The entire village had 'expelled' and boycotted the family of Bandameedhi Sailu, 71, from the village after they reportedly refused to sell their land at a price fixed by the village elders
Warangal: The evil practice of expulsion from the caste or community is still prevalent in some rural pockets of Hanamkonda district, thanks to the apathy of the law enforcement agencies. In one of such cases, five families of toddy tappers of the ‘Goud’ caste/ community were expelled from a dominant group of the same community […]
Barber Mallikarjun Shetty, whose family has been "socially boycotted", said that this has happened to his for the third time, adding that he had paid the fine earlier as well.
