One arrested in Tumakuru after Dalit newlyweds denied entry to temple

TUMAKURU: The Turuvekere police on Saturday arrested a man, identified as Narayanappa, for allegedly humiliating and barring a Dalit newlywed couple from entering the Arasamma temple in Goni village.

According to police sources, an upper caste person allegedly prevented a Dalit newlywed couple from praying at the Arasamma temple in Goni village of Turuvekere taluk. The police said that the person scolded the couple saying that Dalits are not allowed to enter, and they should perform puja at home.

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The police booked the accused Narayanappa under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

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A video of the Dalit couple being scolded has gone viral. The groom who was subject to the humiliation then filed a complaint with the police station. An FIR was then registered at the Thuruvekere police station under the SC ST Atrocities Act.. The FIR names five key accused and others, one of them has been arrested while the police are searching for the others are searching for the rest. (ANI)