Invited To Birthday, UP Boy Stripped, Beaten, Urinated Upon, Dies By Suicide

GORAKHPUR A 17-year-old Dalit boy allegedly died by suicide after facing brutal violence and humiliation by a group of teenagers of the same caste during a birthday bash in UP’s Basti district. The victim, a Class 10 student, was invited to the party in the Kaptanganj area on December 20, where he was purportedly stripped, urinated on, and filmed by the perpetrators. Despite his pleas to delete the video, the accused refused, said police on Tuesday.

The dispute stemmed from a past incident of eve teasing and all the accused and the deceased were of the same caste, said police. (Pic for representation)

The victim hailed from Sant Kabir Nagar district and was staying at his uncle’s house in Basti.

The boy’s mother alleged that the accused refused to delete the video and also allegedly forced him to lick their spit.