MP: Youths tonsured, paraded with shoe garlands in Bhind district; 2 arrested

In a shocking incident, two men from the Shakya community were allegedly tonsured, garlanded with shoes, and paraded around a village in the Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh, police said.

The incident took place on Monday in the Daboha village under Bhind Dehat police station and was done following a decision taken by the panchayat, an official said on Tuesday.

Police, on being informed about the incident, rescued the two youths and took them to the police station where they were questioned by the Superintendent of Police (SP) and the District Collector.

SP Shailendra Singh Chouhan said that acting on the complaint of the victims, a case has been registered against six people. Two accused were arrested and were sent on judicial remand till October 31.

SP Chouhan told ANI that it is said that three men from Shakya community, all residents of Daboha village, were involved in a dispute with the accused Dilip Sharma. During a brawl, they  hit Dilip on his head due to which he sustained serious injuries.

After this incident, the trio fled the village and a month and a half later, a person from the Shakya community identified as Hariram made a proposal on behalf of the trio to settle the dispute.

Following this, on Monday a panchayat presided by sarpanch Murarilal was convened in the village and a decision was taken that trio should pay a sum of Rs 1. 5 lakh towards the cost of Sharma's treatment.

A barber was summoned and their heads were tonsured and they were paraded with shoe garlands around their necks.

The police registered a case against six persons under various sections, including atrocity act and the SC/ST Act.

The police have also arrested Dilip Sharma and his father. Both the youths were sent to the district hospital for medical treatment. Along with this, the police force has been deployed at the home of the victims.