Dalit child had gone to the school hand pump to drink water, beaten like a beast, just touched the bucket

Alwar: A case that puts humanity to shame has come to light in Alwar district of Rajasthan, where a bucket of water was kept near a hand pump in a village. An eight-year-old Dalit boy was allegedly assaulted by a man for touching it. After this incident which happened around 9.30 am on Saturday morning, the victim’s father lodged a complaint with the police. The complaint states that the boy, who is a Class 4 student in the village government school, had gone to drink water at the hand pump located on the school premises when an upper caste man was filling water in a bucket.

According to the complaint, when the boy touched the bucket, the accused man allegedly attacked him. Speaking to The Indian Express, the boy’s father said, “There is a hand pump inside the school boundary from where other people in the village also draw water. My son simply touched the bucket to move it aside and drink water from the hand pump. The man belonged to the upper caste community and beat my son brutally. Hearing his screaming, my relatives who were passing by the school reached the spot and saw my son crying. “I was informed about the incident and we went to the culprit’s house.”

The father also said that the man did not apologize and instead used casteist abuses against him and his family. The father of the victim child said, “My son is afraid to go back to school. She has asked me to withdraw this complaint and she is not ready to go back to school because she is afraid that the man will hit her again. I just want justice to be served and the culprit to be punished.”

An FIR has been registered under the SC/ST Act regarding the incident and investigation is underway. Circle Inspector Sawai Singh said that the accused has been interrogated and if found guilty, necessary procedure will be adopted. The inspector said, ‘The boy is safe to go back to school and will not face any problems now. We have assured him of this.

Courtesy: Hindi News