AHMEDABAD, INDIA: A young farmer from India's lowest Dalit community has been beaten to death for owning a horse, which is seen as a symbol of power and wealth, police said Saturday. Rathod's father, who found the body, "has alleged that his son was killed by people of upper caste community of his village because he owned a horse despite being a Dalit," deputy police superintendent A.M. Saiyed told AFP. "About a week ago, when I was riding the horse with my son, one of the persons from the upper caste Kshatriya (warrior) community warned us not to ride the horse in the village. "He said that people of Dalit community cannot ride horses, only Kshatriyas can ride horses. - AFPkeywords: India, Dalit community, beaten to death, Pradeep Rathod, Gujarat state

Source: New Strait Times March 31, 2018 08:26 UTC