In a shocking incident in Tamil Nadu, six people have been apprehended of an intermediate caste for allegedly assaulting, stripping and then urinating on two Scheduled Caste youths in the Tirunelveli district, said the police.6 people assaulted, stripped and then urinated on 2 Dalit youths in Tamil NaduThe incident happened on October 30 when the victims, Manoj Kumar and his friend Mariappan, of Manimurtheeswaram, had gone to the Thamirabarani to take a bath. The accused who were allegedly consuming liquor near the river, while Manoj and Mariappan were returning home, stopped them and asked them about their native place and their caste, the police said.Both the victims, who were brutally assaulted by the accused, were taken to the Tirunelveli Government Medical Hospital with serious injuries. Later, the victims told the police that when they revealed that they were from a Dalit hamlet, the inebriated men assaulted and stripped them and urinated on them.Further, the victims told the police that they were detained there by the gang till night.They also took Rs 5,000, two mobile phones and ATM cards from us before chasing us away from the spot. After going to a relatives house nearby, we contacted our parents, who admitted us to Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital, one of the victims told the police.Accused gang arrestedFollowing this incident, a complaint has been lodged by the victim.A case has been filed under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the Thatchanallur police on Tuesday arrested Ponnumani (25), of Thaazhaiyooththu Nallamuthu (21), Aayiram (19), Ramar (22), Siva (22), and Lakshmanan (22), all from Thirumalaikozhunthupuram near Palayamkottai.
