Dalit Groom Assaulted For Riding Horse During Wedding Procession In Gujarat
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The accused person also used casteist slurs against the groom, objecting to him riding the horse by saying that only members of his community can ride a horse, the groom's cousin said.
Four persons were arrested for allegedly attacking a Dalit groom for riding a horse as part of his wedding procession in Gujarat's Gandhinagar district, police said Tuesday.
The incident occurred on Monday afternoon at Chadasana village when the accused persons also hurled casteist abuses at the Dalit groom Vikas Chavda when he was riding a horse as part of his wedding procession, a Mansa police station official said.
The groom was riding a horse in a procession with around 100 participants and was on the way to the bride's house in the village when a man on a motorcycle intercepted and dragged him down from the horse and slapped him, said a complaint filed by the groom's cousin Sanjay Chavda.
