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6-yr-old thrown in fire for walking on 'upper caste' road
Published on Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 10:32, Updated on Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 15:40 in Nation section
Tags: Uttar Pradesh, Dalit , New Delhi
GIRL BURNT: In the last few weeks, there has been a rise in violence against Dalits in Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi: A six-year old Dalit girl was set on fire by a man in Mathura because the girl and her mother chose to walk through a path reserved only for upper caste villagers.
Even the police refused to take any action. The girl is now admitted in a hospital in Mathura and is critical.
The accused, Sunil has denied having thrown her in the fire and says it was an accident.
In the last few weeks, there has been a rise in violence against Dalits in a state ruled by the pro-Dalit Bahujan Samaj Party.
SSP Mathura, R K Chaturvedi told CNN-IBN, "The accused, Sunil was arrested on Tuesday night. He has been booked under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code. He has no criminal record in the past. It is an individual act and has nothing to do with any particular community. We will take strict action against the accused."
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Unless casteism dies,India doesn't become strong.
Snubbing other citizens on caste basis means questioning the basic roots of country which ultimately
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The media should publish the name of the caste .What do you mean by uppercaste? Is it all the uppercastes
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India needs big time change in Laws, unfortunately we are still following what Britisher set for us 100s years back.
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This is vary sad affair. I feel as if we are leaving in era 200 years back. This episode is
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The culprits or should we say barbarians should be thrown in prison for their life, only when the judiciary will
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