An 18-year-old Dalit boy was killed allegedly by the family of a 15-year-old upper caste girl for purportedly being in a relationship with her in Uttarakhand’s Tehri Garhwal district, The Indian Express reported.
On Sunday night, Ketan Lal received a call from the girl’s phone and went to her home, where he was allegedly held and beaten up by her family, the newspaper quoted Senior Superintendent of Police Shweta Choubey as having stated.
“He was kept there till Monday morning and allegedly assaulted by her father and grandfather,” Choubey said.
Ketan Lal was accompanied by his friend, who was also allegedly beaten up.
On Monday morning, the girl’s father called Ketan Lal’s father Dhampal Lal to inform him about the matter. “[The girl’s father] said that he had killed my son and thrown him into a stream,” The Indian Express quoted the complainant as having alleged.
Dhampal Lal found his son to be severely injured at the site. On way to the hospital, Ketan Lal alleged that he had been beaten “because he belonged to a Scheduled Caste”, the father stated.
Ketan Lal succumbed to his injuries during treatment.
The complainant said that he recorded a video of the statements made by Ketan Lal before he died and submitted them to the police.
The father and grandfather of the girl have been...
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