Rajasthan: Dalit teen beaten to death while playing Holi in Alwar

  • PTI
  • Jaipur
  • March 2, 2018
  • UPDATED 10:16 IST

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Dalit teen beaten to death on Holi in Alwar
  • Clashes between two groups broke out allegedly over applying colour
  • No sharp-edged weapon injuries were found on the boy's body
(Picture for representation only) A man smeared in colour, takes a rest on a road during a procession for Holi celebrations in Kolkata.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Dalit teen beaten to death on Holi in Alwar
  • Clashes between two groups broke out allegedly over applying colour
  • No sharp-edged weapon injuries were found on the boy's body
A Dalit teenager was beaten to death while playing Holi allegedly by a group of persons in Rajasthan's Alwar district on Friday. According to police, the victim Neeraj Jatav (16) was playing Holi with persons from other community when clashes broke out between the two sides at B

A Dalit teenager was beaten to death while playing Holi allegedly by a group of persons in Rajasthan's Alwar district on Friday.

According to police, the victim Neeraj Jatav (16) was playing Holi with persons from other community when clashes broke out between the two sides at Bhiwadi town.

Additional Superintendent of Police Pushpendra Solanki said Jatav sustained grievous injuries in the attack and he eventually died.

The officer added that prima facie no sharp-edged weapon injuries were found on the body.

Meanwhile, irate family members of the victim vandalised the hospital where he was rushed for treatment. A police vehicle was also damaged in the melee, police said.

The kin have accused three persons for their alleged role in the crime, they said.

No FIR has been registered in the

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