Gujarat: A horse on which a Dalit was riding on his wedding day has died of injuries in stone pelting by upper caste Hindus at Khambhisar village of Modasa tehsil in Aravalli district.
Indian Express reported that following the death, police have added Section 429 of the IPC (mischief by killing cattle) to the FIR against 43 upper case people.
On May 12, stone pelting by local upper caste was reported.
The report said that it was the first incident when a Dalit groom, Jayesh Rathod, was riding a horse in the village.
Police had registered a case under various provisions of IPC and Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocity) Act. The complaint names 16 women and 27 men, all from Patidar community.
Investigating Officer in the case, Deputy Superintendent of Police S S Gadhvi, said the horse died a couple of days ago after remaining on medication since May 12.
(Read the full report here: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/gujarat-horse-used-in-dalit-wedding-succumbs-to-stone-pelting-injuries-5751445/ )
