A dalit man named Kollimalai (45) of Thiruvanduthurai village near Mannarkudi of Thiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu was subjected to brutal torture and humiliation by three upper caste men. He was made to eat human waste, following which the three men urinated on him. The incident took place when he was returning from his brick kiln in the early hours of April 28. The police have registered a complaint against the three men who committed the heinous crime.
Atrocities against dalits are on the rise in the state in recent times. A recent Right to Act (RTI) enquiry by Social Awareness Society for Youths (SASY) has revealed that more than 600 villages still practice untouchability in various forms. Thiruvarur district tops the list with more than 150 villages practising the crime. The district is the home state of former Chief Minister Late M Karunanidhi.