Dalit killed for plucking two brinjals in Bihar village
November 10th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANSPatna, Nov 10 (IANS) A Dalit man was beaten to death for plucking two brinjals from a field belonging to a landowner of a higher caste in a village in Bihar, police said Wednesday.
To escape the clutches of law, the landowner later offered the grieving Dalit family Rs.75,000 and a piece of land. The family turned down the offer.
Suresh Manjhi, a resident of Moresand village in Samastipur district, was caught Tuesday evening when Subodh Singh spotted him in his field.
Manjhi’s family members said that Singh then locked Manjhi in a room and thrashed him.
“He died soon after being thrown at our doorstep Tuesday night,” a family member told IANS.
Subodh Singh later tried to persuade Manjhi’s family not to approach the police, and offered them Rs.75,000 and a some land in return.
“But the family approached us, and lodged a complaint. We will take action soon,” a police officer said.
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