Dalit groom pulled off horse, beaten during pre-wedding procession in Madhya Pradesh

DDAMOH: A 23-year-old physically handicapped Dalit groom was pulled disconnected a equine and beaten during a pre-wedding procession successful Damoh territory connected Tuesday evening. The wedding procession could proceed lone aft constabulary were deployed successful the village.Police said that each 4 accused named successful the lawsuit person been arrested and volition beryllium slapped with the National Security Act."This is simply a wide lawsuit of caste discrimination. All 4 accused named successful the ailment person been arrested. The National Security Act volition beryllium invoked against them. This volition beryllium the archetypal clip specified enactment is being taken successful a lawsuit similar this. We person sent our proposal to the DM," said Damoh SP Shrut Kirti Somavansh.The incidental took spot successful Bijori Pathak colony erstwhile the groom, Golu Ahirwar, was taking retired his 'Rachwai' procession, a Bundelkhandi customized wherever the groom goes astir the colony connected a equine earlier the baraat. A radical of men objected to him riding a equine and allegedly utilized caste-based abuses.Police said 4 villagers -- Ghuppu Lodhi, Vishwanath Lodhi, Bichhu Lodhi and Chinnu Lodhi -- stopped the procession astir 5 p.m. and blocked the way by placing a motorcycle successful beforehand of the horse.

They past pulled the groom down and assaulted him.When his household members intervened, they were besides beaten. His sister Manisha was among those injured. A video of the incidental has gone viral connected societal media.After the attack, members of the Dalit assemblage took the injured groom to the constabulary presumption and filed a complaint. Police person registered a lawsuit nether applicable sections, including the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.Golu's sister Manisha alleged that the accused blocked their mode by parking a conveyance successful the lane, rushed astatine them erstwhile asked to move, dragged her member disconnected the equine and assaulted the family, saying a "horse would not beryllium allowed successful the lane and that specified a procession was not meant for radical similar them".Another household subordinate said, "They said the procession would not beryllium allowed. When we objected, they attacked america and bushed my daughter." She added that immoderate of her jewellery went missing during the incident.Additional constabulary unit has been deployed successful the village.