An incident of manhandling and restraining the Schedule Caste (SC) families from performing Holi pooja, allegedly by the people of upper castes has surfaced in Jahangirpur village in Jhajjar district.
Though the Jhajjar Police have started their investigation into the matter but no case has been registered so far.
The Schedule Caste families have now threatened to desert the village if the accused are not arrested by the police after registering criminal case against them.
A section of the Schedule Caste community met Jhajjar Police chief, Anil Dhawan on Thursday and demanded a registration of criminal case against the accused stating that they had been living in a State of trauma after the incident while the accused were roaming openly in the village.
They also urged to depute a sufficient numbers of police personnel at the village to avoid any untoward incident.
Brahma Nand, belonging to the Schedule Caste community, said that they had been performing Holi pooja separately from the upper caste for several years just to avoid any untoward incident on the festival.
“But, people of the upper caste not only misbehaved with women of our families by using derogatory languages but also restrained them from performing Holi pooja on Tuesday,” said the victim, adding that they panicked after the incident.
He added that the women and children were also manhandled when they resisted the act.
Poonam, a member of the victimised community said that they would have to leave the village if the action was not taken against the accused in this regard.
The police authorities should ensure the safety and security of the SC families in the village, she added.
While talking to The Pioneer, Jhajjar SP, Anil Dhawan, said the case was being probed as people of upper castes also suffered injuries in the clash.
They had also met him and demanded a fair investigation into the matter.
“Statements of people of both the parties are being recorded to ascertain the facts. No one found guilty in the probe will be spared,” said the SP, adding that the case would be registered after preliminary investigation.
He maintained that police personnel were sent to the village immediately after getting the information about violence between the groups.