STONES PELTED AT DALIT WEDDING IN GUJ, 9 BOOKED

A group of persons allegedly pelted stones at the wedding procession of a Dalit man in Gujarat’s Aravalli district while objecting to a traditional headgear worn by some of his relatives and use of DJ music system, an official said.

The incident took place when the procession was heading in Linch village near Bayad town on Tuesday, following which an FIR was registered against nine men of the Rajput community, inspector R M Damor from Ambaliyara police station said.

Some people from Linch allegedly threw stones at the marriage procession when it entered the village.