MYSORE: Tension gripped Kanagana Maradi village in Pandavapura taluk when upper caste youths attacked Dalits, injuring a Village Panchayat member and a few others, over a trivial issue on Sunday night.Injured Village Panchayat member Savithramma, youths Manoj and Prashanth have been admitted to the government hospital in Pandavapura.Some upper caste youths picked up a quarrel when they noticed Dalits seated close to upper caste to watch a circus performed at the junction of the village.When a few Dalits raised objections for directing them to keep a distance from upper caste in public places, the upper caste men thrashed Dalits and chased them away.The Kanagana Maradi village has 40 Dalit families, who worked as agriculture labourers. It is also said that upper caste people were unhappy as a few Dalit youths demanded entry into Akantheshwara temple funded by Muzari department. Meanwhile, additional police force has been deployed in the village to defuse tension and ensure protection to Dalit families.Tahsildar Shivanand Murthy, DSP Kala Krishna, Circle Inspector Lakshme Gowda and others visited the village and held talks with both the factions.They have held one more round of talks and appealed to the villagers to bury their differences and lead a peaceful life.
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