Pudukottai: Dalit boy from TN dies by suicide after he’s attacked for talking to girl of dominant caste

The school students belonging to a dominant caste allegedly thrashed the victim, who had been speaking to a girl from that community. The incident was reported in Tamil Nadu’s Pudukkottai district which had notably witnessed many similar incidents of caste atrocities in the past.

Written By: Ramkumar

Pudukottai: A 16-year-old boy belonging to a Scheduled Caste community allegedly died by suicide at his house in Koppampatti village of Pudukottai district after being allegedly assaulted by students belonging to a dominant caste for befriending a girl from their community.

According to local sources, the victim identified as V Vishnukumar, a Class 11 student of Government Boys Higher Secondary School at Keeranur was beaten up by more than ten dominant caste students (a few of them were his classmates) for talking to a girl who belongs to Most Back Community (MBC). He was beaten up and harassed continuously by the school students of the dominant caste for befriending their community girl.

About a few weeks back, he was beaten up in the Keeranur bus stand in full public view for having spoken to the girl of their community. Similarly, on Friday the Dalit boy who was studying in Class 11 was again thrashed for the same reason. They also allegedly humiliated him with caste slurs. A day after this incident, the Dalit boy allegedly resorted to the extreme step.

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The victim’s father Veeramuthu works as a labourer in Erode and his mother is a daily wage labourer. They have lodged a police complaint blaming caste atrocity as the reason behind his death and sought action against those responsible.

The Udayalipatti police have registered a case under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act and IPC section 306 (abetment of suicide) and further inquiry is headed by Deputy Superintendent Police of Keeranur Subdivision.

Here are a few helpline numbers of suicide prevention organisations you can reach out to, if you know someone displaying suicidal tendencies and/or with mental health issues. Sneha India Foundation: +91 044-24640050 TN Medical helpline: 104 Jeevan: +91 044 2656 4444

Courtesy : News Nine

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