In a shocking development, a Dali man hanged himself to death after alleged harassment on him by a few upper-caste men over conducting marriage procession in the village without permission.
Going by the reports, the 25-year-old deceased identified as Rakesh Parmar killed self on Tuesday by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his residence. A resident of Bamanwada village of Aravalli district, Parmar had earlier lodged a complaint with Modasa Rural police in May, against few upper-caste individuals for allegedly beating him a few days after one of his cousins’ wedding was held in the village.
On May 21, Rakesh had lodged a complaint alleging that six persons from upper caste Darbar community had beaten him near the village pond, asking him why the Dalits took out a marriage procession in the village.
An FIR under the provisions of the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (1989) and relevant sections of the IPC was registered against the accused. The culprits were arrested and subsequently granted bail by the HC.
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Rakesh’s uncle, Jayanti said, “Since the FIR, he (Rakesh) looked very disturbed. We don’t know if he continued to be threatened after that, since he never told us anything.”
As quoted in the media reports, Aravalli Superintendent of Police Mayur Patil said, “We took every possible action in that case. As soon as we were informed of the incident we registered a case of accidental death and are investigating it further. The deceased’s father has stated that he committed suicide while he was alone in the afternoon.”
“So far, we have not got any proof that he committed suicide due to threats from anybody. We will check the Call Data Records (CDR) to ascertain the same. If anything comes out in that regard, we will apply appropriate sections in the case,” he added.
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