Dalit teen beaten, forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ for WhatsApp post

Bidar, Agencies: A Dalit student was beaten up by members of a Hindutva group after he shared an allegedly derogatory post about Bhimrao Ambedkar and deities Ram and Hanuman in Karnataka’s Bidar district on Monday, the day the Ram temple was consecrated in Ayodhya, The Quint reported.

“They stopped me and said that I had posted a status insulting Lord Ram and Lord Hanuman,” he said in a complaint.

“When I told them I did not do anything wrong, they grabbed me and made me sit inside an autorickshaw.” Videos showed the men slapping the 17-year-old.