UP: Dalit guy held captive, tortured by way of four on suspicion of getting affair with their relations
A 22-year-old Dalit guy was once allegedly held captive and tortured by way of 4 other folks in Lakhimpur Kheri at the suspicion that he was once having an affair with a woman in their circle of relatives, police mentioned on Friday.
The person’s members of the family had claimed that an iron rod was once additionally inserted in his rectum, however Circle Officer Pradeep Kumar Verma, who’s investigating the case, denied the price, pronouncing the scientific exam and probe thus far point out that it was once now not true.
The accused had been arrested and the sufferer is below remedy on the district health facility. His situation is reportedly critical, police mentioned.
On Wednesday evening, the Dalit guy was once mercilessly overwhelmed up by way of the accused, inflicting accidents to his personal portions, in line with police.
Tikonia Station Area Officer Gyan Prakash Tiwari mentioned, “At the grievance by way of the sufferer’s brother, an FIR was once registered towards 4 individuals.”
They’ve been charged below Sections 323 (punishment for voluntarily inflicting harm) and 506 (felony intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code, and provisions below the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, he added.
They’d suspected that the person was once having an affair with their relations, Tiwari mentioned. “All of the 4 accused, Bramhadeen and his 3 sons Bharat, Gajraj and Raju, had been arrested,” he added.
