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‘Assaulted with belt, iron rod’: Dalit man beaten to death in UP's Lalitpur after refusing to massage feet; 3 arrested
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‘Assaulted with belt, iron rod’: Dalit man beaten to death in UP's Lalitpur after refusing to massage feet; 3 arrested

Times of India · Jun 14, 2026, 12:10 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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A 33-year-old Dalit man was allegedly beaten to death in Uttar Pradesh after refusing to massage the feet of three men during a drunken gathering. The accused reportedly dumped his body on a road to stage a road accident. Police have arrested the trio and registered a murder case under the SC/ST Act

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