Dalit forced to lick his spit after son marries Muslim girl

A Dalit man was allegedly forced to spit and then lick his saliva off the floor during a panchayat meeting as a punishment after his son married a Muslim girl.

The youth had eloped with a Muslim girl and tied the knot against the wishes of her family in Khurja area of Bulandshahr.

Police arrested the girl’s father along with another villager and raids were being conducted to arrest those allegedly involved in the crime.

“We have arrested two persons and investigation is underway to arrest the other accused who attended the panchayat,” said Raees Akhtar, SP (rural), Bulandshahr. Akhtar said a complaint was received from the victim on Saturday and a case was registered against girl’s family members and other villagers who participated in the panchayat. Investigation was underway to collect evidence about what happened in the panchayat, he said.

The incident occurred four days ago when angry family members of the girl convened a panchayat to discuss the issue of marriage of a Muslim girl with a Dalit. They called the youth’s father and allegedly insulted him. The panchayat even suggested that the Dalit man and his family should leave the village, said sources. But later, it was decided to humiliate him for the “misdeed of his son.”

The panchayat allegedly forced the Dalit man to spit and then lick his saliva in full public view. The scared couple (in their twenties) didn’t return to the village after registering their marriage in court. At present, they were residing in Noida, said police.

THE PANCHAYAT

ALLEGEDLY FORCED THE DALIT MAN TO SPIT AND THEN LICK HIS SALIVA IN FULL PUBLIC VIEW.