had led to village meetings involving local authorities, including the Panchayat Development Officer, Taluk Officer, and Tahsildar, aimed at resolving the issue peacefully. However, tensions escalated once government officials left the meetings, resulting in the recent violent clash.
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Gujarat man held for impersonating govt official, duping people with forged letters
Ahmedabad (PTI): The Ahmedabad police have arrested a 29-year-old man who allegedly posed as a senior revenue official and used fake letters claiming to be from various government departments to cheat people, an official said on Sunday.
Mehul Shah, an engineer who manages two schools at Vankaner in Gujarat’s Morbi district, is accused of making lakhs of rupees with bogus documents and false claims, said inspector (crime branch) JK Makwana.
Shah had forged an appointment letter from the Ahmedabad district education officer (DEO) to offer a computer operator’s job in a government office to a complainant’s son. He also introduced himself as a trustee of a school and did not pay a man Rs 7 lakh due to him over the painting of a school building, the official said.
“Despite holding no official position in the state or central government, he used fake work permits and NOCs to cheat people of lakhs of rupees,” the police official said.
One complainant alleged that Shah identified himself as a top revenue department official and produced a fake letter from the chairman of the “department of science and research development” to make him install a siren and curtain in a hired vehicle but did not pay for the job, he said.
Bogus letters claiming to be from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ahmedabad DEO were used by the accused to cheat the complainants, the police official said.
Police have recovered from his possession fake identity cards and letters with headings like “bharat gaurav ratna shri samman council”, “chairman of department of science and research development”, “health and family welfare department”, and “road and building department”.
“The FIR is based on complaints by three victims. We appeal to the people to come forward and submit their complaints if they have been cheated by Shah in any way,” Makwana said.
