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- Police in Shorapur, Yadgir district, Karnataka, have booked 17 people for allegedly assaulting a Dalit family, abusing them with casteist slurs, and threatening them with death after they refused to dig a burial pit.
- The dispute began after a Valmiki community woman died on July 25 and complainant Devappa Talwar and a relative declined to dig the grave citing illness.
- On August 1, the family members were allegedly intercepted en route to their fields, attacked with sticks, and kicked, after which they were treated at the taluk hospital.
- A case has been registered under the Bharatiya Nyay Samhita and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, police have been deployed in the village, and an investigation is underway.
What to watch next
- Progress of the police investigation into the 17 accused
- Steps taken to ensure protection of Dalit families in Shakhapur (SH) village
- Any arrests or further legal action under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
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Named India · Bhimavva · Gangamma · Lalita · Siddamma · Bheemanagouda Ninganagouda Malipatil · Bheemanna Ramangouda · Devappa Shivappa Talwar · Gangappa Narayanappa Policegouda · Huligeppagouda Yallayyagouda · Malappa Mudukappa Pujari · Mallesh Ningappa Maligoudar · Mariyappa Basanagouda Maligouda
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