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<\/div>\nThe incident took place on January 9 when the 22-year-old visited the temple. (Representational)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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A Dalit man was allegedly assaulted by a group of people and singed with burning sticks when he entered a temple to offer prayers at Salra village in Mori area of Uttarkashi district, police said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The incident took place on January 9 when 22-year-old Ayush, a resident of Bainol village, visited the temple, they said.<\/p>\n
According to the victim’s complaint to police, some people belonging to upper class assaulted him at the temple, tied him up and singed him with burning sticks throughout the night.<\/p>\n
Ayush was rushed to the primary health centre on January 10 from where he was referred to a higher centre for better treatment, officials said.<\/p>\n
Ayush in his complaint said the attackers were angry as he entered the temple despite being a Dalit.<\/p>\n
Based on the complaint of Ayush, a case has been registered under the SC\/ST Act against five villagers in connection with the incident, Uttarkashi Superintendent of Police Arpan Yaduvanshi said.<\/p>\n
Circle Officer (Operation) Prashant Kumar has been assigned the job of investigating the matter, he said.<\/p>\n
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