Uttar Pradesh man held for forcing Dalit man to lick slippers

Tejbali Singh Patel had also climbed up on the (right) man’s chest and slapped him

A contractual employee of the electricity department has been arrested in this Uttar Pradesh district for allegedly beating up a Dalit man and forcing him to lick his slippers, police said on Sunday. Tejbali Singh Patel has been "terminated from the service", they added.

A video of the incident had gone viral on social media showing the accused also twisting one arm of the complainant, pushing him to the ground, climbing up on his chest and slapping him. Rajendra Chamar submitted his complaint to the police on July 8, cops said. "On July 6, he had gone to his maternal uncle's place, where electricity went off. He was trying to locate the fault when Patel started hurling abuses at him. He hurled casteist words and also made him lick his chappal. Subsequently, the locals intervened," a cop said.

AAP leader Sanjay Singh, in a tweet in Hindi, said, "A devil is making a Dalit man lick his slippers. In your (BJP) rule, Dalits are not even considered human beings, how do you talk about uniform civil laws?" RLD spokesperson Ankur Saxena said, "The BJP-ruled UP has become an anarchic state and the only option here is the imposition of President's rule."

July 6
Day the incident happened

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