<p>A 30-year-old Dalit man was thrashed allegedly by four men from an OBC community on late Sunday night in Sabarmati area of Ahmedabad in Gujarat on a petty issue, police said on Monday.</p>.<p>As per the complaint filed with the police, Pragnesh Parmar was hit by Mahesh Thakor, Jogi Thakor and two others when he went to Mahesh's eatery for dinner and accidentally dropped a dish, said Inspector RH Vala of Sabarmati police station.</p>.<p>The matter escalated on Monday with Dalit leader and Independent MLA Jignesh Mevani threatening a "Gujarat bandh" if the accused were not arrested within 24 hours.</p>.<p>"When Parmar accidentally dropped a dish while eating on Sunday night, the accused first scolded and abused Parmar and his friend and beat him up. He has been hospitalised," said Vala.</p>.<p>Vala said a case of attempt to murder has been lodged against Mahesh Thakor and three others and provisions of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act have been invoked.</p>.<p>Mahesh Thakor has been arrested while efforts were on to nab the other three, he added.</p>.<p>In a tweet with a video purportedly of the incident, Mevani said, "I will declare a Gujarat bandh if the police do not arrest the perpetrators in 24 hours who attempted lynching of two Dalit youth in Ahmedabad yesterday night"</p>.<p>"Don't think Dalits are cowards: we believe in Constitution!" Mevani's tweet further said. </p>
<p>A 30-year-old Dalit man was thrashed allegedly by four men from an OBC community on late Sunday night in Sabarmati area of Ahmedabad in Gujarat on a petty issue, police said on Monday.</p>.<p>As per the complaint filed with the police, Pragnesh Parmar was hit by Mahesh Thakor, Jogi Thakor and two others when he went to Mahesh's eatery for dinner and accidentally dropped a dish, said Inspector RH Vala of Sabarmati police station.</p>.<p>The matter escalated on Monday with Dalit leader and Independent MLA Jignesh Mevani threatening a "Gujarat bandh" if the accused were not arrested within 24 hours.</p>.<p>"When Parmar accidentally dropped a dish while eating on Sunday night, the accused first scolded and abused Parmar and his friend and beat him up. He has been hospitalised," said Vala.</p>.<p>Vala said a case of attempt to murder has been lodged against Mahesh Thakor and three others and provisions of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act have been invoked.</p>.<p>Mahesh Thakor has been arrested while efforts were on to nab the other three, he added.</p>.<p>In a tweet with a video purportedly of the incident, Mevani said, "I will declare a Gujarat bandh if the police do not arrest the perpetrators in 24 hours who attempted lynching of two Dalit youth in Ahmedabad yesterday night"</p>.<p>"Don't think Dalits are cowards: we believe in Constitution!" Mevani's tweet further said. </p>