Dalit student's hands hacked by Caste fanatics allegedly for riding a "Bullet" bike in Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga

The caste Hindu youths confronted Ayyasamy and attacked him with sharp weapons saying that Dalits should not ride high-end bikes. Ayyasamy’s hands were severely injured in the attack, leaving him in critical condition. In addition to the physical assault, the victim’s house was also vandalised. The Dalit youth R Ayyasamy suffered hack injuries on both his hands. He is presently undergoing treatment at the Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai, about 45 kms away. According to police, late on Wednesday evening when Iyyasamy was returning home on his motorcycle, he was confronted by three caste Hindus namely, R Vinothkumar (21), A Atheeshwaran (22) and M Vallarasu (21) of the same village. Subsequently, they attacked him with sharp weapons. A relative of the injured college student, Muniyasami said that the caste Hindu men hacked Iyyasamy's hands saying, "only higher community youths can drive high-end bikes, Dalits should not drive such bikes." They also abused him referring to his caste.