An upper-caste Hindu cook was arrested for discriminating against two Dalit girls in a government school in Rajasthan’s Udaipur district.
The Dalit girls had reportedly served midday meal cooked by one Lala Ram Gurjar in a government upper primary school in Barodi area on Friday, reported PTI news agency.
Lal Ram objected to this and asked the students, who were having the meal, to throw it away because it was served by Dalits.
The students followed the instruction and threw the meal.
The Dalit girls told about the incident to their family members following which they, with some of their relatives, reached the school and demanded action against the cook, according to PTI.
“A case against the cook was registered with Gogunda Police Station under the prevention of SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) act,” police said.
