evidence: 11 Major Incidents Of Violence Against Dalits Which Show How Badly We Treat Them An explainer why Dalits are still treated as pariahs and lesser mortals in our society Ten major incidents of atrocities on dalits. Ten major incidents of atrocities against dalits. [...] On 27 August 2005 one Dalit named Shivpal, a resident of Balmiki Basti had a fight with Baljit, a Jat. The scuffle soon turned into a brawl and since Shivpal was joined by some other Dalits from his colony, Baljit died due to head injuries. Soon the tension engulfed the whole town and Dalits fearing a massive backlash by Jats started to flee their homes. Although Police arrested four Dalits resposnible for the killing of Baljit, but Jat Mahapanchayat wasn't satisfied with action of police. In 31 August, a strong mob of around 1000 men armed with lathees, axes, kerosene etc barged into Balmiki colony and torched more than 60 households.