Two upper-caste men arrested for beating two Dalit children to death

Friday, 27 September 2019 10:52

Two Indian men have been arrested for allegedly killing two Dalit children who were defecating in the open.

Police revealed that 12-year-old Roshni and 10-year-old Avinash were beaten with sticks on Wednesday while defecating near a village road.

Their family explained that they couldn’t afford a toilet at home.

The two boys, who were of the lowest level of the Indian caste system – Dalits, also known as untouchables – were beaten by two upper-caste men.

Prime Minster Narendra Modi introduced a scheme in 2014 designed to wipe out open defacation by October this year.

However, as a result of a lack of water, poor maintenance and slow change in behaviour have hindered India’s goals of ending open defecation.

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