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On 15^th February 2012, a group of labourers from Saniana village of Fatehbad, was going on a tractor to Daulatpur village with their contractor. On the way one of the thirsty labourer, named Rajesh (25) s/o Inder Singh r/o Saniana, belonging from Chamar caste got down on the road to drink water from a water pot kept under a tree. Immediately after drinking water, a Jat youth named Pappu (35) s/o Ram Chander r/o Daulatpur came and enquired his caste. When Rajesh told that he is from Chamar community, Pappu abused with indecent caste language. Then Rajesh got scared and offered to pay for a new water pot. In spite of that, the accused Pappu brought out a “daantar” (sharp instrument) and chopped the left hand of Rajesh from the wrist and ran away. Hearing his cry, the other companions came to him and they took him to the Jain Hospital in Hissar.

The Surpanch of the village Daulatpur, who is also from the same community as the accused, accompanied by 7 more persons, approached Rajesh’s family members at the hospital, that night and started pressurizing not to register FIR and offered to pay lakhs of rupees in return. However, the victim didn’t succumb and the FIR was registered the next day with No. 36, dated16.2.12, u/s 326 IPC and 3(1)(x)SCs & STs (PoA) Act. On the same day the accused was arrested.

 Victim Recieved Rs 50000 as a Compensation from distt. Administration