Gujarat: 13-year-old Dalit boy beaten up by goons for wearing Rajput's 'Rajwadi' shoe; video goes viral
Gujarat: 13-year-old Dalit boy beaten up by goons for wearing Rajput's 'Rajwadi' shoe; video goes viral
In another shameful incident, a 13-year-old minor boy was allegedly molested by goons in Mehsana of Gujarat. They have beaten the Dalit boy only because he was a Dalit and had worn a Rajput's wore Rajwadi shoe. According to the news, four Rajput youths in a Mehsana district of Gujarat had beaten a Dalit youth brutally with legs.
The video of the alleged incident of Bahirangar area of Mehsana district came into light after the video was viral on social media. The minor Dalit youth had filed a complaint in this case. In his complaint, the minor said that when he was sitting at the bus stop, some young people came and asked him about his caste. When he described himself as a Dalit, he said that despite being a Dalit, how did he wear Rajput shoe?
After this, the Dalit youth tried to defend himself after being called a Rajput, the four youth took hold of him and took him to a place and thrashed him with his shoes. One of the four accused also made a video of the incident. The accused boys in the video can be heard saying that they are beating him because he's wearing Rajwadi shoe despite not being a Rajput. He can also be heard saying that this video will be viral so that the Dalit community can not dare to do this after taking lessons from this point.
Dalit leader and Independent MLA Jignesh Mewani tweeted, "The Gujarat government has failed to stop the attacks against the Dalits. In order to understand the violence against Dalits in the state and how much they want to see. ? The police have not arrested the accused till now. "