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Updated on: Nov 23, 2022, 17:06:56 IST

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Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

Officials rushed to the village to inquire into the matter as a video of the “purification” went viral on social media. (Representational Image)

Man arrested for ‘purifying’ tank with cow urine after Dalit woman drank water

A 62-year-old man has been arrested in Karnataka’s Chamarajanagar district under the stringent Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly draining out water from a public tank and “purifying” it with cow urine after a Dalit woman drank water from it. Read more

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