Prominent Dalit writer and intellectual Kancha Ilaiah on Saturday filed a police complaint stating that four persons attacked his vehicle and tried to kill him.
The alleged attack on Ilaiah sparked tension between members of the Arya Vysya caste and Dalits. However, the police averted any escalation in tension by dispersing the groups.
A police officer said around 200 members of Arya Vysya community held a demonstration at Ambedkar chowrasta (crossing) in the town after they spotted Ilaiah’s vehicle. The writer was headed towards Hyderabad after attending a function at Bhupalpally.
The community is angry at Ilaiah over his book Samajika Smugglurlu Komatollu (Vysyas are social smugglers) and are demanding an apology from the writer, a police officer said.
He said Ilaiah’s driver diverted the car to the Parkal town police station. The situation became tense after the protesters followed Ilaiah to the police station and laid siege to it.
Meanwhile, members of Dalit communities came to know about the incident and rushed to the police station, where members of both communities raised slogans.
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