Uttarkhand: Dalit man killed by 'upper caste' men for eating dinner at wedding reception

Vicitm, Jitendra Das

Victim's mother and younger brother

Victim's family grieves loss outside home in Basan Village

Video Source: NDTV

Source: Mirror Now

A young Dalit man dies after being brutally beaten by a group of seven 'upper caste' men for eating dinner at a wedding reception in the Tehri Darwal district of Uttarkhand.

Event Date: April 26, 2019

Event Time: 9:00 p.m.

Event Location: Shrikot Village, Tehri Darwal District, Uttarkhand

Victim: Jeetendra Das

Victim Age: 21 years

Victim Place of Residence: Basan Village

Suspects: 1. Gajendra Singh

2. Soban Singh

3. Kaushal Singh

4. Rohit Aswal alias Gabbar Singh Suspect Age: 25

5. Gambhir Singh

6. Habir Singh

7. Hukum Singh

Total Killed: 1

Officials Accountable: 1. Uttam Singh Jimiwal, Deputy Superintendent of Police Uttarkhand

2. Ashok Kumar, Director of General Uttarkhand Police

Uttam Singh Jimiwal, DSP

Ashok Kumar, DGP Crime

Arrests: Yes

First Incident Report: Filed

First Incident Report Details:

Section 302:

Section 308:

Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act

Case Update: Three suspects out of the seven have been arrested.

Statement: “The accused are freely moving in the village and pressurising them for a compromise.” -Victim's uncle, Elam Das

“Seeing him sitting on a chair, they got enraged and kicked his plate before kicking him off the chair using caste-based expletives for daring to sit in front of them,” -Jitendra’s friend

Sources: 1. May 6, 2019, Hindustan Times

2. May 7, 2019, Hindustan Times

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5. May 5, 2019, India

6. May 6, 2019, Times of India

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