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Group Attacks Dalit Family During Wedding at Rasra Hall

Police have registered a case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act after the assault

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The incident occurred on Friday. (Sourced)
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Overview

  • About 20 men armed with sticks and rods stormed Swayamvar Marriage Hall in Rasra on Friday night targeting a Dalit family’s wedding ceremony
  • Attackers led by Aman Sahni, Deepak Sahni, Rahul and Akhilesh hurled caste-based slurs and objected to the hall booking, according to the FIR lodged by Raghvendra Gautam
  • Two relatives, Ajay Kumar and Manan Kant, were seriously injured in the assault and are receiving medical treatment
  • Rasra Police Station in-charge Vipin Singh said investigators have invoked relevant sections of the BNS alongside the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act and are gathering evidence
  • No arrests have been made so far as authorities continue their probe into the incident