Dalit man beaten up for chanting ‘Jai Bheem’ in MP

Three men have been booked for beating up Rajkumar Jatav in Umri village of the district on Tuesday, according to officials.

Published on: Aug 23, 2019, 11:25:40 IST

Hindustan Times, Bhopal | By Shruti Tomar

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A 44-year-old Dalit man was allegedly beaten up by upper caste residents for using ‘Jai Bheem’ as a greeting and not ‘Ramdhoon’ in Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh, police have said.

Three men have been booked for beating up Rajkumar Jatav in Umri village of the district on Tuesday, according to officials.

Suresh Singh, Monu Rajawat and Bajrang Rajawat were booked on Wednesday under sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 294 (for using obscene words), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and certain sections of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, police said.

However, no arrest has been made so far.

Jatav said in his police complaint that Suresh Singh, Monu Rajawat and Bajrang Rajawat asked him on Tuesday evening why he did he use ‘Jai Bheem’ but not ‘Ramdhoon’ as a form of greeting. When Jatav told them he was free to use Jai Bheem, the men abused him and his caste and also beat him up.

“I registered the complaint on Wednesday as I was admitted in the hospital on Tuesday and was discharged on Wednesday,” Rajkumar said while speaking to the media.

Bhind’s superintendent of police (SP) Rudolf Alvaris said police were investigating the matter.

Alvaris said extra police force has been deployed in the area after the incident.

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Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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