Rajgarh: On Thursday, 19th May, the Rajgarh district administration in Madhya Pradesh demolished 48 houses after attacks on Dalit weddings were reported from the area. The demolitions were carried out in the Jirapur town of the district.
Stones were pelted on the procession of a Dalit man’s wedding near the Mataji Mohalla area, under the Jirapur police station limits of Rajgarh district, on 17th May, allegedly after members of the Muslim community took objection to music being played in front of the mosque.
The altercation reportedly resulted in the injury of at least five people, including one six-year-old child. A case in connection to the incident was booked, naming six people initially but eight were arrested, and 21 other accused were identified with the help of CCTV footage, police said.
Following the FIR, the district administration issued notices to the residents of Jirapur’s ward number 4, identifying their homes as encroachment on the government land. On Thursday, the officials demolished 18 houses and another 30 were demolished partially for extending onto the public road.