Dalit’s nose cut off for dining with upper castes in UP
17, Feb 2015
Source URL: http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?id=76123&boxid=39343&ed_date=2015-02-17&ed_code=820009&ed_page=1
Lucknow: Upper caste anti-social elements in a village in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh cut off a Dalit man’s nose only because he had displayed the temerity to break bread with them at a ‘barat’ (wedding party).
This virtually god-forsaken area in southern UP bordering Madhya Pradesh is one of the remotest and most backward regions of the state, and is infamous for continuing social evils like untouchability, dowry and female infanticide.
The latest episode has been reported from Surpati village in Madhogarh area of Jalaun district where Amar Singh, a labourer, was dealt the horrific punishment by his masters belonging to the upper caste.
