Tension in UP village after Dalit beaten up by Jat girls

Press Trust of India  |  Muzaffarnagar (UP) 

A Dalit girl was allegedly thrashed in a village here by four upper caste girls, sparking tension in the area, the police said today.

After the alleged victim's father, Singh, filed a complaint, the police registered a case against the girls, all class XII students, who allegedly belonged to the Jat community, Circle Officer said.


According to the victim's father, the four beat up his daughter yesterday in Pachenda village, Kumar said.

Meanwhile, agitated Dalit residents of the village staged a protest and demanded a probe into the matter.

The security has been tightened in the village and extra police force has been deployed in the area to ease the tension, he added.

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First Published: Sun, October 15 2017. 17:28 IST