Overview
- The 23-year-old groom, attacked Tuesday evening during a Rachwai horse ride in Bijori Pathak village, was dragged off the horse and beaten as family video recorded the assault.
- Police said four named Lodhi men were held after they blocked the narrow lane and objected to him riding a horse.
- A case was filed under Indian penal provisions and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, and investigators are also probing a claim that gold jewellery went missing.
- Extra police were deployed to prevent further clashes, and the groom completed the wedding rituals in Budhi Semra in nearby Chhatarpur after a medical check.
- Officers have recommended detaining the accused under the National Security Act and sent the request to the district administration for clearance, a step rarely used in such local assaults.