4 Dalit males had been allegedly hanged the other way up from a tree and overwhelmed up with sticks by six individuals on suspicion of stealing a goat and a few pigeons in a village in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district, police mentioned on Sunday.
A video of the incident surfaced on social media, following which the police on Saturday arrested one individual in reference to the assault, whereas 5 others are absconding, an Ahmednagar police official mentioned.
A shutdown was noticed in Haregaon village in Shrirampur taluka on Sunday in protest in opposition to the incident.
Opposition Congress has termed the incident as a "blot" on humanity and the fallout of "hate" being unfold by BJP.
On August 25, a bunch of six individuals from the village allegedly went to the properties of 4 Dalit males, all of their 20s, and compelled them to accompany them, the official mentioned.
They had been hanged the other way up from a tree and overwhelmed up with sticks over the suspicion of stealing a goat and a few pigeons, he mentioned.
The accused have been recognized as Yuvraj Galande, Manoj Bodake, Pappu Parkhe, Deepak Gaikwad, Durgesh Vaidya and Raju Borage, the official mentioned.
One of many accused allegedly shot a video of the assault, which later surfaced on social media, he mentioned.
The injured males had been later taken to a close-by hospital, the official mentioned, including that one of many victims, Shubham Magade, lodged a criticism with the police.
A case below sections 307 (try to homicide), 364 (kidnapping) and different related provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act has been registered, the official mentioned.
Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole mentioned the incident was a blot on humanity, and demanded that every one the accused be arrested instantly and given strict punishment.
"Such incidents are a results of hate being unfold by BJP for its political achieve," he alleged.
Nationalist Congress Celebration's chief spokesman Mahesh Tapase accused the federal government of failing to guard the self-respect of Dalits.
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