A case was registered against five people in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district after two Dalit men alleged that they were abused with caste-based slurs and forced to leave their chairs and sit on the ground during an Independence Day programme at a government school, according to an FIR.
The alleged incident took place on August 15 at a government school in Bhakliya village. Police have registered a case under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, and further investigation is under way.
The FIR was registered on a complaint by Rameshwarlal Bairwa and Gopilal Bairwa, both residents of Bhakliya village and members of the Scheduled Caste community. According to the FIR, they were attending the Independence Day programme at the school and were sitting on chairs along with other members of their community when five men allegedly approached them, used caste-related abusive words and objected to their sitting on the chairs.
The accused named in the FIR are Balu Vaishnav, Heeralal Sharma, Narayan Jat, Rameshwar Jat and Prakash Jat, all residents of Bhakliya village. The complainants alleged that the accused asked them to sit on the ground and questioned how they could sit on chairs alongside them. When they refused to vacate the chairs, the accused allegedly intimidated and threatened them and forcibly made them get off the chairs, the FIR said.
The complainants said the incident took place in the presence of schoolchildren, teachers and other villagers, and caused them humiliation and mental distress. According to the FIR, the accused also allegedly threatened that the local Anganwadi centre would be shut down as two women from the Scheduled Caste community were working there as an Anganwadi worker and helper.
Police said Deputy Superintendent of Police Rahul Joshi has been assigned the investigation.
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Published On:
Aug 18, 2026 10:18 IST
