Hyderabad, March 3 -- Ten upper caste persons were arrested after they allegedly assaulted and attacked three members of the Dalit community, including a 26-year-old groom for playing music during a wedding procession in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut town on Saturday, March 1.

According to police, the attackers took away two rings, a gold bracelet and Rs 2 lakh in cash from the Dalit victims.

The relative of the groom, Govind, registered an FIR at the Sardhana police station. The groom, Sanjeev, who belonged to a village in Muzaffanagar, was on his way to his marriage, which was in Kalindi village, The New Indian Express reported.

Govind alleged that once he and his wedding procession entered Kalindi village, about ten people from the upper c...