NEW DELHI: An elderly Dalit man was allegedly forced to lick the ground near a temple on the outskirts of Lucknow on Diwali after being accused of urinating there, police said. As per news agency PTI, The accused has been arrested, while the victim’s family insists the incident was an accident. Rampal Rawat, 60, a resident of Kakori, told police that he was drinking water near Sheetla Maataa Mandir around 7pm on Monday when Swami Kant accused him of urinating. “I said I have not urinated, water fell while I was coughing, but he hurled casteist abuses and forced me to lick it,” Rawat said in his complaint. His grandson, Mukesh Kumar, explained that Rawat suffers from breathing difficulties, and had accidentally urinated while coughing. “My grandfather got frightened, and when aske

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