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Dalit man lynched for attending garba event in Gujarat, 8 booked: Police

The accused said Dalits 'do not have any right to watch garba'

The accused said Dalits 'do not have any right to watch garba'
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The festive fervour in Gujarat. Photo: PTI

Press Trust of India Ahmedabad
A 21-year-old Dalit man was allegedly beaten to death by a group of men belonging to the upper caste Patel community for attending a garba event in Gujarat's Anand district on Sunday police said.

The incident took place around 4 am.

Jayesh Solanki, cousin Prakash Solanki and two other Dalit men were sitting near a house adjacent to a temple in Bhadrania village when a person made "derogatory remarks about their caste", police said quoting a complaint filed in connection with the incident.

The accused said Dalits "do not have any right to watch garba. He made