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Dalit youth claims he was paraded with garland of shoes STAFF WRITER 17:11 HRS IST Dehradun, Apr 18 (PTI) A Dalit youth in the district has alleged that he was beaten up and paraded in his village with a garland of shoes by influential people who accused him of wanting to make their belongings disappear using magic. According to a report lodged before District Magistrate D Sainthil Pandiyan, victim Munna Das claimed he was returning home to his village Dhabra on April 15 when he met some influential village residents who asked him to carry their luggage. However, on the way they started beating him up, alleging he wanted to make their luggage disappear using magic, he said. The youth claimed they dragged him to the village and paraded him with a garland of shoes around his neck. Hearing the incident, District Magistrate said he would hand over the inquiry of the case to the police and take action against those found guilty.
