A shocking incident happened in Gujarats Banaskantha district, when an engineer from the Dalit community was allegedly thrashed by five men on suspicion of diesel theft. The man, who was an engineer at a private manufacturing in Palanpur, was beaten up by his co-workers. Dalit engineer thrashed by co-workers on suspicion of diesel theft in GujaratThe 25-year-old engineer was visited by his co-workers at his house on September 28. Then, they took him out in a vehicle on the pretext of a fellow employees birthday party at a hotel, according to the police.After this, they stopped the car on a bridge and accused him of stealing diesel, and said that Bharat Thakor, a co-worker, saw him stealing. They allegedly hurled casteist slurs at the Dalit man and thrashed him.The accused Dalit man sustained several injuries, including a fracture after this incident. However, he was rushed to the hospital for treatment. Congress SC cell chairman slams Gujarats government, policeMeanwhile, Congress Schedule Caste (SC) Cell chairman Hitendra Pithadiya said that the incidents of atrocities on Dalits are reaching their peak in Gujarat and anti-social elements have no fear of the law. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, he wrote, “It has been two days since this incident, but no accused has been arrested yet, which clearly shows the attitude of Gujarat BJP government and Gujarat Police towards Dalits.”Following this incident, a case has been lodged against the accused and a probe is underway, said the police.
