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Agra News: The groom — 22-year-old Rohit Kumar — was pulled off the mare, abused, thrashed and his gold chain forcibly taken away.
Agra: A Dalit wedding procession was allegedly attacked by some members of an upper-caste community for playing loud music. (AI image)
Remember the ‘baraat’ scene in Bobby Deol-starrer web series ‘Aashram’? The event in the first episode was a significant one as it highlighted caste-based discrimination and societal issues. The scene shows the wedding procession of Pammi’s (played by actor Aaditi Pohankar) cousin being advised against taking a specific route through the village, as it’s considered taboo for the lower-caste community. However, the family chose to ignore the warning, leading to violence and killing of the groom.
But why are we discussing the 2020 web series now? This because the scene is not a rare event in India. It is a symbolic representation of the rigid social hierarchy and caste-based discrimination still prevalent in many regions.
Just two days ago a similar incident was reported in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra when a Dalit wedding procession was allegedly attacked by some members of an upper-caste community for playing loud music and passing in front of their houses at a village in the district.
According to a report in Times of Indiathe groom — 22-year-old Rohit Kumar — was pulled off the mare, abused, thrashed and his gold chain forcibly taken away.
The groom’s family and guests, including many women and children, reportedly panicked when the accused men came out of their houses with sticks and sharp objects.
The TOI report stated that some guests also sustained injuries in the violence, and were shifted to the nearest hospital.
The publication quoted local residents as saying that after the attack, the baraatis, who had come from a neighbouring village, quickly switched off the music and lights and rushed to the wedding hall out of fear.
Police said that two people have been detained so far. ACP Piyushkant Gupta was quoted as saying that the dispute erupted over loud music, and they have started an investigation after registering a case.
The TOI quoted SHO Anand Veer as saying: “The incident took place at Garhi Rammi village in Khandauli area of Agra district. A case was registered under BNS sections 191-3 (rioting with weapons), 190 (unlawful assembly), 115-1 (causing hurt), 127 (wrongfully confined), 74 (assault or criminal force to a woman), 352 (intentional insult), along with SC/ST Act against nine named — Ajit Tomar, Ajay Tomar, Saurabh Tomar and Pradeep Tomar and their aides — and 20 unidentified persons after a complaint by the bride’s mother.”
The publication further stated that a similar incident had taken place in the same village on March 11. Here too, a Dalit wedding procession came under attack from some upper-caste men. A case was subsequently registered against three people for allegedly pulling off the 22-year-old groom from the mare at gunpoint.
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Agra, India, India
