‘Felt I Was Taking My Last Breath’: Dalit Brothers Assaulted ‘over Drinking Water’ at Wedding in Uttarakhand

‘Felt I was taking my last breath’: Dalit brothers assaulted ‘over drinking water’ at wedding in Uttarakhand

Police complaint filed, but no FIR yet. Cops say they are probing the matter

Uttarakhand: Dalit brothers beaten, abused for drinking water at wedding

A Dalit youth and his brother were allegedly assaulted and abused with casteist slurs at a wedding in Uttarakhand after drinking water from a nearby utensil while operating the DJ system.

Dalit youth, brother thrashed for drinking water at wedding in Uttarakhand's Haldwani

Haldwani, May 12 (PTI) Two Dalit youths were allegedly beaten up and targeted with casteist slurs for drinking water from a pot during a wedding ceremony in Gaulapur area here, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place in Deval Malla village on Sunday evening when Shubham, who was operating the DJ system at the event, drank water from a nearby utensil, according to police.Umesh Chandra Tamta, the victim's brother, alleged in his complain…