Disabled groom attacked during marriage ceremony in Damoh:Goons assaulted family members; wedding procession resumed after heavy police deployment

In Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh district, a disabled Dalit groom was allegedly assaulted after being pulled down from a horse during a wedding ritual. The incident took place on Tuesday evening in Bijori Pathak village under the Hata police station area, and a video of the incident has surfaced online. According to police, the groom, Golu Ahirwar (23), was participating in the traditional Rachhwai procession ahead of his wedding to Budhi Semra village in Chhatarpur. Around 5 pm, some local men allegedly objected to him riding a horse and began hurling caste-based abuses. When Golu’s family members protested, the accused allegedly dragged him off the horse, threw him to the ground, and assaulted him. His sister Manisha, who tried to intervene, was also beaten. Following the incident, members of the Dalit community reached Hata police station with the groom and filed a complaint. Police have registered an FIR against the accused under the SC/ST Act along with other relevant sections. The wedding procession resumed only after heavy police deployment was made in the village to maintain order. Mother says, ‘How will the ritual be completed without riding the horse’ Golu’s mother, Vidya Ahirwar, said that people from the Lodhi community refused to allow the procession. We said that the wedding procession has to go today. How will the ritual be completed without riding the horse? On this, the accused assaulted us. They also beat their daughter, Manisha. Some of her gold jewelry also went missing during the assault. Station in-charge said that will catch the accused soon Hata police station in-charge Sudhir Begi said that a case has been registered against the accused on the complaint of Golu’s uncle, Gariba Ahirwar. They will be caught soon. Police have been deployed in the village so that the wedding can be conducted peacefully.