24 January,2011 05:08 PM IST | | Agencies
Three dalit youths were allegedly paraded naked by a panchayat for stealing a grass cutting machine at Sonta village here.
A fine of Rs 3,000 was also imposed on Adesh, Ajit and Nitu, all aged between 20 to 25 years, sources said on Monday.
Anil, a farmer belonging to Jat community had approached the community panchayat and complained against the three dalit men, claiming that they had stolen his machine, the sources said.
According to the trio, a compromise was reached between the two parties yesterday after they confessed to their crime and the panchayat ordered that they be paraded naked and pay the fine. Police denied receiving any information about the incident.
