Seven persons, including two Bajrang Dal activists, have been booked on charge of attacking a Dalit family in their house here recently for alleged cow slaughter, police said on Sunday. The alleged attack has come to light amid furore over the assault on Dalits in Gujarat’s Una for allegedly skinning a cow.
Police registered the case against seven locals on a counter-complaint by three Dalits, who were on July 10 booked for allegedly slaughtering the cow in their house under Jayapura police station limits. The alleged attack on Dalits came to light on Saturday after ‘Komu Souharda Vedike’, a forum for communal harmony, raised the issue. “Based on a complaint, we have booked seven persons, including two Bajrang Dal activists, for attacking three Dalits in their house,” said Sub-Inspector of Police Chandrashekhar.