A 22-year-old Dalit man was kidnapped and brutally assaulted by 11 men in Maharashtra's Ahilyanagar. A group of 11 men hurled casteist abuse and urinated on him. Three accused have been arrested, and authorities are investigating under SC/ST atrocity laws and MCOCA
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In a shocking scenario, a group of 11 persons allegedly kidnapped and brutally thrashed a 22-year-old man. After assaulting the 22-year-old, the group of men also urinated on him and abused him over his caste in Maharashtra's Ahilyanagar district, officials said on Friday.
As reported by news agency PTI, a case has been registered against the alleged attackers in connection with the incident on the evening of October 19. Three out of the 11 accused have been arrested so far, including the main suspect, the police officials said.
The shocking incident took place at Sonai village in Newasa tehsil, when the victim and his friend were standing near a hospital.
The main accused, Sambhaji Lande, who had a past rivalry with the victim, arrived at the spot with his group and started raining kicks and punches on the victim. The 22-year-old victim was then further assaulted with sticks.
As per the FIR registered against the accused, “Lande and his accomplices also hit the victim's friend when he tried to intervene. They then bundled the victim into a black Scorpio and drove to an unidentified place, where they again thrashed him,” the officials said, reported PTI.
However, to make things even worse, the accused also allegedly urinated on the victim and hurled casteist remarks on him.
The police, while briefing about the incident, said that after assaulting the victim for almost an hour, the accused threw him out of the vehicle near a college ground and fled.
After getting to know about the incident, the victim's parents subsequently rushed him to a local hospital, where doctors referred him to the Civil Hospital in the district headquarters.
Police officials further said that, “The accused persons have been booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections concerning voluntarily causing hurt, injury by dangerous weapon and kidnapping and under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,” as cited by news agency PTI.
अहमदनगर जिल्ह्यातील सोनई येथे मातंग समाजातील संजय वैरागर या तरुणाला गावातील आरएसएसच्या पंधरा ते वीस गुंडानी गावातून उचलून नेऊन अज्ञात स्थळी अमानुषपने मारहाण केली. अत्यंत क्रूरपने पायावरून, हातांवरून मोटार सायकल घालून हात-पाय मोडले. त्याला जबर मारहाण करून डोळा निकामी केला आणि… pic.twitter.com/Tr2CYqsnq6
— Prakash Ambedkar (@Prksh_Ambedkar) October 23, 2025
While three accused have been taken into custody, the search for others is underway, as per the police officials investigating the case.
Meanwhile, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar has demanded action against the accused under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).
While posting on social media platform X, the Dalit leader said, “Our demand is that action be taken against the accused under MCOCA. I will soon meet the victim's family.”
(With inputs from PTI)
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