• Protests break out after Dalit boy is beaten to death in Rajasthan

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    Protests break out after Dalit boy is beaten to death in Rajasthan

    The boy's uncle reportedly filed a complaint with the police, and as a result, a first information report was made against the teacher on Saturday. color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">

    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Digital Desk: A day after a nine-year-old
    Dalit kid died allegedly as a result of teacher abuse for touching a water pot
    in a private school, protests broke out in Rajasthan's Jalore district,
    according to police.



    mso-themecolor:text1">According to Jalore superintendent of police Harsh
    Vardhan Agarwalla, the teacher, Chail Singh, 40, has been detained and charged
    with murder under parts of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention
    of Atrocities) Act and Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.



    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">According to the SP, Indra Meghwal, a student
    at the private school Saraswati Vidhya Mandir in Surana village, was severely
    beaten on July 20. The reason given by the boy's family in their
    complaint- touching a drinking water pot, is currently under investigation.



    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">A senior police officer reported that the
    youngster passed away from his injuries on Saturday at a hospital in Ahmedabad.



    mso-themecolor:text1">According to a senior police officer, on Sunday, officers
    used restraint to disperse demonstrators who had been throwing stones at
    authorities and refusing to allow the body to be cremated unless their demands
    for a government position and money for the boy's family were satisfied.



    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Ashok Gehlot, the Chief Minister of
    Rajasthan, promised justice for the boy's family and announced a 5 lakh ex
    gratia payment to the kin of the deceased.



    mso-themecolor:text1">"It is unfortunate that a child died as a result of
    a teacher being beaten at a private school near the Saila police station in
    Jalore. According to Gehlot's Hindi-language tweet, the accused teacher has
    been detained and a case has been filed against him for murder and violations
    of the SC/ST Act.

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    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">In order to expedite the investigation and
    the sentencing of the offender, the matter has been placed under the case
    officer plan. The victim's family will receive justice as soon as possible, he
    promised. The Chief Minister's relief fund would provide a 5 lakh rupee relief
    payment to the deceased's family members.



    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">The boy's uncle reportedly filed a complaint
    with the police, and as a result, a first information report was made against
    the teacher on Saturday.



    mso-themecolor:text1">The youngster's family claimed in their complaint that
    the teacher's abuse left the boy with bruises to his face and ear and nearly
    rendered him unconscious.



    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">The boy was brought to the district hospital,
    where he was later sent to an Udaipur hospital. He was kept in the Udaipur
    hospital for nearly a week, but when he showed no signs of improvement, we
    brought him to Ahmedabad. But even there, his condition did not get better, and
    on Saturday he passed away, the boy's father, Devaram Meghwal, informed
    reporters.



    mso-themecolor:text1">The state department of education has launched a probe
    into the incident, and the chairman of the Rajasthan SC Commission, Khiladi Lal
    Bairwa, directed that it be handled under the case officer's scheme for quick
    investigation.



    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">A senior police officer claimed that although
    the family was prepared to cremate the body, activists from the Dalit
    organisation were making unreasonable demands. This was in response to the
    protest being held by the child's relatives and a Dalit rights organisation.
    "The CM has already made a 5 lakh compensation announcement.



    mso-themecolor:text1">Additionally, when a case is filed under Section 302 of
    the IPC, 8.25 lakh compensation is offered under the SC/ST Act, according to a
    senior police officer who asked to remain anonymous. However, when the
    administration was coming to a decision, some locals and activists attempted to
    remove the body from the house without the family's permission. Then, the cops
    used minimal force to scatter them.



    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">The situation is under control, according to
    district collector Nishant Jain, and no force was applied. "The protesters
    were simply driven back... The body is being burned after an agreement with the
    family members, he said. "Money of Rs. 5 lakh has been announced by the CM
    and half the amount (under SC/ST Act), i.e., about Rs. 4 lakh, has been
    provided to the family and the remaining amount would be granted after the
    challan."



    mso-themecolor:text1">The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) urged action against the
    private school's owner on Sunday and claimed that when the state administration
    and chief minister are weak, situations like this tend to occur.



    "Over
    the past three and a half years, several Dalit atrocities have taken place.
    When the state government and chief minister are ineffective, this occurs. As
    soon as possible, the guilty must be punished, BJP state president Satish
    Poonia said reporters.



    Such
    tragic occurrence makes us consider our positions as the nation marks its 75th
    year of independence. For us, society is most important because it is made up
    of peace and oneness.



    Ramlal
    Sharma, a BJP lawmaker, suggested that recognition of the institution be
    revoked in order to preserve discipline. In order to keep discipline in
    schools, he suggested that action be taken against the school's owner and that
    the school's recognition be revoked.
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