India Dalit man killed 'for watching Hindu celebration'

A dalit (previously untouchable) guy became overwhelmed to dying inside the western indian nation of gujarat allegedly for watching humans dance as they celebrated the hindu pageant of dussehra.
8 men were arrested for attacking the 21-yr-old on sunday, police instructed bbc gujarati.
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The sufferer, identified as jayesh solanki changed into looking a overall performance of garba, a conventional dance, along with his cousins, when a man approached them, in line with the police complaint lodged by means of mr solanki's cousin, prakash.
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"he told us how dare you come here," mr solanki alleged inside the complaint. "we told him that we came to observe the garba due to the fact our sisters and daughters had been taking part. However he commenced abusing us."
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The complaint goes on to say the man left and back with seven others, one of whom slapped prakash. Whilst mr solanki tried to intrude, he changed into dragged away and crushed.
The guys allegedly flung him towards a wall causing him to lose consciousness. However they persisted to beat him, in keeping with the complainant.
Mr solanki changed into taken to sanatorium but he become reported dead on arrival.
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Police said they have also furnished safety to mr solanki's own family who fear they is probably attacked via top caste men for pursing a case towards the accused.
Dalits have historically been at the lowest of the hindu caste device. They had been subjugated with the aid of the higher castes for centuries.