Koppala: Five arrested for imposing fine on Dalit family after their 2-year-old kid enters temple
Koppala (Kushtagi): In an incident that occurred in the Taluk’s Miyapur village, in the wake of a Dalit boy’s entry into a temple, and the villagers’ imposition of fine and temple purification ceremony, a pro-Dalit organization registered an FIR, which reportedly led to the arrest of five of the accused.
Reportedly, an innocent 2-year-old Dalit child had ventured inside the temple because of which the child’s parents were fined and asked to cover the expenses of the temple purification ceremony by some of the temple’s leaders. A pro-Dalit organization has cited the treatment of the family as inhuman and registered a case against the discriminatory practice.
“Such practice of untouchability is a criminal offense that warrants punishment under the law. Having learned that such an evil practice has been observed in the district, we will be taking strict action against the perpetrators according to the law”, DYSP Rudresh Ujjanakoppa informed.
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Nine of family killed as car falls into well in Nashik district
Nashik (PTI): Nine members of a family, including six children, were killed after their car fell into a well in Maharashtra's Nashik district, police said on Saturday.
The accident occurred in the Shivaji Nagar area of Dindori town around 10 pm on Friday, an official said.
The victims were heading home after attending a function at a banquet hall in the area when their car fell into a well near the venue, he said.
Personnel from the local police and emergency services arrived at the scene and retrieved the car and its occupants with the help of two cranes and swimmers around midnight.
The victims were members of the Dargude family from Indore village in Dindori taluka, the official said.
According to the police, the deceased were identified as Sunil Dattu Dargude (32), his wife Reshma, Asha Anil Dargude (32), and six children from the family, five girls in the age group of seven to 14 years and an 11-year-old boy.
Their bodies were brought to the government hospital in Dindori, the official said, adding that a case has been registered and a probe is underway to ascertain the cause of the accident.
