Five upper caste men booked for brutally attacking a Dalit man with burning wood and kept him hostage for the rest of the night for praying at a shrine in Salra, Uttarkashi.
Ashish, Ishwar Singh, Bhagyan Singh, Jaiveer Singh, and Chain Singh allegedly told Ayush, 22, he did not have the right to enter the temple before assaulting him on January 9.
On Wednesday, a First Information Report (FIR) was filed against them in accordance with the Indian Penal Code’s Sections relating to rioting, intentionally inflicting harm, and 506 criminal intimidation, among other laws, including the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Police superintendent Arpan Yaduvanshi said they were looking for the accused, who remained on the run. “He [Ayush] is fine now. His family took him to Dehradun for treatment.”
According to the FIR, Ayush suffered severe burn injuries and fainted after the assault. He was without clothes when he came to the next morning. His father tried to save him but the accused, who were allegedly drunk, kept beating him for daring to enter the temple.