Video of attack on Dalit couple goes viral

TNN | Apr 8, 2020, 04:00 IST

Video grab of the attack

Rajkot: A video showing a Dalit couple being beaten up by a group of eight people at Thoradi village of Savarkundla taluka in Amreli district has gone viral.
In the video, accused Kana Barwadia, Janak Barwadia, Shailesh Barwadia and Bhavesh Barwadia along with four unidentified co-accused are seen beating up Haresh Parmar (32) and his wife Shilpa Parmar (29). The accused can also be seen attacking the couple with knives and bats.
“The accused wanted to grab a plot belonging Haresh and his brother Atul, for which they had been pressurizing Haresh to sell it. On Sunday, the accused called up Haresh and Atul to their farm, where they attacked Haresh. When Haresh’s wife Shilpa rushed to his rescue, she too was beaten up,” said A P Dodia, sub-inspector with Savarkundla taluka police station.
In the video, the accused are also heard hurling casteist slurs at the couple. Meanwhile, police have launched a manhunt for the accused.