Caste row: Boy, parents attacked in Karnataka
The Hindu
The boy had gone to a shop to buy milk
A 16-year-old boy belonging to a lower caste and his parents were allegedly beaten by villagers when he visited a shop to buy milk at Hoskote on Friday evening. The police have charged 13 people under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and also for unlawful assembly, assault, and criminal intimidation. “We have arrested two people, and the other accused are on the run. Efforts are on to track them down,” a police officer said. According to the police, the accused Narayanaswamy and others who were at the shop held Pawan by his collar and pushed him onto the ground. “In his statement, the boy said they asked him how he could dare come to the shop given his caste,” said the police.After a long, tiring day all we want is to jump right on our cosy beds and rest comfortably on our soft, fluffy pillows, right? Pillows are not quite appreciated as much as electric cars or air-fryers, for instance. Pillows are a wonderful man-made creation that has improved the lives and sleep of people across the globe. Did you know ages ago people used to rest their heads on a HARD ROCK? So how did humans go from sleeping on stones to cosy, fluffy and soft pillows today? Let’s get into the origin of your everyday pillows!
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