Uttar Pradesh: Dalit man beaten to death allegedly for refusing to massage coworkers’ feet
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A 33-year-old Dalit man was on Saturday beaten to death allegedly by three coworkers in Uttar Pradesh’s Lalitpur district after he refused to massage their feet while they were drinking alcohol together, PTI reported.
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Police said Rajkumar, also known as Chhannu, had attended a party at the Civil Lines residence of Samyak Rajnayak, 38. Two other coworkers, Gajendra Narwaria, 37, and Gaurav Raikwar, 25, were also present.
The three men, who were allegedly under the influence of alcohol, asked Rajkumar to massage their feet, PTI reported.
“When he refused, the three men assaulted him with a belt and an iron rod, resulting in his death on the spot,” Lalitpur Additional Superintendent of Police Kalu Singh told the news agency.
Police alleged that the men later dumped Rajkumar’s body on a road to make the death appear to have resulted from a traffic accident.
The Kotwali police received information on Sunday morning about a man lying unconscious on a road behind Varni Jain College near Gurunanak Dharamshala, PTI reported. He was taken to hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Rajkumar’s body has been sent for a post-mortem examination and further legal proceedings are underway, the police said.
All three accused have been arrested and have allegedly confessed to the crime, PTI reported.
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