Since his childhood, 21-year-old Pradip Rathod, a Dalit from Timbi village in Bhavnagar district, always wanted a horse. His father, Kalubhai, tried very hard to dissuade him. “I tried to convince him to buy a Bullet motorcycle. He refused. He wanted a horse. I finally bought him one for Rs 30,000 just eight months ago. Pradip named him Raju. He rode the horse with great skill. He was a good horse trainer,” says his distraught father.
On 29 March Pradip was found hacked to death on the road, allegedly by Kshatriyas for having the temerity. . .
