Victim hit with blunt object: Medical report

JAIPUR:The medical examination board’s report of the 23-year-old Dalit man, who was allegedly tortured by seven people in Nagaur district on February 16, revealed that the victim sustained multiple injuries on his thorax, back, buttock and thighs because he was hit with a blunt weapon.

HT has seen a copy of the medical report.

Earlier, additional director general of police, civil rights, Ravi Prakash Meharda, had directed Nagaur superintendent of police to set up a board for the victim’s medical examination.

The report by the medical board, headed by Dr Mahaveer Choyal of Pt JLN Government hospital, Nagaur, revealed that multiple bruises were found on the victim’s body.

The board has reserved its final opinion till “the FSL [Forensic Science Laboratory] report is handed over to the police”, Dr Choyal said in the report.

At about 2 pm on February 16, an agricultural labourer, 23, and his cousin, 18, had gone to Om Automobile in Karnu Village, about 60 km from Nagaur town, to get their motorcycle serviced. The main victim went inside the service station while his cousin waited outside the shop.

“As I was coming out of the shop, I was pushed towards the billing counter by Bhim Singh, who is an employee at the service station. They accused me of stealing money kept in the locker. Though I denied the allegation, they started beating me black and blue,” said the main victim.

“First, they tied my hands with ropes and then they beat me with rubber belts,” said the FIR.

Hanuman Singh, the service station manager, is the main accused. “He violated me with a petrol-laced screwdriver. I cried out in pain,” the main victim alleged.

Hanuman Singh reportedly called the elder brother of the main victim and demanded ₹5,100 for his release for the ‘theft’. “I was released only after my elder brother paid up ₹Rs 5,100,” said the 23-year-old.

Several politicians reached the remote village after the video of the incident went viral.

Meanwhile, two more incidents of violence against the Dalits have come to light in the past five days.

THE REPORT BY THE BOARD, HEADED BY DR MAHAVEER CHOYAL OF PT JLN HOSPITAL, SAID THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE BRUISES ON THE VICTIM’S BODY