<p>About 35 Dalit families of Shahpura village in Bhilwara district were thrown out of the village by the upper caste-dominated panchayat for filing a complaint.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Police said Papu Kalbelia had filed a complaint at the Bajnore police station against <br />Kalu Singh Rawat from upper caste in the village for beating him up on August 1. <br /><br />Papu was forced to withdraw the complaint on August 3 due to panchayat pressure. <br />However, the caste panchayat was not ready to forgive the Dalits and told them vacate the village.<br /><br /> The 35 families of the Dalits were on the run after that.<br /><br />In the meantime, the district administration on Tuesday assured the Dalits of total protection and escorted them to the village. The police force is deployed in the village now.<br /><br />Area SDM Jai Prakash said the Dalits were brought back to the village and police protection is being provided to them. <br /><br />Kalbelia community has traditionally earned its livelihood by singing folk songs and dances. <br /><br />However, with the passage of time they have shifted to rearing cattle business. <br /><br />The villagers alleged that ever since the community got in to cattle rearing, the grassland is being destroyed which is the common property of the whole village. <br /><br />They also suspect that some members of the community to be involved in some theft cases reported in the village.<br /><br />The Jaipur based Centre for Dalit Rights, an NGO, has demanded strict action against the perpetrators of the crime against the Dalits.</p>
<p>About 35 Dalit families of Shahpura village in Bhilwara district were thrown out of the village by the upper caste-dominated panchayat for filing a complaint.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Police said Papu Kalbelia had filed a complaint at the Bajnore police station against <br />Kalu Singh Rawat from upper caste in the village for beating him up on August 1. <br /><br />Papu was forced to withdraw the complaint on August 3 due to panchayat pressure. <br />However, the caste panchayat was not ready to forgive the Dalits and told them vacate the village.<br /><br /> The 35 families of the Dalits were on the run after that.<br /><br />In the meantime, the district administration on Tuesday assured the Dalits of total protection and escorted them to the village. The police force is deployed in the village now.<br /><br />Area SDM Jai Prakash said the Dalits were brought back to the village and police protection is being provided to them. <br /><br />Kalbelia community has traditionally earned its livelihood by singing folk songs and dances. <br /><br />However, with the passage of time they have shifted to rearing cattle business. <br /><br />The villagers alleged that ever since the community got in to cattle rearing, the grassland is being destroyed which is the common property of the whole village. <br /><br />They also suspect that some members of the community to be involved in some theft cases reported in the village.<br /><br />The Jaipur based Centre for Dalit Rights, an NGO, has demanded strict action against the perpetrators of the crime against the Dalits.</p>