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Dalit killed following complaint against upper caste men Express news service Posted online: Friday , March 28, 2008 at 03:22:10 Ahmedabad, March 27 Vijay Kumar Parmar, a Dalit from Pandad village in Anand district was allegedly murdered on Tuesday night by six upper caste men, 10 days after he had lodged an FIR with the Tarapur police accusing them of discrimination. A final year Dalit student at the R P Arts College, Cambay, he had alleged that the Dalits had been humiliated at a public function in Pandad village, organised by the dairy co-operatives of the area. Close to 30 Dalits were reportedly made to sit and eat in a segregated corner. Parmar, who was also present on the occasion, apparently had an altercation with the upper caste men over this discrimination. A week later he had registered a case with the Tarapur police, naming six upper caste men as accused under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act), 1989. The accused were arrested on March 17 and released on bail on the same day. Since then they had allegedly been threatening Parmar to withdraw the case or face grave consequences. Parmar's body was found in a small pond near the village on Wednesday morning. The Tarapur police has now registered a case of murder and sent the body for post mortem. Pandad village has 150 dalit households and 55 households belonging to the upper castes.
