The rural village president and former ward president, who are in police custody, are being taken to court today for an extension of time in the incident of assaulting a Dalit family in the name of Aurhi Maha Yagya in Siraha.
Village Chairman Shivji Yadav and former Ward President Dilip Yadav have been submitted to the Sirha District Court and the deadline for investigation is going to be extended again today, said DSP Birendra Kumar Paswan, spokesperson of the District Police Office, Sirha.
They were arrested on the evening of the 8th. Earlier on Sunday, the court had given the police five days to detain and investigate them.
In the name of Mahayagya-5, the house of Deepak Mallik of the Dalit community in the name of Mahayagya was demolished by village head Shivji Yadav, former ward president Dilip Yadav and Bajrangi Baba using dozers on February 10.
Deepak Mallik, the victim of this incident, filed a complaint against the three people at the District Police Office, Siraha on Saturday, 9th, for the crime of caste discrimination and untouchability. It has been demanded that the defendants should be punished according to the law and compensation should be given to them for committing racial discrimination, vandalizing houses and displacing them.
There is a legal system of imprisonment from 3 months to 3 years and a fine of 50,000 to 200,000 for crimes related to racial untouchability. Bajranji Baba is still absconding in this incident.
