Jharkhand: 50 Dalit families assaulted, forced out of Murumatu village; criminal case against over 150 people
- In Reports
- 12:41 PM, Aug 31, 2022
- Myind Staff
About 50 Dalit families were allegedly driven out of a village, where they were living in for the last four decades, by members of a Muslim community in Jharkhand’s Palamu district, police said on Tuesday.
On receiving the information, Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO), Medininagar, Rajesh Kumar Sah, and Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Bishrampur, Surjit Kumar rushed to Tongri Pahadi area, 1 km from Murumatu village, and were camping there to maintain law and order, the police said.
A criminal case was lodged against 12 named people and 150 others in this regard, they said.
Meanwhile, taking cognisance of the incident, Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais has expressed concern over the incident.
The governor has sought a detailed report from the Deputy Commissioner, Palamu, A Dodde, within two days, a statement from the Raj Bhavan said.
Dodde told PTI that the police have been asked to apprehend the culprits immediately.
The DC assured all 50 Dalits families whose houses were demolished of rehabilitation in the same village on a priority basis.
One of the victims, Jitendra Mushar said, “We were living in the village for years together but several people, all residents of Marumatu village, forcibly drove us our of the village on Monday. They loaded our belongings in vehicles and dropped us in a nearby jungle”. He alleged that they were assaulted and stopped from approaching the police.
The SDPO later said that the perpetrators have been asked to produce documents to prove that the land, where the Dalits were residing, belonged to an educational institute as claimed.
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