Dalit youth killed in bomb blast carried out by Thakurs in UP
Lucknow , UP, India June 30,: An 18-year- Dalit youth died after a bomb fitted under his charpoy by Uppar caste Hindu community exploded in Indian state Utter Pardesh. The 18-year- Dalit youth died
after a bomb fitted under his charpoy by Thakurs exploded at Ranimau Gopramau Panchayat in Lucknow area of the state.
“The sound of a loud bang woke me up. When I came outside the house, I could not see anything because of the smoke. The roof was burning. I started looking for the son sleeping on the bed outside the house. My son was lying 10 meters from the bed, covered in blood in the intervening night of 22 and 23 June” his father Mewalal Rawat was quoted by The Mooknayak as saying.
After the explosion, the victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. He was referred to the trauma centre in Lucknow, where he succumbed to his injuries.
A case has been registered against members of the Thakur community but no one has been arrested even after five days.