BIDAR, 11 JAN

A 19-year-old Dalit youth succumbed to injuries sustained in an alleged attack over his relationship with an upper-caste girl at Rakshiya village in Kamalanagar taluk of Bidar district. Police have taken the girl’s father and brother into custody.

Sumith, a BSc student from Bedakunda village, was in a relationship with a girl from Rakshyal village. The girl called Sumith to her house on 5 January. Upon his arrival, he was allegedly assaulted by her father, Kishanrao, her brother, Rahul, and other relatives, according to sources. The attack continued after Sumith left the house, with Rahul and his friends targeting him again.

The assailants later contacted Sumith’s family, instructing them to take him. Sumith’s father and uncle found him severely injured. They took him to the government hospital in Thana Kushnoor and subsequently shifted him to a hospital in Latur district, Maharashtra, for advanced treatment. Despite the medical care provided, Sumith succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday.

An FIR was registered against Rahul and Kishanrao under sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, at Kushnoor police station. Sumith's parents staged a protest outside the hospital, demanding action against the accused. -Salar News