PALANPUR: In a third such incident within two weeks, a person belonging to an Other Backward Class community used to be allegedly overwhelmed up by some upper-caste men for using the suffix 'Sinh' in his name.
The incident took place at Un village in Kankrej tehsil of Banaskantha district on Friday, police said.
Himatsinh Chauhan (20), who belongs to Koli Thakor, an OBC community, used to be overwhelmed up by contributors of the Darbar community once they noticed that he used 'Sinh' in his name on Facebook.
An FIR used to be registered underneath IPC sections 394 (voluntarily causing harm in committing theft), 395 (dacoity), and 506(b) (criminal intimidation), said Sub-Inspector A K Bharwad of the Thara police station.
"Chauhan was thrashed by a group of men after they saw that on his Facebook page he uses the suffix "Sinh" in his name. They also robbed him. We arrested six persons today," the officer said.
'Sinh' appears in Chauhan's name in the school certificates too, he said.
The incident comes shut at the heels of a similar incident in the similar district.
On May 27, a person used to be allegedly overwhelmed up and compelled to shave off his moustache for using Sinh in his name on invitation cards for a spiritual ceremony at Gaud village near Palanpur.
Before that, on May 22, a bunch of Rajputs clashed with Dalits at Dholka in Ahmedabad district over a Dalit guy's decision to add `Sinh' to his name. Maulik Jadhav had introduced on Facebook that he would be known as Mauliksinh Jadav henceforth, which angered some higher caste men.
The incident took place at Un village in Kankrej tehsil of Banaskantha district on Friday, police said.
Himatsinh Chauhan (20), who belongs to Koli Thakor, an OBC community, used to be overwhelmed up by contributors of the Darbar community once they noticed that he used 'Sinh' in his name on Facebook.
An FIR used to be registered underneath IPC sections 394 (voluntarily causing harm in committing theft), 395 (dacoity), and 506(b) (criminal intimidation), said Sub-Inspector A K Bharwad of the Thara police station.
"Chauhan was thrashed by a group of men after they saw that on his Facebook page he uses the suffix "Sinh" in his name. They also robbed him. We arrested six persons today," the officer said.
'Sinh' appears in Chauhan's name in the school certificates too, he said.
The incident comes shut at the heels of a similar incident in the similar district.
On May 27, a person used to be allegedly overwhelmed up and compelled to shave off his moustache for using Sinh in his name on invitation cards for a spiritual ceremony at Gaud village near Palanpur.
Before that, on May 22, a bunch of Rajputs clashed with Dalits at Dholka in Ahmedabad district over a Dalit guy's decision to add `Sinh' to his name. Maulik Jadhav had introduced on Facebook that he would be known as Mauliksinh Jadav henceforth, which angered some higher caste men.
Gujarat: Man thrashed for using 'Sinh' in name
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