Day after violence, Dalit wedding procession held under police cover

A day after stones were hurled at a wedding procession of a Dalit groom allegedly by upper castes at Khambhisar village in Modasa tehsil of Aravalli district leading to violence and police lathicharge, the marriage procession was carried out peacefully on Monday amid heavy police security.
The wedding procession was discontinued on Sunday after violence erupted as stones were hurled allegedly by local upper castes, mainly Patidar community members. Around 12 persons sustained injuries in the stone pelting, including half a dozen policemen.
In less than a week’s time, this is the fourth such incident in Gujarat in which Dalits have faced resistance from local upper castes while carrying out wedding procession in their villages.

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