Dalit household ‘ostracised’ after their son marries village head’s daughter in Jharkhand, probe on

Express News Service

RANCHI: A Dalit household has allegedly been ostracized from the village after their son married the daughter of village mukhiya in Darida Panchayat beneath Barora police station round 30 km from the district headquarters in Dhanbad.

According to the Dalit household, the villagers prevented them from fetching consuming water from the general public tank, bathing within the village pond, and denied rations and different articles of day-to-day use from native shopkeepers beneath social exclusion.

“The villagers often came to us and threatened us with dire consequences if my son and his wife were allowed to return to the village. They also stopped us from fetching drinking water, bathing in the pond and taking ration from local shops,” stated the groom’s mom Sumitra Devi.

The incident got here to gentle when Karan Kalindi, who belongs to a Dalit household, married Darida panchayat mukhiya Parwati Devi’s daughter and reached Dhanbad Mahila police station looking for their safety to safeguard their life. Family members of each side had been known as in for counselling. After returning, folks began boycotting them socially, the Dalit household claimed.

Later, tortured by the villagers, the Dalit household lodged a criticism towards some villagers for boycotting them socially.

Village head Parwati Devi, nevertheless, denied the allegation levelled towards her.

“Calling a Panchayat, I’ve damaged all my relations with my daughter. I’ve nothing to do together with her. We reside in a society and cannot cease any individual from fetching consuming water and bathing in a pond. But, everybody has the best to say what’s mistaken and what’s proper,” she stated.

The officer answerable for Barora Police Station stated {that a} criticism had been obtained by the sufferer’s household that they had been being pressured to go away the village.

“A complaint was received from the victim’s family alleging the villagers are forcing them to leave the village as their son left the village along with the village girl. We are investigating the matter. Legal action will be taken if the complaint is found true as no one can be denied fundamental rights,” stated the officer-in-charge of Barora Police Station Nandu Pal. 

RANCHI: A Dalit household has allegedly been ostracized from the village after their son married the daughter of village mukhiya in Darida Panchayat beneath Barora police station round 30 km from the district headquarters in Dhanbad.

According to the Dalit household, the villagers prevented them from fetching consuming water from the general public tank, bathing within the village pond, and denied rations and different articles of day-to-day use from native shopkeepers beneath social exclusion.

“The villagers often came to us and threatened us with dire consequences if my son and his wife were allowed to return to the village. They also stopped us from fetching drinking water, bathing in the pond and taking ration from local shops,” stated the groom’s mom Sumitra Devi.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

The incident got here to gentle when Karan Kalindi, who belongs to a Dalit household, married Darida panchayat mukhiya Parwati Devi’s daughter and reached Dhanbad Mahila police station looking for their safety to safeguard their life. Family members of each side had been known as in for counselling. After returning, folks began boycotting them socially, the Dalit household claimed.
Later, tortured by the villagers, the Dalit household lodged a criticism towards some villagers for boycotting them socially.

Village head Parwati Devi, nevertheless, denied the allegation levelled towards her.

“Calling a Panchayat, I’ve damaged all my relations with my daughter. I’ve nothing to do together with her. We reside in a society and cannot cease any individual from fetching consuming water and bathing in a pond. But, everybody has the best to say what’s mistaken and what’s proper,” she stated.

The officer answerable for Barora Police Station stated {that a} criticism had been obtained by the sufferer’s household that they had been being pressured to go away the village.

“A complaint was received from the victim’s family alleging the villagers are forcing them to leave the village as their son left the village along with the village girl. We are investigating the matter. Legal action will be taken if the complaint is found true as no one can be denied fundamental rights,” stated the officer-in-charge of Barora Police Station Nandu Pal.