Coffee estate owner holds Dalits including children captive; booked
PTI, Oct 12, 2022, 8:05 AM IST
Chikkamagaluru: A coffee estate owner allegedly held over a dozen Dalits captive for a day after beating them in a village near here, police said on Tuesday.
Police have registered a case against coffee estate owner Jagadish Gowda and his son Tilak under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Prevention of Atrocities Against SC-ST Act.
A woman, who allegedly suffered injuries, said two weeks before beating the victims, Gowda had a fight with her brother-in-law over some petty issue related to children.
The estate owner allegedly verbally abused the children, she told reporters, adding her sister scolded him over it.
When my brother-in-law too questioned the Gowda, he started beating the Dalit family, the woman said.
”The next day we didn’t go to work. When he (Jagadish Gowda) asked us the reason, we told him that we will not work because you beat us. He then held us captive for a day till my mother freed us,” she said.
The woman’s mother alleged that her daughter had an abortion due to the assault.
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
Ullal: Auto-rickshaw accident near Konaje claims driver’s life
Congress victory in bypolls not a clean chit to CM in MUDA case: R Ashoka
Gangavati Railway Station to be renamed Anjanadri: M.B. Patil
Karkala: One-year-old leopard cub rescued from well in Nitte
JD(S) first family avoids discussion on Channapatna bypoll debacle
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
No one has right to break law: BJP on Sambhal violence
Ullal: Auto-rickshaw accident near Konaje claims driver’s life
Congress victory in bypolls not a clean chit to CM in MUDA case: R Ashoka
IPL 2025 | Got someone who can do captaincy job: Ricky Ponting on Shreyas Iyer
Will review INDI alliance’s dismal performance in Maharashtra, says Tejashwi Yadav
Thanks for visiting Udayavani
You seem to have an Ad Blocker on.
To continue reading, please turn it off or whitelist Udayavani.