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COIMBATORE: In a shocking instance of the continuing practice of untouchability, a 17-year-old dalit boy, who entered the sanctum sanctorum of a temple, was allegedly thrashed and abused by a Brahmin(Hindu) priest and his son in Mettupalayam, Coimbatore district, on Friday.
K Vinith had gone to the temple with his sister K Sruthi, 15, an hour before her Class X results were declared on Friday. He entered the sanctum sanctorum, took 'vibhuti' (holy ash) kept on a plate and smeared it on his sister's forehead. The priest and his son, who were not in the sanctum sanctorum, returned then and allegedly slapped him repeatedly.
The duo have been arrested on charges of abuse and causing voluntary hurt under sections of the Indian Penal Code. However, the police are yet to invoke the sections under the anti-untouchability law (The Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act) against them.
Despite the presence of a stringent law and numerous campaigns, complaints of dalits being denied entry into temples abound.
According to Vinith, he had gone to the Siddhi Vinayaka temple near the co-operative housing unit in Mettupalayam around 9.30am to pray for Sruthi, who incidentally scored 71% in the exam. Temple priest S Jambunatha Gurukkal, 49, had left a plate of 'vibhuti' at the entrance.
Dalit boy thrashed for 'defiling' TN temple - The Times of India
K Vinith had gone to the temple with his sister K Sruthi, 15, an hour before her Class X results were declared on Friday. He entered the sanctum sanctorum, took 'vibhuti' (holy ash) kept on a plate and smeared it on his sister's forehead. The priest and his son, who were not in the sanctum sanctorum, returned then and allegedly slapped him repeatedly.
The duo have been arrested on charges of abuse and causing voluntary hurt under sections of the Indian Penal Code. However, the police are yet to invoke the sections under the anti-untouchability law (The Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act) against them.
Despite the presence of a stringent law and numerous campaigns, complaints of dalits being denied entry into temples abound.
According to Vinith, he had gone to the Siddhi Vinayaka temple near the co-operative housing unit in Mettupalayam around 9.30am to pray for Sruthi, who incidentally scored 71% in the exam. Temple priest S Jambunatha Gurukkal, 49, had left a plate of 'vibhuti' at the entrance.
Dalit boy thrashed for 'defiling' TN temple - The Times of India