Not being allowed to draw water, say Dalits

Alwar: A group of people in Bharatpur district’s Khera village under Nadbai police station area have alleged that upper caste locals were not letting them draw water either from hand pumps or the RO water plant there.

According to the complainants, when few them went to fill water from the RO plant on May 27, the accused landed up there and threatened to kill them if they took water.

“The upper caste people threatened us with dire consequences if we tried to take water from the hand pump or the RO plant. They even assaulted us physically and a person was attacked with a knife. We cannot survive if we are refused to fill water,” said a complainant.

A case was registered at Nadbai police station under the SC/ST Act following which investigating officer Anil Meena reached the village to take the statements of the complainants.