Madhya Pradesh records two incidents of caste-based atrocity within a week

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Shivraj Singh Chouhan offered the oppressed person a sum of ₹5 lakhs, and directed authorities to charged the accused with NSA.  Despite the gesture and offering, the question remains that caste based atrocities in India are not new and they continue to thrive in social existence irrespective of narratives being reported.  Asserting to this another incident was reported from Madhya Pradesh again showing a man being thrashed and forced to lick the soles of another person's feet in a moving vehicle in Gwalior, following which two persons have been arrested, police said on Saturday. Preliminary investigation shows that it was a case of revenge attack as the victim had allegedly attacked the accused last month.

According to news agency PTI, the victim and the accused are residents of Dabra town in Gwalior district, an official said. The viral video shows the victim being slapped several times by another man, who also forces the former to say, "Golu Gurjar baap hai" in a moving vehicle.

The victim is then seen licking the soles of the feet of the man after the latter forces him to do so. The accused is also seen slapping the victim repeatedly and verbally abusing him.

In another video clip, the accused is seen hitting the victim on his face with footwear several times. Speaking about the incident, state Home Minister Narottam Mishra said two persons have been arrested in connection with this incident.

Dabra Sub-Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Vivek Kumar Sharma said, "A video went viral on social media on Friday evening that shows a man being thrashed in a vehicle. The video clip is being sent for a forensic examination." A case has been registered against the accused under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code for