The Museum police have launched a probe into an incident in which a Dalit man was hurled a casteist slur during an argument over winning a contract awarded by the Travancore Devaswom Board.
According to official sources, the incident occurred a few days ago over a tender process for awarding contract to prepare ‘unni appams’ during the upcoming pilgrimage season.
While Subi, who hails from Pallichal, accused Jagdish, of Vattiyoorkavu, and Ramesh, of Karakulam, of hurling a casteist slur, the latter duo accused the former of abusing them. While the police have registered two cases involving Section 294 B (abuse) of the Indian Penal Code, provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on Subi’s complaint.
