Hyderabad, Feb. 23 -- The Telangana Commission for Backward Classes, on Monday, February 23, ordered a probe following the death of a two-month-old baby girl in an alleged caste-based assault during the Kummera Mallanna Jathara in Nagarkurnool on February 18.

The news was carried in prominent local newspapers and online websites. Taking cognisance of the matter, Commission Chairperson G Niranjan ordered the Nagarkurnool Collector to begin an inquiry into the denial of entry for backward classes (BC) devotees.

The baby's family, who belong to the BC washermen community, claimed they were stopped at the entrance by the organisers for being from a lower caste. The police complaint of the infant's mother, Chakali Chandrakala, stated that th...