BJP MLA booked for beating Dalit women, making casteist slur
An FIR was filed in Uttarakhand against BJP's Rudrapur MLA Rajkumar Thukral for allegedly beating up Dalit women and making casteist comments. The incident took place at a Panchayat meeting held at Thukral's house over a couple's relationship. When both families of the boy and girl got into a scuffle, Thukral reportedly lost his cool and attacked the women.