evidence: Dalit man thrashed, head shaved, face blackened on allegations of theft in UP's Bahraich A man was thrashed, his head shaved and face blacked after being accused of theft in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district. The video of the incident went viral. A case has been registered and further investigation is underway. A Dalit man was beaten, his head shaved and face blackened on allegations of theft in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich. The youth was tied to a pole while three people assaulted him for allegedly stealing a toilet seat from a house in the Hardia area of Bahraich district.