Tensions prevailed in Silai Baragaon village of Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur district following the death of a Dalit teenager during a clash over the installation of a board with Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s photo on a disputed public land.
Somesh Kumar (17), was on his way back home after appearing for his Class 10 board examination, when he was killed during an ongoing clash between the locals. Two other individuals were injured during the clash as well, and were rushed to a hospital where their condition was stabilised.
After protest by the deceased’s family and the local villagers, a case was registered under section 302 (murder), 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 149 (unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object), 148 (rioting, being armed with a deadly weapon) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and relevant sections of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the government officials.
