Agra:
A case was registered after some people for allegedly attacking a Dalit man during his wedding procession and making casteist remarks in Agra, police said on Tuesday.
According to the police, the wedding procession of Vishal reached Azizpur village on March 6.
During this, three to four people in the car began hurling abuses at the people in the procession, demanding passage for their vehicle. Upon seeing pictures of Dr B. R. Ambedkar and Gautam Buddha, they allegedly became aggressive and smashed the glass frames of the pictures, Mukesh Kumar, Vishal’s father told the police.
He further alleged that the accused assaulted Vishal, hitting him on the head with the butt of a gun. They also used caste-based slurs and threatened to disrupt the wedding.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Devesh stated that the police were informed about the incident on March 10.
Based on the complaint, a case has been registered against Vishnu Sharma and his son under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 115 (2) (voluntary causing hurt), 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of peace), 351 (1) (criminal intimidation), 324 (mischief) and Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
He also said that the delay in registration occurred because the complainant approached the police later. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
However, Mukesh Kumar claimed that he had submitted a written complaint on March 7, but the case was registered on March 10.
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