<p>A 21-year-old youth, belonging to the Dalit community, was tied to an electric pole and thrashed over some dispute by a group of youths in Bochanahalli in Koppal taluk on Friday. </p><p>The victim has been identified as Guddadappa Mullanna, a member of Madiga community. </p><p>According to a complaint filed by him at Alavandi police station, the accused six youths belonging to Valmiki communities thrashed him for smoking at a common area in the village. </p><p>“The verbal altercation in the morning led to them abusing me for being a Madiga. Later in the evening they tied me to an electric pole and trashed me,” he said in complaint. </p><p>The police have arrested three of the six accused persons in this regard. </p><p>Naganagouda Police Patil, one of the accused persons and who sustained injuries during the fight, has filed a counter-complaint against Guddadappa and his family for issuing a life threat.</p>
<p>A 21-year-old youth, belonging to the Dalit community, was tied to an electric pole and thrashed over some dispute by a group of youths in Bochanahalli in Koppal taluk on Friday. </p><p>The victim has been identified as Guddadappa Mullanna, a member of Madiga community. </p><p>According to a complaint filed by him at Alavandi police station, the accused six youths belonging to Valmiki communities thrashed him for smoking at a common area in the village. </p><p>“The verbal altercation in the morning led to them abusing me for being a Madiga. Later in the evening they tied me to an electric pole and trashed me,” he said in complaint. </p><p>The police have arrested three of the six accused persons in this regard. </p><p>Naganagouda Police Patil, one of the accused persons and who sustained injuries during the fight, has filed a counter-complaint against Guddadappa and his family for issuing a life threat.</p>