Protests in India over murder of low caste Dalit family by upper caste Hindus

Protests in India over murder of low caste Dalit family by upper caste Hindus

The brutal murder of four members of a Dalit family by the upper casteHindus in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj district over a land dispute sparkedprotests in the region.

Local residents accused police of negligence in protecting the Dalit family.

A written complaint to the police by one of the relatives of the victimfamily said the members of the upper-caste family had issued threats to theDalit family in the past.

Local residents said the Dalit family had approached local police stationto lodge an FIR but they were rebuffed.