Dalit minor forced to drink urine in UP, three arrested

LUCKNOW: Three youths were arrested on Thursday for forcing a Dalit minor to drink urine two days ago in UP's Shravasti district.

The victim, who is barely 15 years old, works as a technician, setting sound mixers and audio systems at social and cultural events. He was on his way home after work on Tuesday night when he was accosted by the trio - Kishan Tiwari, Dilip Mishra and Satyam Tiwari - who were in an inebriated state.

According to police, Dilip Mishra urinated in a liquor bottle, while Satyam and Kishan pinned the boy down and forced the bottle into his mouth.

The accused were allegedly peeved over the boy's family charging them extra for an audio system they had installed for a function at their house, police said.

"The accused also misbehaved with the minor and thrashed him, and one of them shot a video of the entire incident," said Gilaula police station SHO Mahimanath Upadhyay.

The boy reached home and narrated the ordeal to his elder brother. Next day, his parents and brother lodged a police complaint. Police conducted a preliminary probe and arrested the accused based on eyewitness accounts and the video circulating on social media.

According to police sources, the accused claimed the boy and his family ran a DJ in the village, and charged a hefty amount. During a function, the victim had stopped the DJ citing lack of fuel in the generator, which had further fuelled the animosity between them, the sources said. tnn