Gujarat: Stones Pelted At Dalit Man’s Wedding For Wearing ‘Safa’, FIR Against 9
Stones were allegedly pelted by a group of persons at the wedding procession of a Dalit man in Gujarat’s Aravalli district while objecting to a traditional headgear worn by some of his relatives and use of DJ music system, an official said on Wednesday.
Some people from Linch allegedly threw stones at the marriage procession when it entered the village, the official said quoting a complaint lodged by a cousin of the bride.
The incident took place when the procession was heading for the marriage in Linch village near Bayad town on Tuesday evening, following which an FIR was registered against nine men of the Rajput community, inspector R M Damor from Ambaliyara police station said.
