Dalit man’s thumb chopped off in Gujarat after his nephew touches cricket ball!

NT Correspondent

Patan: Seven upper caste men allegedly assaulted a 30-year-old Dalit man and chopped off his finger in Gujarat’s Patan district on Sunday. The incident took place in Kakoshi village in the district, an official told PTI.

According to the FIR, the accused got angry and threatened the boy who had picked up the ball while watching a cricket match at a school playground in the village. They also allegedly hurled casteist slurs with the intention to insult and intimidate members of the Dalit community, the official said.

When the boy’s uncle Dhiraj Parmar objected to this, the matter was settled for the time being, he said. However, later that evening, a group of seven men armed with sharp weapons assaulted the complainant Dhiraj and his brother Kirti, the official said. One of the accused chopped off Kirti’s thumb and injured him seriously, he said.