A case of social boycott has been reported in Chityala mandal, Nalgonda, Telangana, after a Dalit youth married a woman from the Yadav community in April.
After the marriage, the couple moved to another area, but on April 16, members of the Yadav community allegedly held a meeting and passed a resolution barring the Dalit family from being hired as drummers, labourers, or drivers.
Palamuru Nagarjuna, state vice-president of the Anti-Caste Discrimination Committee, said that community elders had signed the resolution. “This is an act that undermines the dignity of Dalits,” he told reporters.
He also accused the police of failing to act on incidents of violence and harassment against Dalits in Chityala mandal. After lodging a complaint at the Chityala police station, Nagarjuna said a petition had been submitted to the local sub-inspector, demanding the registration of cases under the SC/ST Atrocities Act against those responsible for the violence, humiliation, and boycott.
