Hyderabad, April 30 -- A Dalit groom was allegedly attacked with stones while riding a horse during his wedding procession in Mokhra village of Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh district, police said.

The groom, Jitendra Ahirwar, was participating in the traditional Rach ceremony when a group of villagers reportedly stopped him and objected to him riding a horse. A video of the attack has since gone viral, drawing widespread public condemnation.

The incident took place on April 23.

According to the police, an upper caste woman identified as Bhan Kunwar Raja Parmar confronted Jitendra during the procession and allegedly hurled casteist abuses. She reportedly questioned how a Dalit could ride a horse through her neighbourhood and then threw sto...