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Dalit Man Assaulted and Locked Inside Temple in Ballia; Two Booked
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News18•19-10-2026, 11:45
Dalit Man Assaulted and Locked Inside Temple in Ballia; Two Booked
- •Two men have been booked for allegedly assaulting a Dalit man at a Kali temple in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district.
- •The victim, Nageena Ram, lives and offers prayers at the temple in Sardaspur village.
- •The accused allegedly hurled caste-based slurs, assaulted him, and locked him inside the temple premises.
- •The accused also reportedly went to the victim's house and threatened to kill him.
- •Police have registered a case against Vishal Singh and Ankit Singh under relevant sections of the BNS and SC/ST Act.
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Two men, Vishal Singh and Ankit Singh, were booked for allegedly assaulting a Dalit man, Nageena Ram, and using caste-based slurs against him because he stayed and offered prayers at a Kali temple.
A case was registered against the accused under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
After assaulting Nageena Ram when people from a nearby field arrived, the accused locked him inside the temple premises, went to his house, and threatened to kill him.
