*Lakhimpur (Uttar Pradesh) – In a case of Rising extremism in India, Lowcaste Dalit officer commits suicide after being humiliated by extremistHindus, Indian media has reported.*

*The main culprit of the case is the village chieftan and influential Hinduleader who has not been arrested yet.*

A police complaint has been filed against nine people for allegedlyabetting the suicide of a Dalit government officer in Uttar Pradesh’sLakhimpur town. His body was found hanging from a ceiling fan at hisresidence on Thursday.

While four people have been arrested in connection with the case, the mainsuspect – identified as farmer leader Rakesh Chauhan – is still at large.

The victim, Trivendra Kumar, was employed as a village development officerin Lakhimpur Kheri district. A handwritten suicide note recovered from thescene claimed that he faced casteist slurs and humiliation from the mainaccused, who heads a local farmers’ union, as well as village chieftans.

“His body was founding hanging at his residence, and we have recovered asuicide note. He has accused a few people. We have launched a probe,” saidLakhimpur Kheri Assistant Superintendent of Police Shailendra Lal.

Police said they are also probing a video dating back to August thatallegedly showed Mr Kumar being publicly humiliated by leaders of thefarmers’ union in Lakhmipur Kheri’s Gola block. The official had gone toplacate them during an agitation when he was forced to stand in front ofthe crowd while Rakesh Chauhan – who was addressing protesters at the time- subjected him to intense humiliation.