Dalit man assaulted and forced to drink urine in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind

Two separate incidents of atrocities against Dalits in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have triggered widespread outrage, with political parties slamming the BJP governments in both states for “failing to protect the dignity of marginalised communities.”

Police have launched an investigation into both cases of Dalit violence (PTI)

In the first case, a 60-year-old Dalit man was allegedly forced to lick the ground near a temple on the outskirts of Lucknow after being accused of urinating there on Diwali evening.

Police said the accused, identified as Swami Kant alias “Pammu,” has been arrested and booked under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.