After a dalit boy in Uttar Pradesh was shot dead for entering a temple, another similar incident has emerged from Pune, where a 20-year-old man Viraj Vilas Jagtap was beaten to death for having a relationship with an upper-caste woman.
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The incident happened in Pimple Saudagar suburb, where the family members of the girl chased him on a tempo and hit his two-wheeler from behind.
They then hit him with a metal rod and a brick. Unconscious initially, the man succumbed to injuries in the hospital.
As per reports, girl’s father Jagdish Kate also spat at Viraj and threw casteist slurs at him.
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Having registered an FIR filed by Viraj’s uncle, Jitesh, police has arrested 4 people in the case and detained two minors.
In an interview given to The Indian Express, Pimpri-Chinchwad Police Commissioner Sandeep Bishnoi said:
The accused have been booked for murder, unlawful assembly and also under relevant sections of SC/ST Act. They have alleged that Viraj was stalking and harassing the girl and had been warned before. On the night of the incident, they had an argument followed by a fight. We will also speak to the girl to know her side of things.
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Meanwhile the girl’s family has accused Viraj of stalking her.