Jharkhand: 5 booked for assaulting Dalit woman, preventing her from fetching water from well
Five individuals have been booked in Ranchi, Jharkhand, for allegedly assaulting a Dalit woman and using casteist slurs after preventing her from accessing a well. The police are currently investigating the incident, which also involves a counter-complaint filed by the accused family.
Why it matters
The case highlights ongoing issues regarding caste-based discrimination and the enforcement of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in India.
A case has been registered against five people, including four of a family, for allegedly assaulting a Dalit woman, subjecting her to casteist slurs and preventing her from fetching water from their well in Ranchi, police said on Tuesday (October 13, 2026).
The incident took place on October 10 in Sector 2 of HEC Smart City under the jurisdiction of Jaggannathpur police station. The Dalit woman, identified as Manju Choudhary, filed a police complaint the same day, a senior officer said.
He said the accused family also filed a police complaint on Monday, accusing the Dalit woman of assaulting them.
"Based on the woman's application, we registered a case under sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and BNS against Amrendra Kumar, his wife Remi Devi, their two sons and another person.
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