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Dalit man assaulted at Ballia temple in Uttar Pradesh
A Dalit man living at a temple in Uttar Pradesh was assaulted and abused with caste slurs by two men who then locked him inside and threatened to kill him.
In brief
A Dalit man living at a temple in Uttar Pradesh was assaulted and abused with caste slurs by two men who then locked him inside and threatened to kill him. Police booked two men for assaulting a Dalit man over his residence and worship at a Kali temple in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, under hate crime laws. Originally…
Dalit man assaulted at temple
Police in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh booked two men for assaulting a Dalit man over his staying and offering prayers at a Kali temple on Sunday evening, October 18, 2026.
Complaint filed against Vishal Singh and Ankit Singh
A case was registered late Sunday night at Rasra police station against Vishal Singh and Ankit Singh under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act, based on…
Victim lived at temple and worshipped there
Nageena Ram, a resident of Sardaspur village, lived at the Kali temple and offered prayers there. The two accused allegedly abused him using caste-based slurs and assaulted him on Sunday evening.
Accused locked him in temple, threatened him
When people working in a nearby field came to the spot, the accused allegedly locked Ram inside the temple premises. They later went to his house and threatened to kill him.
“They later went to his house and threatened to kill him.”
Investigation underway, legal action promised
Rasra police station in-charge Sushil Kumar said a case had been registered and an investigation was under way. Necessary legal action would be taken in the matter, he added.
“Necessary legal action would be taken in the matter.”
The one thing
Police booked two men for assaulting a Dalit man over his residence and worship at a Kali temple in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, under hate crime laws.
