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People from the dominant caste mistreated Dalit women and attempted to kill them. (Code: BR/15/06/2026, Date: 26-May-2026 )
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Case primary details
| Case posted by | NDMJ-Bihar |
| Case code | BR/15/06/2026 |
| Case year | 26-May-2026 |
| Type of atrocity | SC/ST (POA) Act |
| Whether the case is being followed in the court or not? | No |
Fact Finding
Fact finding date
| Fact finding date | Not recorded |
Case Incident
Case Incident details
| Case incident date | 26-May-2026 |
| Place | Village: Not recorded Taluka:Not recorded District: Motihari(DP) State: Bihar |
| Police station | SC/ST Police Station |
| Complaint date | 28-May-2026 |
| FIR date | 05-Jun-2026 |
Case brief
Case summary
People from, the dominant caste misttreat and attampt to murder of Dalit women
The incident took place in the *Fulwari* area of Noneya Makhaniya Bazar (Ward No. 01) under the jurisdiction of Pahadpur Police Station in the East Champaran district of Bihar. Both the victims and the accused belong to the same village. The victims belong to a Scheduled Caste (Chamar), while the accused belong to a Backward Caste (Koiri). The accused are quite affluent and politically well-connected, and they wield significant influence in the area, whereas the victims are very poor. There has been a long-standing enmity between the victims and the accused for various reasons. On May 25, 2026, the victims—Gyanti Devi, Sonamati Devi, and Manki Devi—were on their way to a neighbor's house to attend a wedding. En route, a group of eight individuals, including the accused Shambhu Prasad, surrounded the three women and began misbehaving with them. When the women resisted, the group launched a life-threatening attack on them. Gyanti Devi sustained serious injuries. The accused made a forceful attempt to strip the victims naked. A case (Case No. 44/26) has been registered at the SC/ST Police Station in Motihari regarding this incident.