Hyderabad: A 43-year-old man allegedly threatened and abused two dalit men and made them to enter a small pond in Nizamabad district of Telangana, the police said on Sunday.
The video of the purported incident, which took place at Abhangapatnam village in Navipet mandal of the district in September, has gone viral on social media and being highlighted by television channels.
After the video went viral, the Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi (MRPS) approached the police and lodged a complaint, Navipet police station sub-inspector J. Naresh said.
“Based on the complaint, a case under relevant sections was registered against one Bharat Reddy, a local businessman who allegedly threatened and abused the two agricultural labo-urers in filthy language,” the SI said.
Police’s preliminary investigation revealed that Mr Reddy was getting gravel transported and had engaged a tractor for the purpose.
However, the duo had allegedly stopped the tractor, which left Mr Reddy fuming, following which he abused and threatened them.
The video shows a bearded man holding a stick and threateningly asking the two men, who are folding their hands (apparently requesting him to spare them), to enter the pond as a “punishment”.
