Dalit teen shot after temple visit

[surge]

If they convert, For some reason, they prefer Buddhism or Christianity.

then it is their loss. what you sow so shall you reap

 

[Naofumi]

Are these castes? Is there a hierarchy within dalitism?

These are fancy names for castes, Jatavs are Chamars/Mochis and Valmikis are Bhangis/Chuhras. Dalits are not a monolithic group, they constitutes of all those castes which were excluded from living in the village proper due to the uncleanliness of their occupation which includes Dhobhis, Chamars, Bhangis, Khatiks (Butchers) etc...

That's why many convert to Islam

Well, in one incident they left Islam too citing the lack of fulfillment of promises made during the conversions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_Meenakshipuram_conversion

They are looking for better treatment from the upper castes, not worse. Currently Muslims are treated worse than Dalits.

The trend is actually pre-partition starting from Ambedkar, even in Pakistan most of the Chuhras are Christians.