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Dalit teen, kin assaulted in Danapur 7 Apr 2008, 0120 hrs IST,Kumod Verma,TNN PATNA: A Dalit teenager was beaten up by goons in a Danapur village on Saturday night when he objected to a reference to his caste. His aunt and two sisters were also attacked and their house was set afire. Police are yet to arrest any accused in connection with the attack at Babakpur village under Danapur block. Police have been carrying out raids at different places to arrest the accused Sonu, Srikant and others of the same village. According to Danapur police, Dhananjay (18), son of Ram Dayal, said in an FIR that Sonu often called him by his caste name with an intention to humiliate him. On Saturday, when he again did that, Dhahanjay took strong exception to his behaviour. Sonu lost his cool and hurled abuses at him in full public view. Dhananjay returned home thereafter. However, armed with lathis and iron rods, Sonu made a sudden attack on Dhananjay, his aunt and two sisters at their house later in the night. He was accompanied by over a dozen people who helped him in setting Dhananjay's house on fire. The four injured are undergoing treatment at Danapur Sadar Hospital. Danapur SDO Sunil Kumar and ASP Nishant Kumar Tiwary visited the hospital and recorded their statements. Police said Geeta Devi, mother of one of the accused, had lodged a counter-FIR against Dhananjay on Sunday alleging that he was having an illicit relation with a girl in the village. He had been repeatedly warned about it by Sonu and others. When he paid no heed to the warning, he was punished on Saturday evening, she said in the FIR. Danapur police said that the entire matter was under investigation.
