Katni, Oct 16 || A Dalit youth has claimed that he was allegedly beaten up by the village head and his aides for opposing illegal mining in Madhya Pradesh's Katni, police said on Thursday.
The youth has been identified as Rajkumar Chaudhary, a resident of Bahuriband in Katni district, alleged that village head Ramanuj Pandey had beaten him brutally and his nephew allegedly urinated on him.
Chaudhary also alleged that when his mother tried to intervene in the matter, Pandey and his aides, who were involved in illegal mining, thrashed her and hurled abuses.
The incident occurred a few days ago and it came to light on Thursday when Chaudhary lodged a written complaint against the village head and his aides to Karni's Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Santosh Dehariya.