Bhopal:
Caste Hindu Thakurs have hired dacoit caste men to kill three untouchables in the Chambal valley, on July 29. According to the Bhopal special correspondent of the Statesman (Aug.2) the offence committed by the Dalits was that they offered ‘holy Ganga water’ to a Shiva idol despite objection from the Hindus. The ghastly incident took place in Shivapuri district. The report says Brahmin priests colluded in the murder of the Dalits in Dhoria village. On July 29, when some 16 Dalits were walking away after offering the prayers and the “holy water”, the Thakurs brought the dacoits and made them shoot down the Dalits. The hiring of dacoits by Hindus to terrorise Dalits is not new in this area. Police officers, who who are also Hindus, just wink at such offences.
