Speaking to OpIndia, Rajesh Valmiki Chouhan said the incident occurred around noon near a mosque in Matour village market. He alleged the attackers used sticks and rods, while police said CCTV exists and complaints are acted upon.
The report published by NDTV was rife with inaccuracies and yet was exploited by the usual culprits to attack the Hindu community under the pretext of 'caste justice'. The Dalit groom was subjected to an attack but the fact is that it was neither due to his caste nor carried out by general category Hindus. It was a matter of personal enmity as confirmed by the police.
IIT Delhi ordered a review after objections to speakers, sessions, and ideological framing, with critics alleging selective scholarship, activist influence, and attempts to internationalise India’s caste discourse through race based comparisons and global advocacy platforms.
The case involves allegations of police involvement, a symbolic marriage performed by Aanchal after the killing, and a wave of misleading caste narratives online that ignored her own clarification about their relationship and her family’s actual community background.
Media reports claimed that for the first time a Dalit could get a hair cut in this Gujarat village. However, the truth is something entirely different as OpIndia learnt during its ground report.