A case has been registered against five people, including four of a family, for allegedly assaulting a Dalit woman, subjecting her to casteist slurs and preventing her from fetching water from their well in Ranchi, police said on Tuesday (October 13, 2026).
The incident took place on October 10 in Sector 2 of HEC Smart City under the jurisdiction of Jaggannathpur police station. The Dalit woman, identified as Manju Choudhary, filed a police complaint the same day, a senior officer said.
He said the accused family also filed a police complaint on Monday, accusing the Dalit woman of assaulting them.
"Based on the woman's application, we registered a case under sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and BNS against Amrendra Kumar, his wife Remi Devi, their two sons and another person.
"The complainant alleged that the five persons, who live near her home, were not allowing her to fetch water from their well since July 23 and they assaulted her on October 10 and used casteist slurs against her," Jaggannathpur police station officer-in-charge Nitin Kumar Singh told PTI.
Police subsequently launched a detailed investigation and found that the well was located on the premises of Amrendra's house, the officer said.
However, police are investigating allegations of humiliation and assault, and appropriate action will be taken against the accused once the probe is completed, he added.
Published - October 13, 2026 05:36 pm IST