GS4 · 20 marks · 250 words
Recently, there was an incident where a dalit boy was beaten very badly by his school teacher who belongs to higher caste for drinking water from pot that is marked for higher caste students. He was admitted to a hospital. Following the incident, the village panchayat was convened where the village elders had pressurised the boy's family not to take any action against the teacher and have offered a compensation of 2 lakhs to the family but haven't done anything to punish the teacher. The boy eventually succumbed to death due to injuries. His parents have lodged a FIR following the death of the boy amid the threats from villagers. a. What are the ethical issues involved in the present case? b. Even after 75 years of independence and legal and institutional reforms in place, the caste discrimination against dalits continues even today. What are the reasons for this according to you?
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