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Dalit groom seeks police protection to ride mare
Saturday February 11, 2012 05:54:57 PM,
IANS
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Jaipur:
A Dalit
bridegroom in a Rajasthan village had to seek police protection to
ride a mare as part of his marriage rituals following opposition
from upper caste residents, police said Saturday.
Police said the villagers had threatened to harm the youth and his
family members if he passed by their houses mounted on a horse on
his wedding eve Friday.
The incident took place in a village near Saradhana town in Ajmer
district, some 150 km from Jaipur.
"On his wedding eve on Friday, the groom, Himmat Singh, was to go
to the temples in the evening mounted on a mare to seek god's
blessings. The tradition is called 'nikasi'," a police officer
told IANS.
As soon as the upper caste villagers came to know that a Dalit
youth was to pass by their house riding on a mare, they started
gathering near Singh's house.
"A tiff between the groom's family members and the villagers took
place. The villages said that they would not let the youth mount
the mare as it is allowed only for people belonging to the upper
castes. The family members informed the police following which a
team from the nearby police station was rushed to the spot," said
the officer.
The youth and his family members completed the ritual under police
protection.
Police force has been deployed in the village to maintain law and
order.
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