UP: Dalit boy attacked over 'Jai Bhim' slogan during R-Day event; 3 Held for desecrating Ambedkar's effigy in Ballia
A Dalit boy was allegedly attacked by at least two of his classmates for raising the slogan 'Jai Bhim-Jai Bharat' during a Republic Day rally at their school in Narauli town of Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh News: A Dalit student was attacked by his fellow students for raising the slogan 'Jai Bhim' during a Republic Day event at a school in Narauli town, while in a related incident, three men were arrested after a video showed how they desecrated Bhimrao Ambedkar's flag. Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh.
In the first incident, a Dalit boy was allegedly attacked by at least two of his classmates over the slogan 'Jai Bhim-Jai Bharat' during a Republic Day gathering at their school in Narauli town of Sambhal district in Uttar Pradesh.
According to police, the victim, a student of class 12, was delivering a speech on Dalit icon Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar at his Sardar Singh Inter College in Narauli city on the occasion of Republic Day on Friday.
At the end of his speech, he raised the slogan 'Jai Bhim-Jai Bharat', which apparently irritated two of his fellow students, an official said.
The two accused students, who are from the same school, later confronted the Dalit student outside the school gate and allegedly assaulted him, he said, adding that an FIR has been registered against the boy's accused classmates on the basis of a complaint filed by him complaint filed.
A senior officer said there was a scuffle between three students during a Republic Day gathering at their school in Baniya Ther police station.
“The victim is a Dalit boy who claims that he was attacked by fellow students for chanting slogans during the events,” Circle Officer Pradeep Kumar told news agency PTI.
An FIR has been registered at Baniya Ther police station under sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult with intent to breach peace) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) , along with sections of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the circle officer said.
The matter is under investigation, he added.
3 detained in Ballia for 'desecrating' Ambedkar's image
In a related incident, three people were arrested by police on Saturday after a viral video allegedly showed them desecrating a flag bearing an image of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar.
Officials said an alleged video went viral on social media on Saturday in which some people from Pakwainar village in Rasra uprooted a flag with Ambedkar's image on it.
They even pressed the flag with their feet after uprooting it, police said.
The incident took place in the Rasra police station area of the district, they said.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Mohammad Faheem Qureshi said an FIR has been registered in connection with the case and three suspects have been arrested.
Police have not released the names of the suspects.
(With PTI inputs)