A special court in Gujarat has sentenced five individuals to five years in prison for the 2016 Una flogging incident, where four Dalit men were thrashed for skinning a cow carcass. The verdict follows massive protests sparked by the incident.
A special court in Gujarat has sentenced five individuals to five years in prison for the 2016 Una flogging case, where four Dalit men were thrashed for skinning a cow carcass.
A special court in Veraval, Gujarat, has convicted five individuals and acquitted 35 others in the 2016 Una flogging case, where four Dalit men were thrashed for skinning a cow carcass, sparking nationwide protests.
Cops said it was still a matter of investigation as to who called the 'cow vigilantes' when the Dalits were skinning the cow and what was the motive behind giving such false information, which led to the brutal thrashing.
Karat and CPI-M MP P K Biju are in Gujarat to meet the victims of atrocities on Dalits.
Seven members of a Dalit family were thrashed by self-proclaimed cow vigilantes on July 11, 2016 in Mota Samadhiyala village in Una taluka of Gir Somnath district.
Rupani claimed that the state government had taken 'prompt action' in the incident as all the main culprits were arrested the next day.
Jignesh Mevani of Dalit Samiti on Monday said the PM paid only lip service instead of reining in the cow vigilantes.
On July 25, these four youths were discharged from Rajkot hospital as doctors said their condition had improved. But they were rushed to the civil hospital in Ahmedabad next day.
Telangana BJP MLA Raja Singh has defended the cow vigilants in the backdrop of flogging of Dalits in Gujarat.
A case has been registered in Hyderabad against Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Raja Singh for his remarks which allegedly defended the attacks on Dalits in Gujarat's Una and supported the cow vigilantes involved.
Police have arrested 22 people in connection with the attack on Dalits returning to Bhavnagar after attending a protest rally in Una town in which cops were also targeted.
Nearly 800 people commenced the 380-km-long journey from Vejalpur area of city on Friday morning.
Kejriwal on Friday accused the state administration of colluding in the incident of attack on Dalit men by cow vigilantes as he met the victims and their families.
According to organisers, though conversions are carried out every year on Vijaya Dashmi, this year the numbers were high on account of the Una Dalit flogging incident.
The CID also charged three minors, as they were also apprehended during the probe.
The decision to stay away from the work by the community members has left the administration harried
On the intervening night of September 22-23, 2012, three Dalit youths were killed when police opened fire to disperse a violent mob to control a clash between Dalits and OBC Bharwad community members at Thangadh town in Surendranagar district.
Muslim community members came in large numbers to support the Dalit community in their campaign.
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