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Dalit Teenager Thrashed, Paraded With A Garland Of Slippers In UP

Dalit Teenager Thrashed, Paraded With A Garland Of Slippers In UP
DEPRESSED TEENAGE BOY SITTING HOLDING HEAD
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DEPRESSED TEENAGE BOY SITTING HOLDING HEAD

UNNAO, Uttar Pradesh -- A brick kiln owner and his two employees allegedly thrashed a Dalit teenager, tonsured his head and paraded him with a garland of slippers in Dabauli village.

The incident took place yesterday following which the victim's father lodged a complaint saying that that they have ancestral land adjacent to a brick kiln, which its owner allegedly wanted to grab.

Circle Officer Safipur said a named FIR had been lodged against the brick kiln onwer Virender Kumar Mishra and two of his employees.

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