Overview

• Two bodyguards, one Dalit and one tribal, accused Congress leader K. N. Tripathi of slapping them and using casteist insults when his car was stuck in traffic in Latehar.
• A Zero FIR was filed at Daltonganj Nagar police station and transferred to Latehar, with sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act invoked.
• Police said the incident occurred around 1:30 pm at Jubilee Chowk during the Karam festival after Tripathi asked his security detail to clear the road.
• The Latehar Police Men’s Association urged DGP Anurag Gupta to take stern action, calling the episode an affront to personnel and asserting CCTV supports the complaint.
• Tripathi denied wrongdoing, called the case retaliatory, and said CCTV would clear him, with no arrests reported as of the latest updates.