Covid 19: Dalit family attacked with iron rods and bricks by mob for disobeying Modi's 'lights out' vigil
A Dalit family was attacked by a mob belonging to the Gujjar community for allegedly disobeying Narendra Modi's 'lights out' vigil in the Palwal district of Haryana.
Event Date: April 5, 2020
Event Time: 9:30 p.m.
Event Location: Pingore Village, Palwal District, Haryana
Victim: 1. Dhanpal
2. Five publicly unidentified persons
Victim Place of Residence: Pingore Village, Palwal District, Haryana
Suspect: 1. Sachin
2. Ankit
3. Pawan
4. 32 other persons belonging to the Gujjar community
Suspect Place of Residence: Pingore Village, Palwal District, Haryana
Total Injured: 6
Property Damage: Yes
Property Damage Details: 1. Theft inside the home
2. Windows of house shattered
3. Two cars damaged
Officials Accountable: Jitendra Kumar, Station House Officer, Sadar Palwal Police Station
Arrests: Yes
First Incident Report: Filed
First Incident Report Details:
Sections 323: Voluntarily causing hurt
Section 34: Common intention
Section 427: Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees or upwards
Section 506: (criminal intimidation)
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Atrocities Prevention Act)
Case Update: Three arrests were made out of the 35 involved in the incident.
Statement: "...Some antisocial elements of the Gujjar community…forced their way into my house, used caste slurs, and hen we opposed this, they beat us with sticks, bricks, stones, and iron rods, broke items, and looted our home,” -Dhanpal, Victim
Sources:
1. April 9, 2020, Money Control
2. April 9, 2020, Scroll India
3. April 8, 2020, Tribune India
5. April 9, 2020, Indian Express
8. April 8, 2020, Justice News
9. April 10, 2020, Corona Policy Impact