Gujarat SHOCKER: Dalit youth flogged, forced to apologize with owner’s Chappal in mouth for demanding salary
Nilesh Dalsaniya, a 21-year-old Dalit man, said Vibhuti Patel, owner of Raniba Industries, attacked him along with her brother and others and forced him to keep her chappal in his mouth.
Gujarat viral news: A shocking case of caste violence has come to light in Morbi district of Gujarat, where an upper-caste businesswoman allegedly forced a Dalit worker to keep her shoes in his mouth and also had her flogged after the 21-year-old man his indictment had demanded. salary.
According to reports, the victim, identified as Nilesh Dalsaniya (21), was viciously attacked and beaten with a belt by his employer Vibhuti Patel, owner of Raniba Industries Pvt. Ltd – along with her brother and other employees for allegedly demanding his salary.
Dalsaniya had joined Vibhuti Patel in early October with a monthly salary of Rs 12,000. However, he was abruptly dismissed by the company on October 18, news agency PTI reported.
Nilesh contacted Vibhuti Patel several times and asked her to pay him for his sixteen days of work in the company’s export department, but the employer never gave a straight answer and eventually stopped taking his calls.
According to the victim’s complaint, he and his brother along with a friend went to Vibhuti Patel’s office on Wednesday evening to claim his pending salary, where they were allegedly attacked by her brother Om Patel and his accomplices.
According to his complaint, Nilesh stated that Vibhuti along with her brother and other employees dragged him to the terrace of the commercial building where he was beaten black and blue with belts, kicks and punches. Later, Nilesh alleged that Vibhuti forced him to put her chappal (slippers) in his mouth and apologise.
Vibhuti Patel is the owner of Raniba Industries Pvt Ltd, which has an office in a commercial complex at Ravapar Crossroad.
“Vibhuti Patel forced me to take her chappal in my mouth and made me apologize… She warned me that I would be killed if I ventured onto Ravapar Road or if I dared to file a complaint,” the victim alleged in its complaint, Maktoob Media reported.
Dalsaniya filed a complaint, based on which the Morbi A Division police on Thursday registered a first information report (FIR) against the woman, identified as Vibhuti Patel, alias Raniba, and others including her brother Om Patel and manager Parikshit, said Pratipalsinh Zala. , Deputy Superintendent of Police (SC/ST Cell).
“When Dalsaniya, his brother Mehul and neighbor Bhavesh went to Patel’s office on Wednesday evening, the businesswoman’s brother Om Patel reached the place with his accomplices and started attacking the trio,” Zala said.
Vibhuti Patel also beat him and dragged him to the terrace of the commercial complex, the FIR said.
The suspects, including Parikshit Patel, Om Patel and six to seven unidentified men, beat him with belts and also kicked and punched him.
The complainant alleged that Vibhuti Patel forced him to take her shoes in his mouth and apologized to him for demanding salary. She also threatened to have him killed if he is seen in the Ravapar Crossroad area again.
They also made a video and forced him to say that he came to Vibhuti’s office to extort money.
In a video, the suspects can be seen forcing the victim to apologize for demanding a salary from the businesswoman.
After returning home, the Dalit man was taken to Morbi Civil Hospital where he is currently undergoing treatment, police said.
“All the suspects were charged with assault, criminal intimidation, rioting and were brought under relevant sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,” Zala said.
Investigations into the case are ongoing, he said, adding that no arrest has been made yet.
(With PTI inputs)