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Bulandshahr, June 09, 2023 (PPI-OT): Four members of a Dalit family, including two minors and a former village head, were physically assaulted by upper caste Hindu men for bathing in a tube-well reservoir in Khurja city of Bulandshahr district. The former village head, Malkhan Singh, 58, said his family was taking a bath in the reservoir of a tube well on Thursday when a group of 8-10 upper caste men, aged 20-25 years, of the same village arrived and attacked them with sticks.
He said, “We were bathing when some youths arrived near the reservoir. When the children playfully reached their side of the reservoir, they threatened us not to take a bath near them. An argument broke out when we protested, and they called more men, who then thrashed us mercilessly with sticks.” He added that around five to seven members of his family, including women and children, were injured in the attack. An FIR has been registered at the Khurja police station under relevant sections. However, no arrest has been made so far.
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