The reason: he had allegedly shared objectionable Facebook posts that hurt the religious sentiments of a minority community. It was, therefore, decided that all communities must come together to resolve the matter,” said Mr. Gupta, a two-time sarpanch. “An elderly person from the young man’s community hit him with a shoe 11 times after he admitted to his mistake. The family of the young man paid the fine at the spot, which the panchayat donated to a temple in the village. But both the communities came together and did not allow them to succeed,” said Mr. Gupta.

Source: The Hindu July 13, 2017 19:41 UTC