Rajasthan: Two Dalit youths stripped, beaten, and tortured over alleged theft




                                                                                     Video Source: NDTV

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Two young Dalit men were stripped, brutally beaten and tortured by a group of seven men over alleged theft in the Naguar district of Rajasthan.

Event Date: January 29, 2020

Event Location: Panchaudi Area, Nagaur District, Rajasthan

Victim: 1. Bisa Ram, Age: 25, Resident of Bhojas Village
             2. Panna Lal, Age: 18, Resident of Bhojas Village

Suspect:  1. Hanuman Singh
                2. Aiden Singh
                3. Raghuvir Singh
                4. Chhail Singh
                5. Sawai Singh
                6. Ganpataram
                7. Laxman Singh

Officials Accountable: 1. Rajpal Singh, Station House Officer, Panchodi Police
                                     2. Vikas Patak, Superintendent of Police
                                     3. Mukul Sharma, Station House Officer of Nagaur

                                         Mukul Sharma, Station House Officer of Nagaur

                                                    Vikas Patak, Superintendent of Police

Arrests: Yes

First Incident Report: Filed

First Incident Report Details:
Section 328: Attempt to commit culpable homicide
Section 323: Voluntarily causing hurt
Section 341: Punishment for wrongful restraint
Section 342: Wrongful confinment
Section 327: Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property
Section 355: Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonor a person
Section 384: Punishment for extortion 
Section 143: Wrongful assembly
Body Offenses
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act

Case Update: Incident was reported on February 19, 2020. Seven people were arrested.

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