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Dalit beaten to death for defying diktat STAFF WRITER 15:55 HRS IST Ballia (UP), Jun 6 (PTI) A dalit youth was beaten to death allegedly by some villagers after he attended a wedding function, defying a diktat, police said here today. A group of villagers barged into the house of Dhirendra Kumar at Panchhua village late last night and attacked him. When he resisted, they beat him to death, Deputy Superintendent of Police Deshraj Singh said. He said Dhirendra's family was "socially boycotted" by the villagers some years back. However, when he went to attend a marriage function last night, he was attacked in order to teach a lesson. Meanwhile, some persons have lodged a complaint alleging that the attack was in retaliation to the rape of a 15-year-old girl by Dhirendra and his two associates.
