Udupi: A Dalit woman has accused the police of negligence and bias in handling a case filed under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, during a district-level grievance redressal meeting held at the Superintendent of Police’s office here on Saturday.

Namyashree, a resident of Paduthonse village, said her husband was attacked on February 8, 2025, by a couple — Prasad and Priya — belonging to a non-SC/ST community. According to her, the assailants beat her husband and threw chilli powder into his eyes, leaving him in severe pain. He was admitted to hospital the same day.

However, she alleged that police from Malpe station visited the hospital only the following morning at 11 am to record his statement. “The first question I was asked was whether I would agree to a compromise. When th

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