Dalit Man Held Up In Ahmedabad On Wedding Day For "Riding A Horse"

Ahmedabad | Monday | 18th June, 2018

Summary:

"Some 4-5 people were not allowing the groom, a Dalit man, to ride a horse as part of the wedding procession. (Representational)A Dalit man's wedding procession was held up for a few hours allegedly by some upper caste men who were objecting to the groom riding a horse, Mansa Police said.The incident took place yesterday in Parsa village in Mansa taluka of Gandhinagar, an official said. He added that the group of men, who were stalling the procession, ran away when the police team arrived. The marriage was conducted peacefully," Mr Patel added.He said that no police complaint had been registered as yet in connection with the incident. No police complaint was registered in the incident..