In Basti district of Uttar Pradesh, a 17-year-old Dalit youth committed suicide by hanging himself. The family members of the young man said that their son was beaten up during a birthday party, his clothes were removed and urine was poured on him. He could not bear this insult and came home and committed suicide. The deceased was a resident of Nighri village of Sant Kabir Nagar, who lived in his maternal uncle’s house in Basti.
According to the youth’s family, he was invited to the birthday party of a local person on the night of 20 December. There four persons made her take off her clothes, beat her brutally and urinated on her and also recorded the entire act on their phones. He threatened to make the video viral. The family alleged that the boy pleaded with the alleged accused to delete the video, but they further humiliated him, forcing him to lick their spit.
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Hurt, the young boy returned home, shared the incident with his parents and then ended his life by hanging himself. The victim’s family took the boy’s body to the nearby police station, demanding immediate action. However, he alleges that the police did not register any case initially. After this the family took the boy’s body to the Superintendent of Police (SP) office and staged a protest. He told that after sitting outside the SP office for hours, the police registered the case and assured him of action.
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The victim’s mother alleged that the police were saving the accused by not taking immediate action. Meanwhile, the boy’s maternal uncle Vijay Kumar
Said that the motive behind the attack is not clear, but they suspect old enmity. Circle Officer (CO) Pradeep Kumar Tripathi confirmed that a case has been registered based on the family’s complaint. He said that the victim’s body has been sent for postmortem and the matter is being investigated. We will ensure strict action against the culprits.
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