A sessions court in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district on Monday convicted five persons and acquitted 35 others in connection with a 2016 case in which seven Dalits were assaulted in the town of Una, The Indian Express reported.
Additional Sessions Judge Jignesh Pandya of the court in Veraval convicted Ramesh Jadav, Rakesh Joshi, Nagjibhai Vaniya, Pramodgiri Gausvami and Balvantgiri Gausvami. The court will pronounce the punishment on Tuesday.
On July 11, 2016, more than 40 men from the upper caste Darbar community had assaulted seven members of the Sarvaiya family for skinning a dead cow in Una town in the district. The Sarvaiyas were leather tanners and skinning dead cattle was part of their traditional occupation.
However, the assailants accused them of cow slaughter.
During the attack, four of the Sarvaiya brothers were stripped, tied to the back of a car and beaten with sticks and iron rods, while some of the attackers filmed the assault.
The Criminal Investigation Department, which investigated the case, had filed charges against 41 persons, The Indian Express reported.
The charges included attempted murder, criminal conspiracy, attempting to cause grievous hurt, dacoity, kidnapping, assault or criminal force against a woman with intent to outrage her modesty, wrongful confinement, rioting, unlawful assembly, among other offences.
Provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act and the Information...
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