Jharkhand: 5 booked for assaulting Dalit woman, preventing her from fetching water from well

A case has been registered against five people, including four of a family, for allegedly assaulting a Dalit woman, subjecting her to casteist slurs and preventing her from fetching water from their well in Ranchi, police said on Tuesday (October 13, 2026).

The incident took place on October 10 in Sector 2 of HEC Smart City under the jurisdiction of Jaggannathpur police station. The Dalit woman, identified as Manju Choudhary, filed a police complaint the same day, a senior officer said.