A Dalit man was killed six days after being brutally assaulted for allegedly addressing a teenager from a different caste as “beta” at a shop in Gujarat’s Amreli district. A Dalit man was killed six days after being brutally assaulted for allegedly addressing a teenager from a different caste as “beta” at a shop in Gujarat’s Amreli district.

“beta” = “son” in Hindi and similar North Indian languages

  • DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    “The government’s attitude also appears casteist—Dalits are beaten, discriminated against, denied water from common wells, barred from entering temples, raped and even ‘die cleaning drains.’ And now, a Dalit has been beaten so brutally that it led to his death, yet the government remains silent. This is extremely unfortunate,” he said.

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