A wedding procession of a Dalit constable was violently disrupted by a group of upper-caste men in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The incident occurred in Titona village in the Jahangirabad area on Sunday night. The attackers vandalized vehicles, pelted stones, and forcibly pulled the groom, Robin Singh, off his horse, leaving several guests injured.
Robin Singh, 31, a Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) constable posted in Ghaziabad, was marrying a fellow constable from Lakhawati. His father, Nandram Singh, described the attack, saying, “They objected to the baraat passing through their area with DJ music. They pelted stones at us, forcibly pulled my son off the horse, and vandalized the DJ vehicle. Some guests sustained injuries in the attack.”
Robin added that some of the attackers had attended his engagement ceremony. “They misbehaved with women in the procession, saying a Dalit baraat should not pass through their area. The violence ruined all the excitement of the wedding,” he told TOI. The baraat was forced to retreat, and the groom eventually traveled by car to the bride’s house.
Rohit Mishra, SP (Rural), stated that the conflict arose over loud DJ music. An FIR has been filed under several sections of the Indian Penal Code, including rioting, preventing free movement, causing hurt, and mischief, along with charges under the SC/ST Act. Five suspects have been detained, and investigations are ongoing.
