Caste clashes emerges in Kurnool after youth elopes with girl

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KURNOOL: An irritated mob of villagers tossed chili powder in the eyes of Jonnagiri sub-inspector Suresh for his indifference in taking
action versus a youth who had eloped with a girl
The event took place at Pagidirayi village in Tuggali mandal of Kurnool district late Monday evening.The villagers in retaliation raided and
harmed homes belonging to SC community a member of the neighborhood had actually eloped with a lady from the BC commnity
About 500 BC families live in Pagidirayi village and the majority of them are into sub-contract deal with Terrific Hyderabad Municipal
Corporation (GHMC)
Pathikonda circle inspector Narayana Reddy stated that the girl was married to her relative some 10 days back and the newlyweds did not stay
together for more than three days.The SC youth, who lured her out of her wedlock, took her to Vijayawada and stuck with pals
The BC community mounted pressure on the moms and dads of the young boy to produce them in the village
The boy sent vulgar pictures with the lady on Whatsapp to villagers.Enraged by the outright provocation, around 200 villagers went to the
cops station to represent their case
But when the SI did not react properly, they targeted residential or commercial properties belonging to SCs and began taking down their
homes
A minimum of three homes were completely harmed while some were partially damaged, said Narayana Reddy
When the SI went to the spot to manage the mob, BC ladies threw chili powder in his eyes.Following the incident, the profits divisional
officer and DSP checked out the town and checked the concern
The CI said cases would likewise be filed versus some BC members for triggering substantial damage to numerous houses.