He was out watching a wedding procession in Rajasthan. Two men called him to a nearby bus stand. According to the authorities, they then sexually attacked the 19-year-old Dalit male, thrashed him, and peed on him without warning or provocation.
On April 8, the incident was reported from Sikar’s Fathepur region.
Nearly a week after the occurrence, on April 16, the family filed a formal complaint in the case because the teenager was still in shock.
The complaint says the men hit him, including on his private parts, forced him to remove his clothes and performed unnatural sex on him.
“They were drunk. They hit me with a bottle, urinated on me and used casteist slurs,” the victim alleged, adding that the accused also recorded a video of their acts and “threatened” to share it on social media if he told anyone about the incident.
A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, said the police.
“We have registered an FIR in the matter. Medical examination of the victim has been done, and his statement has been recorded. The matter is being investigated,” Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Arvind Kumar told news agency PTI.
Leader of Opposition in Rajasthan Tika Ram Jully, a Dalit, said the incident has exposed the “real law and order situation” in the state.
“This is Rajasthan’s current reality. A young Dalit man was abducted, assaulted, sexually assaulted, urinated on, and threatened. Mr. Jully, who experienced discrimination when BJP leader Gyandev Ahuja splashed Gangajal in a temple to “purify” it following the Congress leader’s visit, stated, “It is not a movie scene, it is a shameful reality.”
Ashok Gehlot, the former chief minister, also noted the occurrence.
According to Ashok Gehlot, “the young man was unable to register a complaint for eight days because the trauma was so severe.”
