While Chouhan has called for Shukla to be punished severely to set an example, politicians from rival parties have seized on the incident to criticize Chouhan and the BJP, of which he is a member. While the more than 104 million Indians belonging to such communities are recognized under the country’s constitution as protected “scheduled tribes,” they remain “among the most marginalized and disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India,” according to USAID.

Tribal society accounts for approximately 8.6% of India’s population, according to the United States Agency for International Development. “Ever since I saw the video of incident, my heart is deeply disturbed and filled with pain,” Chouhan tweeted Thursday. The announcement came a day after Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited the victim to apologize for what happened to him. In a Twitter post Friday, the Madhya Pradesh government said the victim would receive 500,000 rupees ($6,000) in compensation and 150,000 rupees ($1,800) to help him build a house. Just a few months later in June 2022, officials in the state of Uttar Pradesh demolished the homes of several people accused of involvement in riots protesting against anti-Islamic comments made by two members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). This is not the first time Indian authorities have demolished the home of someone accused of criminal activity.įollowing violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims in April 2022, authorities in Madhya Pradesh demolished several properties belonging to people they said were “rioters” and “encroachers,” claiming the houses and shops were built illegally on public land. “As soon as we learnt of this video that went viral, the police took action,” said Priya Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police for Sidhi District, where the incident is alleged to have taken place.ĭistrict police told CNN the state government also ordered Shukla’s house to be demolished because it was “illegally constructed.” Local media showed the structure being bulldozed Wednesday. He could be fined and jailed for up to two years, police said. While the incident captured in the video allegedly occurred a year ago, the man, identified by police as Pravesh Shukla, was arrested and charged Tuesday for the obscene act.

Authorities in India’s central Madhya Pradesh state have demolished a man’s home after a video that appeared to show him urinating on a member of a tribal community went viral on social media this week.

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