Though the incident took place on Wednesday, it came to light only after a video of the incident went viral on social media platforms.
In yet another incident of caste atrocity, three elderly Dalit men were forced to prostrate before the members of a village panchayat and apologise following a quarrel between two groups over organising a music function in the village.
Though the incident took place on Wednesday, it came to light only after a video of the incident went viral on social media platforms.
Police said members of the Dalit colony in Ottanandhal Panchayat near Thiruvennainallur had organised a music function recently. Caste Hindus from the village had lodged a complaint against them with the local police for organising the event during the pandemic.
A police officer said that a team from Thiruvennainallur police station warned the organisers and seized the equipment including mikes and speakers. The police later returned the equipment. Subsequently, a group from the…