Pregnant Dalit woman, family assaulted for refusing to remove cow carcass in Gujarat

Five-month pregnant Dalit woman and her family were assaulted for refusing to dispose of the carcass of a cow in a village in north Gujarat on Sunday, Six persons are arrested in this matter.

The woman, her husband and the other injured have been admitted to the civil hospital in Palanpur.

The arrested people belong to Kshatriya community, have been booked under prevention of atrocity act, rioting, intimidation and other charges.

According to details available, Natavarsinh had asked Ms. Sangeeta and her family members to clear the carcass of a cow from his field. But the woman’s family refused, saying they have stopped the practice of disposing of dead animals.

Ever since Una incident, Dalit community members have asserted that they will not dispose the remains of dead animals in the village.