A 30-year-old Dalit man was allegedly assaulted by the gram pradhan and others at Tugalpur village here, police said today.
According to the complaint filed by Vinod Kumar, he was beaten up by village head Pertal Singh and others yesterday when he was going to the fields, they said.
Based on the complaint, a case has been filed against Singh and one other under IPC sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 307 (attempt to murder), 341 (wrongful restraint), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, police said.
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UP: Dalit Man Assaulted, Village Head Booked
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