A day after Dalit man died due to torture, protests erupt in Sangrur

SANGRUR: Activists of some Dalit outfits, social organisations and the BSP sat on a protest in Sangrur district of Punjab on Sunday, a day after a 37-year-old Dalit man died after being mercilessly thrashed and forced to drink urine earlier this month.

The protesters, who blocked Lehra-sunam road, demanded that the next of kin of the deceased be given a government job and his family be provided a compensation of ~50 lakh.“the family should be given justice. The perpetrators of the crime should be hanged. The Punjab government should give a job to the victim’s wife and ~50 lakh compensation should be given to the family,” a protester said.

The Aam Aadmi Party’s Sunam MLA Aman Arora, who also visited the protest site, said the family should get justice.

Four people have been arrested in connection with the case. The victim’s kin have denied permission for post-mortem and to take the body until a government job is given to his widow and the family gets ~50 lakh compensation. The family also demanded that those responsible for the crime be given exemplary punishment.

The deceased is survived by his wife and three children. “Our demand is that exemplary punishment should be given to the accused. The government should give us written assurance that they will give me a job and a compensation of ~50 lakh,” said his widow. Punjab minister and Sangrur MLA Vijay Inder Singla said, “Whatever has happened is unfortunate. We stand with the family. The accused should get exemplary punishment.”

The government should give a job to the victim’s wife and ~50L compensation to family.