Dalits attacked in Ghazipurvillage; 15 injured, 2 held

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Varanasi: Several Dalits were injured as people of a community attacked a youth, who objected to a driver playing obscene songs loudly while driving a tractor through a locality having homes of scheduled castes in Godsara village under Gahmar police station on Wednesday.
“A named FIR has been lodged against 21 assailants under section 452, 308 of IPC and sections of SC/ST Act, and arrested two accused.Heavy police force and PAC was deployed in view of tension gripping the village,” said Gahmar SO Vimal Kumar Mishra.
SP Ghazipur OP Singh said, “A tractor driver Sonu was playing loud music while passing through a locality of Dalit homes in Godsara village on Wednesday. When a youth Rahul stopped Sonu and asked him not to play obscene songs loudly, a heated argument ensued between them.”
“Sonu called the tractor owner Mohammad Ali, who reached the spot with his supporters and attacked Rahul and residents of the locality with sticks and bricks and ransacked many houses. The assailants fled before police could reach,” the SP added.
As many as 15 Dalits, Jalim Ram (53), Ramji Ram (40), Awadhesh Ram (26), Sudhir Kumar (18), Rinki Kumari (9), Balistar Ram (35), Basanti (10), Rajkumar (15), Deepu (15), Deepak (15), Ritesh (15), Rahul Ram (15) Ramashish Ram (60), Sanatia Devi (50) and Vimlesh Kumar (16) suffered injuries.
They were rushed to hospital from where doctors referred Jalim Ram, Awadhesh and Sudhir Kumar to district hospital as their condition deteriorated.
DM Ghazipur Om Prakash Arya and SP reached the village while heavy police force was deployed due to prevailing tension.
SO Gahmar said, “Taking action on the complaint of Rahul’s family, a named FIR was lodged against Mohd Ali and his accomplices. Two accused were arrested by Thursday afternoon while raids are on to nab others. The situation has normalised but police force will remain deployed in the village as a precautionary measure.”