A Dalit youth in Kanpur was humiliated and assaulted by a group of men who forced him to squat in the middle of the road while they beat him and filmed the act, police said. The video of the incident later went viral on social media, prompting police action.
According to the complaint, Sumit Diwakar, a resident of Rani Nagar in Bharthana town, alleged that on October 8, three men, Nandan Gupta, Laddu Gupta, and Satyendra Kumar, all residents of Purana Bharthana, hurled caste-based slurs at him, assaulted him, and threatened to kill him.
After the video surfaced online, police took cognisance of the incident on October 25 and registered a case against the accused under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Confirming the development, SP Rural Shrish Chandra said, “A case has been registered against all three accused based on the victim’s complaint. Strict action will be taken against those involved.”
Police have launched an investigation and assured that the accused will be brought to justice.
