17-year-old Dalit student attacked with sickle, liquor bottles in Tamil Nadu

Police sources told DH that a case has been registered against several persons from Thirumalai Kozhundhu Puram village under various sections of the Prevention of Atrocities (SC/ST) Act in connection with the incident.

Chennai: In yet another caste-related violence in Tirunelveli district, a 17-year-old student belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC) was brutally assaulted with sickles and empty beer bottles by a group of youth hailing from the dominant Maravar community for allegedly confronting them over reckless driving.

Courtesy : DH

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