Karnataka Dalit Woman's Cow Strayed Into Field. She Was Beaten With Slippers

Karnataka: A video of the beating has been shared widely on social media

A woman from the Dalit community was thrashed after her cow strayed into the field of an upper caste man in Karnataka's Koppal district.

A police case has been filed against the man, Amrish Kumbar, under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, which severely punishes ill-treatment to tribes. The man has been arrested, the police said.

A video of the beating has been shared widely on social media.

The woman, Shobhamma Harijan, is seen pleading with the man to stop thrashing her. But he continues to hurl expletives as he hits her.