Dalit mother, daughter stripped in Ajmer [Rajastan] (NDTV)
"Their crime to deserve such treatment was that Phooli Bai resisted two Jat men, who wanted to forcibly take away her 16-year-old daughter, Ramkanya on Monday evening.
[...]
"Besides thrashing them, Phooli Bai said that they were stripped in full public view at Sihaar village in Ajmer.
"Phooli Bai said, 'They tore off my daughter's clothes and tried to drag her outside our home. When I tried to save her, they tore off my clothes also. They not only beat us badly but also shamed us in front of the whole village.'
"The tormentors even threw out the Dalit family from the village, threatening them with worse punishment if they told their plight to anyone.
"Since Tuesday the frightened Dalit family is sitting at the office of the Deputy Superintendent of police in Ajmer's Kekri town and they refuse to go back to their village for fear of losing their lives.
"Satya Narayan Kamad, Phooli Bai's husband said, 'As we have complained against them, our fear is that they will kill us. They won't spare us now.'"
Comments