Gujarat: Upper caste men block Dalit’s burial

Rajkot | Saturday | 1st September, 2018

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“Eventually, the duo (Chaudhary brothers) were detained for obstructing the funeral procession,” police sub-inspector Taraba Vala of Satlasana police station said.Rawat’s body was buried under police protection. Only taluka development officer and mamlatdar can bring solution to the issue after scrutinizing the land record.” But even after they were detained, the Chaudhary brothers were adamant on not allowing the procession to move forward.“When we returned from graveyard, the Chaudharys again blocked the route,” said Dalit leader Vasant Kapadiya, who is also an advocate. There is not other way to go to the graveyard. How can we go and pay respect to the departed souls,” he addedHowever, husband of Vav village sarpanch Pachhanbhai Chaudhary said, “The land in question on route to graveyard is a disputed land..